Design your dream home with dblo Associates
There is nothing more beautiful than architecture, some of which shapes the world we live in and formed our history. Many architecture buildings or pyramids tell us much about the people who went before us and the history in those times. For instance ancient Egyptian architecture is the architecture of Ancient Egypt , one of the most influential civilizations throughout history, which developed a vast array of diverse structures and great architectural monuments along the Nile, including pyramids and temples. Much of our modern day architecture is based on history.
dblo Associates architects Kensington are a team of innovative and forward thinking architects who are passionate about the history of architecture and how this influences modern day design.
Drawings of the types of the architectural capitals specific for the Ancient Egyptian civilization.
In Ancient Egypt and other early societies, people believed in the omnipotence of Gods, with many aspects of daily life carried out with respect to the idea of the divine or supernatural and the way it was manifest in the mortal cycles of generations, years, seasons, days and nights.
Due to the scarcity of wood, the two predominant building materials used in ancient Egypt were sun-baked mud brick and stone, mainly limestone, but also sandstone and granite in considerable quantities.
The core of the pyramids consisted of locally quarried stone, mudbricks, sand or gravel. For the casing stones were used that had to be transported from father away, predominantly white limestone from Tura and red granite from upper Egypt.
Ancient Egyptian houses were made out of mud collected from the Nile river.It was placed in molds and left to dry in the hot sun to harden for use in construction.
Many Egyptian towns have disappeared because they were situated near the cultivated area of the Nile Valley and were flooded as the river bed slowly rose during the millennia, or the mud bricks of which they were built were used by peasants as fertilizer.
Thus, our understanding of ancient Egyptian architecture is based mainly on religious monuments, massive structures characterized by thick, sloping walls with few openings, possibly echoing a method of construction used to obtain stability in mud walls.
Ancient architecture is characterized by this tension between the divine and mortal world. Cities would mark a contained sacred space over the wilderness of nature outside, and the temple or palace continued this order by acting as a house for the gods. The architect, be he priest or king, was not the sole important figure; he was merely part of a continuing tradition.
The Pyramids of Giza is just one of the many pyramids that have fascinated people for hundreds of centuries. There are many office architects London however, if you are looking to enhance your living though design, look no further than dblo Associates architects Fulham to help achieve this.
Play your part in reducing energy consumption
There are numerous actions a business can take to reduce energy costs and Carbon Reduction Wales. Energy management Services plays a key role but it’s also important not to overlook the other end of the process – the steps you take before that precious energy even reaches you; that is, the deal you sign up to and the way you manage energy purchasing.
To do this thoroughly and professionally requires a fully integrated energy strategy that includes the energy purchasing cycle particularly Energy Reduction in Manufacturing.
There are numerous variables, enormous volatility in prices and an endless array of contract options. But while this may be daunting, getting it right can deliver major savings and significant competitive advantages.
The three aspects of buying gas and electricity that make them different from most other products or services you purchase are the timing of the purchase, your company’s appetite for risk and the skills and knowledge needed to get it right.
Timing
Timing is crucial because market prices fluctuate quickly and massively. Some changes are foreseeable, such as seasonal demand, while others, such as unrest in the Middle East, can sometimes be totally unforeseen and could send energy prices soaring in hours.
Consequently, you must clearly understand markets and the forces driving them and constantly monitor them to both take advantage of opportunities as they arise and avoid being caught flat-footed.
Risk
Different businesses have different appetites for risk and this has a profound influence on energy purchasing. Most contracts are either “fixed term” or “flexible”, the latter giving a degree of control over prices and potentially make savings – but at greater risk.
To find a contract with the right level of risk for your business you need to know the options available.
Skills and knowledge
Finally, if you are responsible for energy procurement you must be familiar with the myriad of different opportunities provided by energy suppliers and negotiate with them to get the best deals.
In all these things, familiarity, experience and industry knowledge are crucial. Energy purchasing has become an increasingly specialist full-time role and an industry of experts has grown up to operate between energy suppliers and business users. Companies like UES Energy constantly monitor market fluctuations and the full spectrum of suppliers’ contracts to help clients find the best options.
dblo associates work covers architecture, interior design and development
Architecture is one of humanity's most visible and long-lasting forms of expression. Most historic civilizations are identified by their surviving architectural relics, like the Pyramids of Gyza, the Golden Pavilion in Japan, or the Taj Mahal. The history of the discipline spans as long as humanity - from Classical to Rocco to Art Nouveau. With that in mind I would like to introduce you to a well-established firm of architects called dblo Associates in London.
Ancient History Ancient Architecture
dblo Associates are innovative people who are passionate about the projects they work on collectively having wide experience and knowledge across a variety of project and contract types. Architects Kensington work covers architecture, interior design and development.
dblo Associates have a great reputation for their professional leading edge design and creativity. With their team of dedicated professionals they believe in enhancing the work environment making it a place of enjoyment where one would like to spend the majority of their day in comfort and style with a beautiful feel around them.
dblo Associates work on residential projects across London and surrounding areas such as Architects Fulham, providing detailed and innovative solutions.
Design and create is what dblo associates are best at doing, along with their professional approach it’s no wonder they are the leading offices architects in London.
RUMM – Your Best Energy Management Option
New to energy savings? Is your company using too much energy? RUMM can help you by utilising their Energy Management Services.
Using the latest technology and experience RUMM have successfully implemented their system at many companies throughout the country achieving amazing results that speak for themselves.
How can RUMM help you business?
Let’s start with this - If you are a commercial or industrial consumer with an annual energy spend of more than £250k then we can help you understand the costs, legislation and opportunities for cost and energy reductions open to you. Moreover we are here to help you deliver real energy and cost reductions and, for a lot of organisations, represent the best energy management option as we bring expertise and people to your site to help.
RUMM offer a FREE initial assessment which will answer many questions.
What does the Free Energy Assessment involve?
Providing us with your annual energy cost and consumption data will give us enough information to estimate:
- How much energy you should be able to save yourself
- The range of savings you would achieve working with RUMM
If the information that we provide for you is sufficiently interesting then we can visit your organisation to discuss how the RUMM services would best suit your needs. If you (and RUMM) are convinced that energy saving opportunity exists then the next stage of engagement is the CAP:
CAP – a Comprehensive site Audit and Plan that will provide the following:
- A specification and cost of the most appropriate site metering infrastructure that may incorporate existing meters and collection technology; and is capable of providing sufficient information to generate savings, legal compliance and utility bill validation
- A prioritised list of potential energy saving projects with typical ROI (Cap Ex costs and associated savings)
- Data analysis of your existing ½ hourly utility supply data using RUMM software demonstrating how monitoring analysis can highlight saving opportunity at your site
- An indication of what you could save if you undertook to do the energy management yourself
- A business case outlining your savings over 5 years in partnership with RUMM including a 2 year cash flow analysis and capital spend requirement
- A financial model to fund a 5 year programme if the business requires external funding
By utiling RUMM’S Automatic Monitoring & Targeting (aM&T) solution which is specific to your site(s) and be installed by our own engineers. We will install new meters and utilise existing metering as appropriate and maintain your aM&T infrastructure to ensure that savings can be measured and monitored.
Knowall IT leading experts in technology
Do you want to increase productivity in your organisation? Perhaps you might be looking to reduce costs in your business and not sure where to start? Knowall IT will assist with all your company’s IT requirements taking the stress of running your own IT department away!
Knowall IT will assist your company to convert to Private Cloud Computing effortlessly so you will never look back. They offer leading London Cloud Solutions which is affordable, scalable with built in redundancy; and are here to support your journey to the cloud.
What is Cloud Computing? Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS London), is supplied as a tailored, managed service, within their own secure enterprise platform. Cloud Computing is a solution that delivers email and data directly to your PC desktop or web browser while still using local applications. As leading London Cloud Providers Knowall IT have the latest innovative technology.
How is this possible? Knowall IT has their own server which houses clients email, data and applications on their high availability cloud platform. This server is co-located in a 3 tier data centre outside of London.
Benefits of Cloud Computing?
There are many benefits to your organisation or company by converting to Cloud Computing. It is an affordable solution reducing costs in your organisation and delivers better customer service. Your business will run more efficiently concentrating on the core business functions.
With Platform as a Service, Software as a Service, Infrastructure as a Service Knowall IT has solutions for everyone.
There are many option which might seem overwhelming, speak to Knowall IT the experts in Private Cloud London solutions assisting many clients in West London. Using innovative technology thus making your life simple and your company to run more efficiently.
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DBLO ACHIEVES ISO 9001
dblo interior residential architects UK have grown from strength to strength over the years as architects Chelsea and surrounding areas. Their dedicated team have proven their excellence in design work by the various awards and recent ISO 9001 architecture accreditation received.
dblo architects Knightsbridge are passionate about enhancing lives through design ensuring each project undertaken is completed exactly according to the clients requirments.
dblo Architects are very pleased to announce the following:
DBLO ACHIEVES ISO 9001 REGISTRATION FROM
THE BRITISH ASSESSMENT BUREAU
London based Architects Practice DBLO Associates Architects has achieved the internationally recognised ISO9001, establishing it as one of the leaders in its field.
This independent assessment was conducted by the leading Certification Body, the British Assessment Bureau and demonstrates DBLO’s commitment to customer service and quality in delivery.
DBLO has now earned the right to display the coveted British Assessment Bureau ISO 9001 certification mark to demonstrate its conformance to the standard.
ISO 9001 was first introduced in 1987 and requires organisations to demonstrate that they do what they say they do and that they have a quality management system in place to ensure consistency and improvement; leading to high levels of performance and customer satisfaction. Certified organisations are committed to continuous improvement and are assessed annually to ensure progress is being maintained.
DBLO has shown that it has good service reliability and process controls which means lower costs for its customers!
DBLO Partner said, “We are particularly pleased to have achieved ISO9001 certification as it underlines our commitment to our clients and our focus on quality. Not many clients get to see their suppliers’ ‘back-office’ activities. This recognition demonstrates we can provide a quality solution from quotation to delivery.”
The benefits of registration to the ISO9001 standard include:-
- Streamlining an organisation’s procedures.
- Bringing consistency to an organisation’s service delivery.
- Reducing cost and rework.
- Improving an organisation’s management practices.
- Enhanced status.
- Competitive advantage.
Partners at DBLO have over 15 years’ experience within the Construction Industry and the practice has evolved steadily from its formation in 2001. As well as having projects published in Dezeen, It was recently shortlisted for ‘Best Project By A Small Practice’ in the 2015 Blueprint Awards.
A Private Tailored Cloud Solution from Knowall IT
Knowall IT are very pleased to announce the winner of the Innovation in Business award at the West London Business Awards Dinner. Celebrating excellence is their dedicated team whom collectively have made this possible. A well-deserved win for the experts in the IT industry with their innovative technology which includes Private Cloud Computing. Without their team of professionals who are committed to their work as well as their customers Knowall would not have achieved this prestigious award.
What is Knowall IT success?
“Our success is built on the development of long lasting client relationships, by providing; a client focused, hands on and personal approach, whilst striving to deliver technologies and solutions that exceed our clients’ expectations”
Now you might be wondering what cloud computing means?
“Cloud Computing is the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer”
Benefits of Cloud Computing in your business:
- Employees become more productive with easy single logon access to any of the applications they need at any time, from any device.
- An uncompromised user experience that seamlessly moves with them and changes to fit the device they prefer to use.
- Your company is safer. Applications and Data are stored in a secure purpose built Tier 3 ISO certified UK data centre. If a device is lost or stolen you and your employees can rest easy as the data and applications do not live on the device.
- Built in Redundancy – all our solutions have multi-site redundancy with 99.99% SLAs including automatic offsite backups.
- Limitlessly scalable - Scale up or down to meet the changing needs of your business.
- Simple subscription model means your monthly expenses are predictable without the capital expense.
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Knowall IT would like to take this opportunity to wish their clients a very merry festive season, we look forward to working with you in the New Year.
Your Best Energy Management Option from RUMM
RUMM renowned for their innovative energy management services using Automatic Monitoring & Targeting to reduce business energy consumption.
Read a case study by RUMM on one of their clients - RPC Containers who had a 14% reduction in Specific Energy Consumption (SEC) in the first year.
The Client
The RPC Group is Europe’s leading manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging. With just under 50 autonomous sites in 12 countries, the company employs in excess of 6,500 people.
The Brief
RUMM was asked to investigate energy usage at RPC’s Llantrisant plant and provide solutions and suggestions for reducing the annual energy bill.
The Method
The installation at RPC was carried out in two stages.
Following the completion of the aM&T system, where 17 meters were installed across the site, a benchmarking exercise then took place in order to identify where energy was being used and equally where there was opportunity for savings.
RUMM and RPC then engaged in an energy management partnership to achieve savings. This included regular weekly meetings to discuss options that could save the company money.
The main areas targeted were chippers, high and low pressure compressors, dryers, leak detection, lighting and chillers. Site analysis was carried out based upon production output, and thus specific energy consumption (SEC) was analysed and this was benchmarked to fully understand energy consumption characteristics
The Results
As a result of the measures put in place; energy consumption in the first 5 months was reduced with specific energy consumption reducing by 14%. This equated to a £120k saving in the first year alone.
Why it Worked
The key for the success was the commitment from RPC to control costs and the close working Partnership with RUMM. The general manager was committed to the project and encouraged the whole company to make it a success.
“RUMM pushed us, the staff responded and with a target of a 17% reduction in 2 years, we achieved more than 10% in one year alone. The actions ranged from monitoring and targeting specific areas, to simply installing time switches on lighting – but the savings were there.On behalf of RPC Llantrisant, I have no hesitation in recommending RUMM to reduce your energy consumption.”
Manufacturing Manager, RPC Containers
What is Private Cloud Computing?
Are you looking to reduce costs in your business and not sure where to start? Do you want to increase productivity in your organisation?The options might seem over whelming, don’t feel you are alone. Knowall IT will professional and highly skilled in Private Cloud Computing assisting many clients to becoming Private Cloud London users. They use innovative technology thus making their clients lives simple and ensuring your company runs more efficiently.
Have you heard of IaaS and wonder what it stands for?
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS London)
What exactly does this mean?
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), is supplied as a tailored, managed service, within Knowall IT’s secure enterprise platform. The platform enables businesses to host their entire, or part, IT infrastructure in a hosted environment. Typically, line of business applications such as MS Office, CRM systems, ERP systems, Accounting systems and more – enabling a truly flexible, agile, resilient IT platform that is cost efficient and requires minimal IT management resource.
Solution typically remove the requirement for the majority of onsite hardware and free up large amounts IT resources, allowing your business to concentrate on the areas that matter most while having complete confidence in your IT.
By partnering with Knowall IT as a service provider your company will be ahead of technology by Knowall providing the following:
- Easy Deployment - get up and running quickly with minimal set up and low up-front investment, Knowall will manage the migration from start to finish.
- Guaranteed Performance – We guarantee performance with bespoke hosting options tailored to meet your requirements via our own enterprise hosting platform.
- A resilient, fully managed hosting service – monitored and managed 24 hours a day.
- Enhanced Security and redundancy – Hosted across 2 Tier 3 ISO certified UK data centres.
- Highly flexible service with rapid resource upgrade options.
- Limitlessly scalable - Scale up or down to meet the changing needs of your business.
- Always Available – 99.99% SLAs
- Full application management and 24/7 end user support
Knowall IT will assist your company to convert to Cloud Computing effortlessly so your company can concentrate on their core business. They offer leading London Cloud Solutions which is affordable, scalable with built in redundancy; and are here to support your journey to the cloud.
Why is RUMM’s energy management software so good?
Set the blue print for your company with RUMM leaders in Energy Management Software and services. Is your company doing their part in saving energy by reducing energy consumption and being aware of the impact of energy saving on the environment? Ensure energy reduction in manufacturing is a priority within your company.
You might be wondering what sets RUM apart from their competitors and why you would consider RUMM, I will tell you why its RUMM’s superior energy management software called IBASS 4?
RUMM IBASS 4 enables the user to interrogate the database that hold the ½ hourly consumption profiles for visualisation, analysis, alarming and reporting on all the data stored. It is RUMM’s proprietary energy management software suite and forms the framework upon which RUMM delivers its energy management services.
IBASS is configured as part of the sub-metering installation process to accommodate the sub-metering system profile to complete the aM&T system.
IBASS is a software suite that enables the visualisation of consumption profiles, constructs user defined reports and targets energy consumption using advanced analysis and alarming. It has been developed by Energy Managers for the end-user energy management perspective so that it is intuitive.
It is the primary tool used by RUMM’s energy account managers to offer energy management services for customers. Our customer’s utilise the power and flexibility of it too. It’s a product that has attracted interest from the “big 6” utility suppliers.
RUMM IBASS 5 – Launched into the market in July 2014, IBASS 5 is the smart phone and tablet enabled version of the IBASS product it has many additional features including a new look and feel, with dashboards and KPI reporting which continues to keep our offering ahead of the marketplace.
An example of the new version IBASS 5 screens is given below:
RUMM IBASS 5 will have cutting edge dashboards and KPI reports with data available for mobile devices. It is being built using the latest .NET technologies. The .NET Framework 4.5 and ASP.NET MVC 5. This helps provide a sophisticated, scalable application that is based upon known standards and offers compatibility across a range of devices from desktop web clients to roaming IPADs.
It is a pure SaaS model and provides multi-threaded simultaneous concurrent web browsing from anywhere in world.
Mobile Enabled IBASS 5 Screenshots
Screenshot Example – Menu Options in Tablet Format
Screenshot Example – Dashboard/KPI Reports to Mobile Devices
