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How to Use Landscaping to Enhance Your Home’s Security
Although home burglaries are trending downward overall, there are still more than 800,000 break-ins every year. Aside from the potential damage to your property and the loss of your belongings, there also the concern for your family’s safety—no one wants criminals wandering around your house. The obvious solution is to go with technology—alarm systems and security cameras. While these kinds…
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First UK homes to be warmed by data center waste heat as key partnership is signed for West London development
The UK is to get its first district heat network powered by waste heat from a data center, thanks to a deal between Old Oak & Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) and district heating firm Hemiko. The first of half a dozen projects announced by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero last year, the plan is to provide…
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British Gas launches trial scheme to reuse waste heat from data processing – and it involves installing a tiny ‘virtual data center’ in homes
British Gas is carrying out a trial using excess heat from data processing to provide free hot water in homes. The company has signed a deal with sustainable cloud business heata that will see the heat generated by corporate data processing channeled directly into hot water cylinder in the home. Not only could this cut heating costs for homeowners, British…
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The Best Ways to Spring Clean Your Home’s Exterior
It happens every year: The weather warms up, the plants start sprouting, and suddenly it’s spring—and time to clean up after a few months of hibernation. The concept of spring cleaning is pretty popular, and for good reason: Scrubbing and decluttering offer a range of benefits, from lowering stress and boosting your mood to simple physical exercise. Plus, the chances…
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