Did you know….

Did you know….

……that as most of the UK basks in the glorious sunshine, the sun comes with many perils and disadvantages which are mainly but not limited to, damage to your skin, eyes and the immune system and it can also cause skin cancer.    As part of a PhD study a student measured the operative temperature (which is the temperature a person feels) of a flat in Central London.  The maximum operative temperature recorded in the unshaded room was 47.5c but the addition of external shading reduced the internal operative temperature by between 10c and 18c, while internal solar shading reduced it by between 8c and 13c.   Awnings aren’t just a nice looking feature for our gardens, they really do serve a very important purpose.