How to Reduce Drafts and Heat Loss in Your Entryway with an Air Curtain System
Operators of home improvement and DIY stores know this: Open entrances to home improvement stores or garden centers lead to air movement as cold air enters and warm air escapes. This is sometimes exacerbated by electric sliding doors operating continuously or open entrances where the doors remain open.
Drafts also form when roll-up doors in the loading area are left open, causing the indoor air—which was previously heated at great expense—to be lost quickly.
Tekadoor's air curtain units make it possible to retain most of the warm air in the room and block out the cold air. The result: drafts are unlikely to form—a benefit that improves the comfort of visitors, employees, and suppliers.
“We’re delighted when our air curtains help contribute to our customers’ business success!” Shkelqim Axhimusa, Sales & Marketing, Tekadoor.
Air Curtains for the Entrances of Large Home Improvement Stores
Tekadoor has been offering technical solutionsto maintain a comfortable air and room temperature in the entrance areas, checkout lanes, and loading and unloading zones of a home improvement store.
The following devices are primarily used here:
- Secon Air Curtain for ceiling mounting
- Colum EC air curtains as freestanding units next to the customer entrances
- TIC – Industrial Air Curtain
- Custom Equipment Solution: Custom Manufacturing and Installation of the Air Curtain
Common areas of application:
- Entrance areas where goods are delivered
- Entrance Areas with Automatic Sliding Doors
- Entrance Area of the Garden Center
- Access to the home improvement store and from the outdoor area to the main building
Success Story: Home Improvement and DIY Stores
To reduce energy costs in the long term and improve the shopping experience for home improvement store customers, many home improvement store operators see Tekadoor products as the ideal solution.
Customer requirements for air curtains are similar in terms of both design and installation. The unit should blend in perfectly not only in terms of color with the design of the door entrance, but also in terms of its installation method.
Tekadoor has already supplied air curtains to numerous construction and home improvement stores across Europe. Now, the room temperature can be maintained in the doorway area during loading and unloading. If necessary, the door can even remain open permanently, because the air curtain acts like an invisible door. The warm air stays inside the building, while the cold air is blocked and remains outside.
Customers, suppliers, employees, forklift operators, and salespeople can enter or exit the building without causing costly heat loss.
Tip: Our units are not only designed for hotel lobbies—they are also suitable for use at other door and gate locations where the air exchange described above needs to be prevented (examples: passageways to adjacent buildings, supplier entrances, staff entrances, loading docks, and goods delivery areas).
Consulting Services from Tekadoor
Do you have a question? Tekadoor will be happy to advise you on equipping the entrance area or gate area of your home improvement store with a suitable air curtain. Drawing on our many years of experience, we can also assist you with a joint on-site visit to discuss your specific construction project. We’ll take into account the local conditions and your specific preferences regarding design, installation, and functionality to ensure we find the best possible system solution.
Please don't hesitate to contact us. You can also take advantage of our callback service or this quote request form .