Archinect - News 2024-05-03T17:45:49-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150028059/make-any-space-feel-like-home-with-napoleon-s-new-luxuria-linear-series-fireplace Make any space feel like home with Napoleon's new Luxuria Linear Series fireplace Sponsor 2017-10-05T12:00:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/sh/shisml11tmn5wj7q.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Nothing should stand between you and the comfort and enjoyment a fireplace brings. Over the last 40 years, leading hearth manufacturer <a href="http://napoleonfireplaces.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Napoleon</a> has been dedicated to creating state-of-the-art fireplaces that surpass industry standards, look effortlessly beautiful in a range of settings, and are designed with unique features.<br></p> <p>Continuing Napoleon's legacy is its latest innovation: the <a href="http://napoleonfireplaces.com/product_series/luxuria-series/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Luxuria Linear Series fireplace</a>, which offers an industry-exclusive Glass Guard System that eliminates the need for a safety screen &mdash; yet leaves the glass safe to the touch. A fireplace without a safety screen not only looks more aesthetically pleasing, it's safer and less stressful for households with pets and children as well as public areas like hospitals, nursing homes, bars, restaurants, and more.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6y/6yljym1a7n3phm5e.jpg?w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6y/6yljym1a7n3phm5e.jpg?w=514"></a></p></figure><p>Another benefit of this series is Napoleon's multitude of customizable features, which allow users to design a fireplace that will look like an artful centerpiece. The Luxuria Linear Series offers elegant ...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/108097715/are-ethanol-fireplaces-worse-than-wood-burning-ones Are Ethanol Fireplaces Worse than Wood-Burning Ones? Nicholas Korody 2014-09-03T14:13:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/xb/xb6esfixqd20j51h.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The suppliers of ethanol fireplaces are doing a brisk business with the lightweight, easy-to-install ornamental stoves with no chimney. However, caution is warranted when operating these fireplaces, because ethanol is a fuel that, together with the air, forms a highly combustible atmospheric mixture [...] [Moreover], ornamental stoves with ethanol-based firing are a source for pollutants in indoor air that are hazardous to one&rsquo;s health.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The hearth may be the psychological center of the home, but it can also blow it up or make it toxic.</p><p>On the other hand: the researchers also studied traditional, wood-burning stoves in a variety of real-life homes. They found that "emissions enter the air of the room only when the fire wood is replenished and ignited...&nbsp;As long as the stove door and the ash pan are well-sealed, there is no need to fear any compromise to human health."</p>