Automatic Doors for Energy Efficiency

Making your business energy efficient has never been more important for financial as well as environmental reasons. The higher initial outlay for an automatic door system can be offputting when considering options however in the long term powered commercial sliding doors last longer, save money on heating and cooling costs, offer accessibility to people with reduced mobility and increase business by being more inviting than a closed door to your business.

Automatic Doors Last Longer

A commercial automatic door that is regularly cleaned and maintained usually lasts for around 20 years which can often be longer than an old-fashioned hinged door that is constantly being opened and then slammed shut and smashed into with shopping bags, trolleys and pushchairs as visitors try to navigate it with their hands full.

Automatic Doors are More Efficient

Automatic sliding shopfront doors can be finely tuned using programmable sensors to stay open exactly as long as necessary. This contrasts with traditional doors that can be left open accidentally when not in use or are deliberately left open to look more inviting to potential passing customers.

Sliding automatic doors are proven by research to release less heat as people pass through them than hinged swing doors do. Not only are traditional doors more awkward to use, but the motion of swinging outwards mixes in the air from outside every time the door is used.
This results in a constant fluctuation in temperature and heating or cooling systems subsequently using additional energy to try and adjust this back to comfortable levels.

Automatic door systems (particularly sliding systems) are designed to minimise the disturbance of air in a building, efficiently opening when someone needs to use the door and then closing immediately after they have cleared the doorway without swinging open and wafting a huge gust of air in or out of a building each time they are used.

Automatic Doors are More Convenient

If your business has high foot traffic entering and exiting an automatic opening door will prevent bottlenecks and people standing around waiting to enter or leave your premises. Because automated sliding doors more efficiently utilise space they can provide a wider entrance allowing multiple people in and out at once without having to hold doors open for each other.
And for larger entrances, double or even telescopic sliding doors can be installed, allowing people to enter and exit simultaneously or for large groups of people to enter together.

Make your business as attractive, modern, welcoming and easy to enter as possible with an automatic door system.

If you're interested in replacing an old-fashioned commercial door with an energy-efficient auto door, we at Reactive Doors can help. We've specialised in the installation, maintenance and repair of automatic doors for over a decade and are approved Record UK Diamond Partners.