With winter creeping up on us, it’s a good time to start looking around for environmentally friendly and fuel efficient options to heat our homes.
One of the most innovative and popular concepts on the South African market is Biofires, who offer the environmentally conscious several options.

These ethanol-fuelled fires also add a new dimension to interior design and create a focal point in any room. They are completely portable, so if you move home you can take the fire with you! This means that purchasing a BioFire is a life time investment. At last an answer to warmth and ambiance without damaging the environment or incurring the expense of chimney installation.

Biofires come in two sizes, each with a variety of bases options such as sleeper wood, polished or brushed aluminium, stone and glass, meaning that there is a BioFire to suit any style of home décor.

BioGrate
At last, an easy way to convert your existing fireplace into an environmentally friendly Biofireplace - with no constructive changes – all you have to do is place the BioGrate inside the fireplace. Even if you have one, you do not need a chimney - a slightly open window for ventilation is all you need. You can enjoy a living fire in your original fireplace that is free of ash and the need to clean the fireplace and chimney.

WallFires are extremely unusual fireplace options; they are modern and can be used where floor space is limited. These wall-mounted fires are a stylish feature which can fit in with almost any type of décor.

BioFuel
Biofires have replaced fossil fuels with special, ecological, bio fuel. The BioFuel used is a pure plant derivative, which is non-toxic, smokeless, odourless and environmentally friendly. When using BioFuel, the burning by-product is a small amount of carbon dioxide and steam, in similar proportions to that exhaled by humans, hence the ability to burn them indoors, with only slight ventilation.

This article was featured in January 2009