Sentences with phrase «building occupants in»

Some proposed project ideas include installations of solar electric and solar hot water demonstration systems on a student housing complex; assessment of energy efficiency opportunities on a campus; installing energy metering to engage residents and building occupants in conservation; and construction of a small wind farm near campus that would generate electricity for the campus.
Green building occupants in one study for instance reported lower absenteeism and fewer lost work hours because of asthma and allergies.

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May said she would unleash an «army of carpenters» to retrofit buildings that leak warm air in the winter, and require occupants to blast their air conditioners in the summer.
A subterranean tunnel (pictured at lower right) leads up the mountainside to a «Graubünder barn» (a traditional barn built in the traditional style of the region, pictured at lower left), should an undetected escape become necessary, or perhaps if the occupants need access to safely stowed cows to handcraft some Swiss cheese.
REALTORS ® bring together developers, landlords and tenants to build premises that are specific to the needs of the occupant, with the terms and conditions to either buy or lease negotiated in advance of construction.
But most of it has been tidied away, along with the crumbling and rather alarming tombs in the grass around the building, which always seemed about to open and disclose their shrouded occupants, climbing out into the modern day like a Stanley Spencer resurrection.
In a special irony, modernist architects were commissioned to build churches (some of which were deemed unusable by their intended occupants), and to disfigure older churches through so - called «renovation».
The building's four occupants were already outside the older 2 - story home in the 4200 block of Route 83 when firefighters got there at 9:20 p.m., according to a statement from the Long Grove Fire Protection District.
Side - impact tested * (* In addition to meeting or exceeding all applicable US safety standards, this car seat has been side impact tested for occupant retention solely with the built - in 5 - point harness systeIn addition to meeting or exceeding all applicable US safety standards, this car seat has been side impact tested for occupant retention solely with the built - in 5 - point harness systein 5 - point harness system)
The 4Ever side impact test for occupant retention solely with the built in five point harness system.
The 4ever is side impact tested for occupant retention solely with the builds in five point harness system
Its side impact is tested for occupant retention solely with the built in five point harness system
Apart from meeting or exceeding the USA safety standards, it has also been tested for side impact for occupant retention with the built in five point harness system, thus making it safe for your baby.
Furthermore, it has been side impact tested for occupant retention solely with the built - in 5 - point harness system.
«In an intelligent building a range of systems will be integrated to improve the efficiency of the building's operations, particularly its utility consumption, and to improve the occupants» enjoyment of the accommodation.
The Institute has strongly encouraged the use of regularly updated user guides for building occupants as a means of tackling this gap and to advise users on how best to operate low carbon technologies in buildings.
Then, in the afternoon of April 27, the officials sent one person from each apartment building to hand out flyers and iodine pills to occupants.
But to one side of the site, in a clearing, was a single, carefully constructed tomb, built for a single occupant — perhaps the tomb of a leader or of a revered wise man.
Kingma noted that many efficiency upgrades fall short of their predicted benefits because occupants undermine the performance of the building, whether it's using space heaters during the summer or opening a window to let out excess heat in the winter (ClimateWire, Dec. 22, 2014).
That is, not only can occupants leave the building unharmed, but they can come back and resume living in the building shortly after a temblor.
Existing steel structures in buildings are usually coated with a fire - retardant layer to shield the bare metal from damage by fire and meet the fire protection standard of two hours — aimed at giving occupants enough time to evacuate the building.
Occupants of green buildings are in general more satisfied with indoor air quality, their workspace, building cleanliness and maintenance in general.
The indoor environmental quality measured in green buildings is better compared to typical buildings and, as a result, occupants have less exposure to allergens, pollutants and environmental contaminants such as the harmful gas formaldehyde found in some building materials.
Dominion Virginia Power has already installed half of the SmartGrid Charlottesville project's meters, which will enable commercial and residential building occupants to track and adjust their electricity consumption in real time.
Increasing the indoor temperature set point to values in the range of 26 - 29 °C (79 - 84 °F) and simultaneously providing occupants with personally controllable fans could be a cost - effective, sustainable and energy - efficient option for providing thermal comfort in new and existing buildings in the tropics, said Schiavon.
According to the study, 50 percent of electricity in Singapore is consumed by commercial and residential buildings, mainly to supply air conditioning for occupant comfort and to dehumidify air conditioned spaces.
One can't stop bad people from doing bad things, but when bad things happen to tall buildings, the situation quickly becomes desperate — for the occupants, for firefighters, and for adjacent buildingsin ways that are an order of magnitude worse than in low buildings.
Chemical exposures in recently renovated low - income housing: Influence of building materials and occupant activities.
Michelle soon discovers a third occupant of the bunker, a young man named Emmet (Gallagher Jr.), who helped build the cellar and forced his way in when the attack occurred.
The real hampering element to the movie's tension - building and payoffs is a narrative that switches between a Kafkaesque tale of wrongful imprisonment, the mysterious and ever - evolving history of the incestuous occupants of the castle that stood where the sanitarium is now, the uncomfortable relationship between Lockhart and a fellow patient named Hannah (Mia Goth) whose mental and actual age are in question, and scenes of nightmarish horror that may or may not be the result of Lockhart's diminishing mental state.
The building occupants The most obvious difference in cleaning a school as opposed to any other business premises is of course its occupants.
Created to celebrate exemplars of building performance by measuring rigorously collected data, the Awards show how good engineering can directly affect the amount of energy used in a building and reduction of emissions while taking into account the occupants» experiences at the same time.
The rationale of the Building Regulations in the UK is that: «in an emergency the occupants of any part of a building should be able to escape safely without any external assistanceBuilding Regulations in the UK is that: «in an emergency the occupants of any part of a building should be able to escape safely without any external assistancebuilding should be able to escape safely without any external assistance.»
To encourage sustainable thinking in its occupants, the «eco» features of the building are visible to the eye; its rainwater harvesting pipes are transparent and the ceilings show its sprinkler channels and acoustic cushions, so that pupils can see how things go together and work.
The L8 Code of Practice on legionella prevention guides duty holders in protecting building occupants from outbreaks of Legionnaire's Disease.
This will involve an understanding of fire dynamics, smoke movement, and the likely impacts on the building occupants, requiring expertise in fire behaviour and fire risk management.
Such data is able to highlight which areas of a building are in use — those that are regularly in use and those that have no occupants during specific times of day.
It is one of the biggest areas for house building in England, so schools are being built to cater for the occupants of new housing.
The wave - like seats are done up in high - end leather with a Chesterfield finish, with built - in sensors that can scan occupants» vital functions to adjust massage or climate controls, while light sensors can read your clothing color or ambient temperature to trigger appropriate interior lighting effects.
Forget silence: Whatever you were listening to — the noisy ministrations of New York City sanitation professionals, the sound of trust - funders» wailing preschoolers, the clanging racket of a pile driver building luxury condos --- all the morning sounds of Manhattan's SoHo are obliterated by the ripping blast of evil intent that greets occupants and those in the general vicinity of the new 550 - horsepower 2015 Range Rover Sport SVR when ignition is ordered.
Beginning with models built after January, the Optima's passenger - side door sill, lower door - hinge pillar and toepan were reinforced to improve occupant protection in small overlap crashes.
Clearly the M550i was built more for coddling its occupants in comfort and a vast array of technologies than in nailing apexes.
Beginning with 2015 models built after February 2015, the front - end structure, door sill, and hinge pillar were modified to improve occupant protection in small overlap frontal crashes.
Beginning with 2015 models built after July 2015, the vehicle's front - end structure and front door hinges were modified to improve occupant protection in small overlap frontal crashes.
A custom - built roll cage keeps occupants safe while netting offers shade and cover in rain or shine.
From dual - stage airbags to Curve Control, trailer sway control and even inflatable rear safety belts in the SuperCrew models, the Ford F - 150 is built from the inside out to keep its occupants safe!
The R350's unibody structure was designed and built to protect all occupants in the event of a crash.
Also standard are perforated leather seats; remote keyless entry; digital clock; cruise control; tilt / telescoping steering with audio controls; JBL AM / FM radio with cassette and six - disc in - dash CD changer; daytime running lamps; fog lamps; two power plugs; and cup holders built into the sidewalls to serve rear - seat occupants.
Beginning with 2017 models, the front - end and door frame structure was further reinforced and the side curtain airbags were lengthened, and in cars built after March 2017, both the seat belt pretensioner and frontal and side curtain airbag deployment timing were reprogrammed to further improve occupant protection.
Modifications were made to the side torso airbags for 2004 and later models built after December 2003 to improve occupant protection in side - impact crashes.
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