Sentences with phrase «building occupants using»

Furthermore, the bill directs DOEE and an advisory committee to identify and implement actions that provide building owners with incentives to reduce energy costs in master - metered buildings and share those cost savings with building occupants using a portion of the revenue that is dedicated toward making green investments in DC's clean energy economy.

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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.

If occupants aren't committed to reducing their personal energy use by shutting windows and turning off appliances, a net - zero structure can easily lose its status, becoming just another «efficient» building.

For instance, buildings taller than 420 feet are now required to include an extra exit stairwell or a specially designed elevator that occupants can use for evacuations.

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).

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.

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.

They use biophilic design principles which incorporate natural elements buildings at every available opportunity, offering occupants an opportunity to connect with nature and natural light.

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The wheel is built on a hinge so that it can be used from either the left or the right side of the car so that both front occupants could share driving duty without getting up.

Available features and services include: Handsfree phone calls or texts Built - in radio options, which allow drivers and passengers to stream internet radio through Bluetooth or plug - in compatible personal devices in to USB or AUX ports Uconnect Navigation with turn - by - turn directions Touchscreen with customizable menu bar, using the Drag and Drop feature Drag and drop the most used app icons to the main menu bar for one - screen usability SiriusXM Radio, Travel Link, Traffic and SiriusXM Guardian connected services provide real - time information and a variety of entertainment options: The vehicle can be commanded from virtually anywhere, allowing owners to remotely lock, unlock doors or start their vehicles via a smartphone app In the event of a minor collision, medical or other emergency, the occupant can press the SOS button located on the rearview mirror to be connected to a trained call center agent who can send emergency assistance to the vehicle's location Send & Go sends the destination directly to the Uconnect Navigation system before entering the vehicle.

Intuitive • R - Link 2 functions like a personal tablet, and boasts the same tactile qualities: two - finger zoom, page scrolling, drag - and - drop... • A realistic navigation display (3D representation of buildings with the 8.7 - inch version), • R - Link 2 has been tailored for in - car use, with voice commands (navigation, phone, apps and media), text message display and the reading aloud of e-mails via an app, • Bluetooth ® connectivity allows for hands - free calls and wireless music streaming, • Numerous connection and charging possibilities are available for all occupants.

Learn about the art career and patronage of one of the studio's most famous occupants, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, who founded the Whitney Museum at the site, and used the building as her private studio, salon and gallery

The bathroom is at once the most and least important room in the house; it accounts for a large percentage of building costs and is used by all of a home's occupants, yet it is granted one of the smallest spaces.

The Dark Side of Occupants» Behaviour on Building Energy Use, by O.T. Masoso, L.J. Grobler, Energy and Buildings vol.

By using this tool, owners, architects, engineers and builders can ensure their buildings will perform as well as possible - despite the capricious nature of occupant behavior variances.

Between lighting, water use, mechanical systems, the building envelope, and occupant health, existing buildings are rife with cost - effective retrofits and operational opportunities that also offer environmental benefits.

They said this less because they see Trump moderating his stances and more because many of the targets set by Obama, and built on in Clinton campaign pledges, were based on shifts in energy use that are largely being driven by market forces or longstanding environmental laws that are relatively immune to the influence of any particular occupant of the White House.

KMH uses building methods and components to maximize long term resilience, energy efficiency and the health and comfort of occupants while minimizing the ecological impact of construction methods and materials.

Buildings that are designed or refurbished to use little energy all too often fail to deliver the expected performance, if the building occupants aren't able to use the building as intended.

Kathryn Janda, author of a recent report on home energy use from the UK Energy Research Centre said: «Often, buildings don't perform as expected, partially because occupants behave in more complex ways than designers account for; they open windows, leave doors open, generate body heat, keep tropical fish tanks and install plasma TV screens.»

Interior spaces are designed to encourage occupant wellbeing through individual user controls, fresh air and sunlight, and materials assessments to ensure that safe and healthy products are used throughout the construction and use of the building.

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O'Donnell said this information would prevent heat pumps being grossly undersized, but warned of the risk of comfort - taking — the phenomenon where building occupants take back the benefits of energy efficiency improvements by heating their home to higher temperatures — causing energy use to increase, given the low running cost.

The design includes several homes clustered to benefit from roof gardens, building integrated photovoltaics, passive solar strategies, a rainwater recovery system, and sliding, removable, and bendable walls and partitions for flexible occupant use of space.

The transfer of data from one application that evaluates CFD can be used to assess daylighting which then can be used to estimate the reduction in costs, occupant satisfaction and then used to figure out how the building uses less energy, emits less carbon and considers the consequences of different design options.

The New York Times has a great graphic explanation of the principles of the Passive House, «airtight buildings that use heat from appliances and even the occupants» bodies for warmth.»

This systems approach aims to use a very low amount of energy to provide a comfortable environment for building occupants.

It's harder to work on a site that is being used; you have to avoid the occupants and work around the operations of the building and it's harder to stage work.

• Mix cleaning agents by following safety precautions and ensure that they are used in a manner not hazardous to self or occupants of the building.

«Landlord represents, warrants, and covenants that from and after the Effective Date, neither Landlord nor any Landlord Affiliate will lease any space in the Building (except the Premises hereby demised) as the same may now exist or as now being reconstructed or as enlarged or altered at any time in the future -LSB-...] or permit the use or occupancy of any such space, whether at wholesale or at retail, to any tenant or other occupant which sells, or displays for sale or provides services in any one or more of the following: cosmetic services.»

IPMS 3 is used for determining the areas of a building used exclusively by occupants, but excludes all common areas and other service areas that do not change frequently over time.

For example, the IPMS for Office Buildings does not include gross - up or load factor, meaning there are no calculations for proportionately sharing common areas, and therefore would not be used for leasing purposes in North America, except perhaps in a single occupant building.

Some buildings are able to show that they use half the average water per square foot of normal office buildings, and occupants really respond to that.

A building far superior in occupant comfort and energy consumption is created; awareness of better building materials and techniques is heightened and solutions to significantly reducing energy use are seen as reachable,» said Wafer.

A recent Pennsylvania case involved a large, industrial, single - occupant, mixed - use property that consisted of an office building, a conference center, and a third building used for offices, research and development, and manufacturing, all constructed at different times.

Environmental impact is measured over the life cycle of a building, from the manufacture of the materials to construction, use by occupants, maintenance, repairs and renovations and finally the end - of - life phase.

Reducing the ecological footprint of a building, increasing energy efficiency and sustainability, and cutting household overheads will all play a pivotal role in the design, style and building methods used on new build and retrofit projects and the desire of occupants to live in «healthier» homes.