Sentences with phrase «by building occupants»

Building codes are construction labels to not necessarily guarantee efficient operation or use by building occupants.»

Not exact matches

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 statement, signed by General Akotebe Darikoro, Commander, General Duties; General Torunanaowei Latei, Creeks Network Coordinator; General Agbakakuro Owei - Tauro, Pipelines Bleeding Expert; and General Pulokiri Ebiladei, Intelligence Bureau, said the decision to notify the occupants of the buildings to vacate them was because the aim of their struggle was not to destroy lives.

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.

By focusing only on men, many buildings are wasting energy and making their occupants uncomfortable.

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.

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.

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 former Allen School building on Loyola Avenue, meanwhile, is being sought by three different charter schools: Lusher, Audubon and the New Orleans Charter Science and Math High School, its current occupant.

The former Allen School building on Loyola Avenue is being sought by three different charters schools: Lusher, Audubon and the New Orleans Charter Science and Math High School, its current occupant.

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.

The occupants in the cab paid a heavy price for something that wasn't their fault, but could have been saved and walked away just like the lawyer, had the Eeco built by Maruti Suzuki prescribed to the United Nations vehicle safety norms.

«Built on an all - new platform, the redesigned Sorento utilizes Kia's advanced safety equipment and technologies to provide a high level of occupant protection for drivers and their families as measured by the U.S. government,» said Orth Hedrick, executive director, product planning, Kia Motors America.

Now I'm sure by now you'd have realised that this vehicle is built to take you where you want, with enough space for occupants and everything else you need.

Total protection is evidenced by six airbags as standard (two of which are Multistage), three - point seatbelts with double pretensioners and load limit limiters and SAHR (Self Aligning Head Restraints), a new second - generation device built into the backrests of the front seats that moves the head restraints closer to the occupants» heads in the event of an impact to lessen the effects of whiplash.

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.

The main building at Villa Mango has a sunrise, due east, view and hosts a pair of fabulous air conditioned bedrooms facing each other and separated by a dining and living area ensuring that the occupants of the bedrooms are far away enough room each other for privacy.

The House Ship could be permeated by the deferential sense of order that settles over some apartment buildings — a veneer of personable disinterest that is a necessity if its occupants want the illusion of privacy.

The series» title, Re-inhabited Circle Ks, reveals what these mom - and - pop shops, which also include a tattoo club and tuxedo - rental shop, have in common: they're the new occupants of buildings abandoned by the chain store in the 1980s and 90s after a new corporate plan dictated relocating to more profitable corner lots.

«I go out and draw on the spot, as I sit and draw from my car, a particular grouping of buildings upon a landscape or an odd embellishment suggests an unarticulated imaginary narrative of the occupants and passers - by.

These buildings could even meet the needs of its inhabitants by sensing the moods or health of its occupants and act accordingly.

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.

Resilience: Very low energy and Passive House buildings significantly increase resilience capacity by allowing occupants to shelter in place for extend periods of time, without power, during extremes of cold and hot weather.

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.

Before occupants of buildings affected by water damage can safely return to their homes, they have to wait until the walls have completely dried out.

Occupants of buildings can also contribute to the heating of buildings by virtue of the heat produced through metabolic processes.

(Sec. 204) Requires the EPA Administrator to: (1) establish a building energy performance labeling program with broad applicability to the residential and commercial markets to enable and encourage knowledge about building energy performance by owners and occupants and to inform efforts to reduce energy consumption nationwide; (2) develop model building energy labels for new residential and commercial buildings; and (3) conduct building energy performance labeling demonstration projects for different building types.

This means that a poorly insulated building with an inefficient heating system can achieve an excellent BER, provided that the high energy demand is offset by a sufficiently large solar PV array, for instance — even if that PV array was discharging all of its power into the grid or — in apartments, the landlord areas — and providing no appreciable benefit to the occupant.

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.

As part of the LEED certification, building owners can earn points by installing a minimum amount of bicycle racks per occupants, so in many ways NYC is simply putting into law what LEED enables developers to do voluntarily.

But if you do it on the cheap, insulate improperly, throw in crappy windows and don't compensate for the leakiness of the existing building by bringing in adequate fresh air, you can destroy a building in ten years and affect the health of the occupants.

Now life imitates art as Chartier - Corbasson Architectes propose a tower for London that grows as needed with its walls built from the garbage generated by its occupants and by construction sites in the neighborhood.

(2) Every person who occupies accommodation has a right to freedom from harassment by the landlord or agent of the landlord or by an occupant of the same building because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability or the receipt of public assistance.

7 (1) Every person who occupies accommodation has a right to freedom from harassment because of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression by the landlord or agent of the landlord or by an occupant of the same building.

• 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.

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.

I am an ordained Christian minister and part of my ministry has been getting rid of spirits / ghosts from people's homes or buildings so the occupants will no longer be harassed and even injured by the spirits.

By allowing this period for owner occupants, some non profits, as well as public entities and their partners to submit offers and purchase properties without competition from investors, Fannie Mae encourages home ownership and helps to build stronger communities.

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.

A financing contract is subject Dodd - Frank on any residence financed by an owner occupant, this also applies to land where a residence may be built..

Developers and owners are joining the battle against sedentary work environments by designing opportunities for occupant mobility into their commercial building plans, according to a Nov. 16 report in The Wall Street Journal.