Sentences with phrase «constructing energy efficient buildings»

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This is both a matter of more efficient electric appliances and cars, and a matter of constructing buildings in such a way that far less energy is needed for heating and cooling.

As a result, in 2010, more than 95 percent of newly constructed buildings in cities are energy - efficient, according to the Chinese standards, up from nearly 25 percent five years ago, Beijing reported happily in its annual statement.

Low - income housing residents who live in «green» buildings that are built with eco-friendly materials and energy - efficient features appear to have fewer «sick building» symptoms (SBS) than residents of traditionally constructed low - income housing, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

To begin to mitigate the pollution causing climate change, cities around the world need to be made more efficient, adopting measures ranging from reducing the energy costs of sanitation to constructing buildings that waste less energy.

NDP: Introduce a green home energy program to help retrofit at least 50,000 homes and apartment buildings making them more efficient and lowering energy bills; create 365,000 affordable housing units across Canada; mandate the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to provide grants and loans to construct at least 10,000 affordable and market rental units, with any revenues to be reinvested back into rental housing supports.

The sustainable builder BaleHaus recently constructed several energy - efficient homes, which were built using a prefabricated straw insulation system made by the company ModCell.

ENERGY STAR certified homes are designed and constructed to be significantly more energy efficient than those built to code while lowering homeowner utility bills and providing superior comfort, quality, and durabENERGY STAR certified homes are designed and constructed to be significantly more energy efficient than those built to code while lowering homeowner utility bills and providing superior comfort, quality, and durabenergy efficient than those built to code while lowering homeowner utility bills and providing superior comfort, quality, and durability.

«Those states with the best ideas to create jobs and lower energy bills by constructing more efficient buildings will receive federal support to help make that happen,» Obama said in last year's State of the Union.

The Building Science Consortium of the US DOE Building America Program seeks to construct energy efficient, durable, and healthy homes that consume 30 % less energy than conventional homes built to local codes.

«In the process, we will put Americans to work in new jobs that pay well and can't be outsourced — jobs building solar panels and wind turbines; constructing fuel - efficient cars and buildings; and developing the new energy technologies that will lead to even more jobs, more savings, and a cleaner, safer planet in the bargain,» Obama said Thursday in a speech at George Mason University.

Do you have solutions for constructing highly energy efficient buildings?

LEED buildings are constructed to be highly energy efficient, using an innovative chilled water system that pumps cool water through the building and employing as much natural lighting as possible.

«Industry uses more recycled and energy - efficient materials, buildings are constructed or upgraded to need minimal energy for heating and cooling, and there is a shift to more efficient forms of transport.

The states with the best ideas to create jobs and lower energy bills by constructing more efficient buildings will receive federal support to help make it happen.

This family designed and built energy efficient home was constructed north of Minneapolis in 2010.

The states with the best ideas to create jobs and lower energy bills by constructing more efficient buildings will receive federal support to help make it happen,» said the President.

Designing and constructing energy - efficient buildings, combined with a massive harnessing of renewable energy, makes it not only possible but also profitable for buildings to operate without fossil fuels.

As a result, the buildings will be more energy efficient and cheaper to construct and more artistic.

Although «green» building is still a matter of choice in South Africa, revised building regulations promulgated in 2011 stipulate that all new buildings must be constructed in accordance with a list of energy - efficient specifications that cover aspects such as roofing, insulation, water heating and lighting.

«The states with the best ideas to create jobs and lower energy bills by constructing more efficient buildings will receive federal support to help make it happen.»

Improving existing buildings, or constructing energy - efficient properties with long - run benefits for potential future owners, is an approach that is rewarded under the existing tax credit system.