Sentences with phrase «efficient building materials»

Johnson Controls Inc. of Milwaukee, whose products include energy - efficient building materials, kicked off YourEnergyForum.com, which offers information about reducing energy consumption in commercial, industrial, government and residential spaces.

High on the agenda is the launch of a new Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction, an initiative designed to spur widespread adoption of today's best policies and most efficient building materials, designs and technologies around the world.

This guide also gives a list of manufacturers of resource efficient building materials.

And that's why we've proposed new programs to help Americans upgrade their homes and businesses and plants with new, energy - efficient building materials — new lighting, new windows, new heating and cooling systems --- investments that will save consumers and business owners tens of billions of dollars a year, and free up money for investment and hiring and creating new jobs and hiring more workers and putting contractors to work as well.

Some districts are also looking at alternative fuel sources and energy - efficient building materials for longer - term savings.

According to the government must - do list in 2011, a pilot program will be developed to allow builders in rural areas to purchase energy - efficient building materials with subsidized prices.

The complex includes cable and internet service and energy efficient building materials such as energy star appliances, energy efficient lighting and water - conserving fixtures.

The inner fibers of the hemp stalk, called hurds, are known for their low density and high absorbency, which means they can be mixed with plaster or lime to make cheap and efficient building materials.

Europe is leading the industrial hemp comeback, making major strides in using the crop as a carbon - sequestering, energy - efficient building material in the form of hempcrete and as hemp insulation.

During its growth, it actually contributes to the soil's biodiversity, thus hemp enriches the immediate environment that it is grown, while subsequently being utilized as a non-toxic, energy efficient building material to enrich the home environment.

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The Channel Seven series will focus on renovating the property so it is energy and water efficient, both inside and out, by dealing with issues in the design elements including orientation, insulation and building materials.

The basic idea of straw bale building is this: Instead of constructing houses from traditional materials, an efficient and environmentally friendly method can be employed in which straw bales finished with plaster and supported with timber or rebar frames serve as the walls of the house.

In addition to efficient and final causes, the construction of the building is based on a plan or a blueprint (formal causes) and requires the use of proper building resources (material causes).

For instance, LEED certification is pursued for restaurant build - outs, site waste is recycled during construction, energy efficient equipment and lighting is specified in the design, and renewable and recycled building materials are used.

The building will be fitted with a number of environment - friendly solutions such as sustainable materials, water efficiency, recycled materials, and energy - efficient systems.

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«The SUNY Poly Zen Building was designed by EYP to fulfill the vision of SUNY Poly for a living research lab to study the real - world effectiveness of materials, systems and building performance as it relates to highly energy - efficient buildings,» shBuilding was designed by EYP to fulfill the vision of SUNY Poly for a living research lab to study the real - world effectiveness of materials, systems and building performance as it relates to highly energy - efficient buildings,» shbuilding performance as it relates to highly energy - efficient buildings,» she wrote.

A NASA researcher holds a rigid, lightweight carbon - fiber material suitable for building a large and efficient solar sail.

By using solar panels and energy - efficient materials, the buildings in the Holy Cross Project use at least 75 percent less energy than typical buildings.

That process is now more efficient thanks to a material that encourages the build - up of larger droplets that slide off easily to be collected.

This comprehensive assessment provides new inspiration and understanding of design principles that may lead to more efficient synthetic approaches for advanced, lightweight structural materials for transportation, buildings, batteries, and energy conversion.

Such materials can be used to help scavenge or dissipate the heat in engines, or be developed into a window coating that improves the efficient use of energy in buildings, the researchers said.

Mikel Zubizarreta, a member of the UPV / EHU's IT 781 - 13 group, highlights the advantages of timber in building works: «Although it is not as tough as other materials used in structures, it is a better insulator, in other words, it is more energy - efficient and less dense so the structure weighs less.

Chu highlighted the department's biggest new research initiative, a set of eight new Energy Innovation Hubs, each one focused on a different energy - related challenge: solar electricity; fuels produced directly from sunlight; batteries and other kinds of energy storage; carbon capture and storage; new technologies for the electrical grid; efficient buildings; extreme materials; and modeling and simulation.

«Designing the fuel - efficient aircraft of the future: Stampede supercomputer helps researchers design jets with morphing wings, or built from composite materials, that will burn less fuel.»

«It is important for us to understand this, so that we can design new materials, for example, to build better or more efficient solar cells, or make better and more economical use of fossil fuels,» Elmlund said.

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.

The researchers believe this model could be used for creating efficient building design and for retrofit analysis as it takes into account factors such as building orientation, building envelop material, shading and control on heating and cooling.

«We need to understand how heat builds up and how it is transmitted at the interface between two materials in order to build efficient microprocessors that work,» said Klie.

Green Building Solutions (greenbuildingsolutions.org), a plastics industry original website by the Plastics Division of the American Chemistry Council, has promoted the use of energy - efficient, resilient, green building materials, and more environmentally friendly methods of construction sinBuilding Solutions (greenbuildingsolutions.org), a plastics industry original website by the Plastics Division of the American Chemistry Council, has promoted the use of energy - efficient, resilient, green building materials, and more environmentally friendly methods of construction sinbuilding materials, and more environmentally friendly methods of construction since 2005.

Yes, nanotechnology is becoming ubiquitous in our daily lives and has found its way into many commercial products, for example, strong, lightweight materials for better fuel economy; targeted drug delivery for safer and more effective cancer treatments; clean, accessible drinking water around the world; superfast computers with vast amounts of storage; self - cleaning surfaces; wearable health monitors; more efficient solar panels; safer food through packaging and monitoring; regrowth of skin, bone, and nerve cells for better medical outcomes; smart windows that lighten or darken to conserve energy; and nanotechnology - enabled concrete that dries more quickly and has sensors to detect stress or corrosion at the nanoscale in roads, bridges, and buildings.

It was spurred on in the mid-19th century by the industrial revolution and the need for low cost, readily available and efficient building, insulation and fire proof materials.

The most fuel - efficient Range Rover ever built using sustainable materials the Evoque led the new design direction and cutting edge technology of the Land Rover brand.

Powerful turbo engines, fuel - efficient TDI power plant, fun to drive, comfortable ride, rich interior materials, loads of standard safety features, excellent crash test scores, solid build quality.

Powerful turbo engine, fuel - efficient TDI power plant, comfortable ride, GLI model's tight handling, rich interior materials, loads of standard safety features, excellent crash test scores, solid build quality.

Powerful 1.8 T and VR6 engines, fuel - efficient TDI powerplant, fun to drive, comfortable ride, rich interior materials, loads of standard features, solid build quality.

Awards: * 2017 IIHS Top Safety Pick Reviews: * Balances sharp handling with a ride quality that won't beat you up, engine choices offer power, smoothness and fuel efficiency, interior is upscale and spacious, with logical, easy - to - use controls Source: Edmunds * Both the six - and eight - cylinder engines are powerful and refined, front and rear seats are spacious and comfortable, interior is well - built with top - notch materials, dual - mode liftgate improves cargo - carrying flexibility Source: Edmunds * Hatchback utility with sport sedan performance, extended wheelbase increases rear legroom, strong and fuel - efficient engines, all - wheel drive is standard.

2017 Tornado Red Volkswagen 4D Hatchback Golf R DCC & Navigation 4Motion 4Motion AWD 6 - Speed DSG Automatic with Tiptronic 2.0 L TSI Reviews: * Impressive performance from the all - wheel - drive system; great handling without sacrificing ride quality; interior is well built with excellent materials; accommodating and flexible cargo space Source: Edmunds * Cargo capacity on par with compact crossovers; upscale interior; responsive and fuel - efficient engine; sophisticated ride; standard all - wheel drive and extra ground clearance compared to the regular Golf wagon.

After browsing through the 1991 press materials, I'm convinced this will be a significant and pivotal year for General Motors.For the first time in what seems like decades, the world's largest automaker has an impressive mix of nicely styled, fuel - efficient, dependable and reasonably priced cars in its lineup.Two GM divisions, Buick and Cadillac, have surged ahead of the pack and have taken the lead in building world - class products.

Some of those elements include: - Light - colored roofing that reflects heat and saves energy; - 70 percent ENERGY STAR ® certified appliances including refrigerators, TVs, computers and kitchen equipment; - Water - efficient toilets and aerated bathroom faucets; - 10 percent of the building materials used contain recycled content; - «On Demand» ventilation that provides fresh air for occupied spaces without wasting energy on unoccupied areas of the property; - LED lighting - controls that turn off the lights; - Incorporates high - tech daylight sensors to reduce electrical lighting with natural sunlight and - Uses renewable energy sources such as solar or wind.

The Academy boasts to be the world's greenest museum, with its energy efficient design, living roof, sustainable materials, and solar canopy, just some of the features that earned it the US Green Building Council's highest ever rating for sustainability, and established it as the world's first ever double platinum museum, with LEED platinum ratings for both it's design and operation.

A-frame structures were hugely popular in the fifties and sixties; I have noted earlier that «they were easy to build, incredibly efficient in their use of materials, and they were almost all roof, and nothing is cheaper than shingles.»

Hempcrete, which sounds rather like a made up hippie word instead of an alternative building material, is a fascinating green construction option that uses the hurds, or inner woody core of the hemp stalk (as opposed to the bast fibers, which are used for textiles and cordage), in a mineral matrix, to form a non-toxic, carbon - negative, and energy - efficient material.

They were easy to build, incredibly efficient in their use of materials, and they were almost all roof, and nothing is cheaper than shingles.

Yahoo Real Estate study finds that of people consider green / energy efficient appliances / materials are a requirement of their dream home — it is more popular than perennial favorites such as «building a custom home» «water views» and «mountain views»

There are many ways to build an energy efficient building, but we have choices about which materials we use.

No one can predict what new applications will be born of basic research: new treatments in our hospitals, or new sources of efficient energy; new building materials; new kinds of crops more resistant to heat and to drought.

Mixt Greens was built following the USGBC's guidelines for green building and the space includes FSC certified wood, formaldehyde free plywood, zero - VOC paints, renewable and recycled materials and energy efficient appliances, making it not only impressive but totally hip too.

A Bay Area architect shows us around his beautiful, efficient home built from salvaged car parts and other waste materials.

Friends of ours just built a green home in Denver, and although the builder did include major environmental upgrades on the building shell and materials, he seemed unwilling to include energy efficient lighting in his designs.