Sentences with phrase «efficient building technologies»

If, by 2030, we embrace the most efficient building technologies available, consumer savings will top $ 6.6 trillion.

The Heschong Mahone Group, a California - based consultancy that specialises in energy - efficient building technologies, found that sales were as much as 40 % higher in stores lit with skylights.

Research proves that buildings in sprawling locations cause far more carbon emissions from employees and visitors driving to and from them than they save with energy - efficient building technology.

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For the newbie technology - driven Fintech entrants (entrepreneurs) For the new entrepreneurs aiming at offering value - driven services to demystify finance as a domain, and to raise quality funding from both angels as well as VCs, More's suggestion is to build a commercially viable and solid business proposition, then focus on customer experience and efficient execution.

Not only does the technology — which builds up a tablet in layers — allow for more concentrated pills, it could also make it easier and more cost - efficient (an adjustment to software, instead of the traditional manufacturing process) to create pills precisely tailored for a patient's exact dosage.

dPoint Technologies, which ranked 60th on the 2013 PROFIT 500, is the firm that grew out of Dean's desperate search for Plan B. Using specialized membrane technology, the company manufactures modules that reduce the air - quality problems that tend to occur in highly energy - efficient buildings with poor circulation.

«I think we were able to leverage our technology platform to build out processes that keep us ahead of the curve and make sure that we are accessing liquidity in the most efficient way possible.»

While we were figuring out how to be incredibly more efficient in building new technology startups, three out out of 10 new small businesses will fail in two years, and half fail within five years.

Economies of scale are significant: It's much more efficient, Levie said, for 500 engineers to build technology for 100,000 customers than for 10,000 customers.

Efficient 24V drive technology minimizes energy consumption By contrast with conventional conveyor systems that are equipped with a drive in continuous operation, the Interroll RollerDrive makes it possible to build up an intelligently controlled conveyor system divided into zones.

The company has installed four banks of solar panels with plans to expand to 12, and already has built the superstructure for two wind turbines in anticipation of more efficient technology coming later this year.

The facility was built at a cost of A$ 85m, which included considerable investment in water and energy - saving technology: it is intended to be environmentally sustainable and energy efficient in the long - term.

It would reduce the footprint occupied by the village's governing bodies; generate long - term savings through an energy - efficient building and use of green technology; and provide possible shared services, costs and purchasing, according to the proposal.

We will continue to build upon our existing infrastructure and innovative technology to make retrieving information and resources easier and more efficient.»

Many say that building on existing E-ZPass technology could get a congestion zone up and running in two years, but others caution that newer, fast - developing technologies could be cheaper and more efficient.

This new insight brings the technology field one step closer to building better and more efficient electronic devices.

Research at the University of Pittsburgh into a more energy - efficient catalytic process to produce olefins, the building blocks for polymer production, was recently featured on the inside front cover of the Royal Society of Chemistry journal, Catalysis Science & Technology (May 21, 2017, Issue 10).

The President's initiative will empower young men and women to invent and commercialize advanced energy technologies such as efficient and cost effective methods for converting sunlight to electricity and fuel, carbon capture and sequestration, stationary and portable advanced batteries for plug - in electric cars, advanced energy storage concepts that will enable sustained energy supply from solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources, high - efficiency deployment of power across «smart grids,» and carbon neutral commercial and residential buildings.

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.

Priority areas of focus for this Initiative may include: energy efficiency, smart grid, second - generation biofuels, and clean coal technologies including carbon capture and storage; solar energy and energy efficient building and advanced battery technologies; and sustainable transportation, wind energy, and micro-hydro power.

The researchers separate six key strategy areas for reducing water stress into «hard path» measures, involving building more reservoirs and increasing desalination efforts of sea water, and «soft path» measures that focus on reducing water demand rather than increasing water supply thanks to community - scale efforts and decision - making, combining efficient technology and environmental protection.

Indeed, the $ 787 billion economic stimulus — which includes $ 11 billion to build a bigger and more efficient grid — is spurring utilities around the country to give smart meters and other technologies a test run.

The Solar Impulse was built using technologies that already exist like electric motors, lighting systems and efficient gears.

So, one of the challenges (and benefits to life here on Earth) will be developing the technology to build much, much more efficient power sources.

Imagine if we can develop protocols to take advantage of the best of technology and build on the most efficient proven practices so that species on the edge of extinction today are recovered a century from now.

Over the last two to three years, we have had a hard focus on building a technology platform that helps us to be even more efficient.

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.

Mazda is currently advancing its Building Block Strategy, which prioritizes the improvement of base technologies by developing more efficient engines and transmissions and reducing vehicle weight.

Production of New Accord Hybrid Returns to Ohio An all - new, even more refined and fuel efficient Accord Hybrid will be again built in Marysville, Ohio after a couple of years of production in Japan, and will be powered by the third - generation of Honda's innovative two - motor hybrid technology, offering improved power delivery with no compromise to interior or cargo space and packaging.

An all - new, even more refined and fuel efficient Accord Hybrid will be again built in Marysville, Ohio after a couple of years of production in Japan, and will be powered by the third - generation of Honda's innovative two - motor hybrid technology, offering improved power delivery with no compromise to interior or cargo space and packaging.

November 29, 2017, Los Angeles - The all - new 2018 Jeep ® Wrangler — the most capable and recognized vehicle in the world — builds on its legendary history with an unmatched combination of off - road capability, authentic Jeep design, open - air freedom, advanced fuel - efficient powertrains, superior on - and off - road dynamics, and a host of innovative safety and advanced technology features.

However, the cabin is fabulously built and crammed with technology, while a wide range of efficient TFSI petrol and TDI diesel engines and a wealth of standard kit makes the A5 a competent all - round coupe that offers a bit more style than the A4 saloon on which it's based.

Mazda employs a Building Block Strategy, which begins with thorough improvements in base automotive technologies, such as developing more efficient engines and reducing vehicle weight, and builds on these improvements with the step by step introduction of electric devices such as regenerative braking and hybrid systems.

But today's technology like multi-threaded processors and GPU computing with CUDA paired with our 20 - years of experience building the fastest, most efficient workstation PCs in the world mean nothing is truly impossible any longer.

Tingtio hidden travel money belt features built - in RFID blocking technology to shield your credit card, passport, and driver's license information from being digitally scanned by electronic thieves, provides a secure, efficient, convenient and hand - free valuable holding solution for safer travelling, business trips, outdoor sports, and other activities.

Introducing the brand, Langham Hospitality Group chief Officer Robert Warman said: «Building on the successes of Langham Hotels & Resorts, we saw the need to create a collection of international upscale hotels and resorts that will deliver what our guests desire: personalised and efficient services, seamless technology, and authentic experiences in the best locations around the world.

TravelPD influence technology & creativity to build interactive, pioneering & efficient portal solutions for its client throughout the globe.

Under President Obama's Climate Action Plan, the United States has acted under existing laws to cut emissions with sector - specific policies, including: emissions regulations; tax incentives for clean energy technologies; standards for energy - efficient appliances, buildings, and vehicles; and voluntary partnership programs to address market barriers to low - carbon strategies.

Here a more urban life is matched with efficient clean energy sources, less driving in more efficient cars, better building technology and green utilities.

Only 19 % of voters expressed a preference for waiting until cleaner technologies were available.The top strategy voters favored to lower global warming - induced pollution was requiring appliance makers to build more energy - efficient products and providing the public with better incentives to invest in solar energy and insulation.

The authors also examined a series of studies on how America's homes and buildings have become increasingly energy efficient thanks to state and local policies, improved technologies and a growing recognition among builders that using less energy can mean saving more money.

Plan B calls for using the most energy - efficient technologies available for lighting, for heating and cooling buildings, and for transportation.

As communities develop and grow, investing in energy - efficient technologies and buildings can help make peoples» lives healthier and safer.

The funds are split among support for nonnuclear energy technologies along the entire energy chain, ranging from high - efficiency production in modern power plants, decentralized energy systems, smart grids, and storage modules to energy usage in energy - optimized buildings and towns as well as efficient industrial processes.

(2007) • Contribution of Renewables to Energy Security (2007) • Modelling Investment Risks and Uncertainties with Real Options Approach (2007) • Financing Energy Efficient Homes Existing Policy Responses to Financial Barriers (2007) • CO2 Allowance and Electricity Price Interaction - Impact on Industry's Electricity Purchasing Strategies in Europe (2007) • CO2 Capture Ready Plants (2007) • Fuel - Efficient Road Vehicle Non-Engine Components (2007) • Impact of Climate Change Policy Uncertainty on Power Generation Investments (2006) • Raising the Profile of Energy Efficiency in China — Case Study of Standby Power Efficiency (2006) • Barriers to the Diffusion of Solar Thermal Technologies (2006) • Barriers to Technology Diffusion: The Case of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (2006) • Certainty versus Ambition — Economic Efficiency in Mitigating Climate Change (2006) • Sectoral Crediting Mechanisms for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: Institutional and Operational Issues (2006) • Sectoral Approaches to GHG Mitigation: Scenarios for Integration (2006) • Energy Efficiency in the Refurbishment of High - Rise Residential Buildings (2006) • Can Energy - Efficient Electrical Appliances Be Considered «Environmental Goods»?

Energy efficient technologies can be found in all parts of the energy conversion chain: from exploration and production of primary energy resources, to power generation and oil refineries to electricity grids, to the final use in industry, buildings and transportation.

With its new - and - improved Generation III + technology, Olkiluoto 3 was meant to be safer and more efficient, as well as cheaper and faster to build than its predecessors — an ageing European fleet of Generation II plants built in the 1970s and 80s.

Self - regulating building systems, achieved through automation, program the home to become more energy efficient over time as the virtual house technology learns from its environment and the occupants» lifestyles.

An Integrated Design of Optimization and Physical Dynamics for Energy Efficient Buildings: A Passivity Approach T Hatanaka, X Zhang, W Shi, M Zhu and N Li IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications, 2017

The Low - Energy Façade Systems program at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory was established jointly by CEC PIER and the US Department of Energy to investigate, develop, evaluate, and assist in the market deployment of energy - efficient emerging window and daylighting technologies into the buildings market.