Sentences with phrase «efficient than newer homes»

Older homes are also generally less energy efficient than newer homes, which can cause the utility bills to be much higher.

Not exact matches

Utility costs can be mitigated in newer construction apartments with energy - efficient windows, but these homes are often substantially more expensive to rent than one which was built just a few years ago.

The CCPC recognizes that it is more cost effective, humane, and efficient to keep dogs in their homes, rather than them being cycled through the shelter system.We will continue to rescue hundreds of dogs, every year, from the shelter system to find them new homes, but this is only half the battle.

Many house builders claim that new homes are four times more efficient than older houses.

However, an innovative solar energy system from Austria, billed as «the world's first all - in - one solar system,» aims to make home solar much more efficient and practical, because not only does it claim to produce 40 % more output (than conventional fixed position PV arrays), but it's also decidedly more portable than a rooftop solar system and can be unbolted from its anchor and moved to a new home or location.

Green home building with ENERGY STAR qualifications results in new homes that are substantially more energy efficient than homes built to minimum code requirements.

ENERGY STAR homes are 15 % to 30 % more energy efficient than typical new homes.

The all - electric home consumes 99 % less energy than a new code - built house, and produces 91 % of the energy annually that it consumes, making it exceptionally energy efficient.

New homes, indeed new everything, from appliances and computers to automobiles and aircraft, are required to be more energy - efficient — the result of a hard - won societal decision to build efficiencies into product design rather than leave them to an energy marketplace whose prices don't fully reflect environmental cosNew homes, indeed new everything, from appliances and computers to automobiles and aircraft, are required to be more energy - efficient — the result of a hard - won societal decision to build efficiencies into product design rather than leave them to an energy marketplace whose prices don't fully reflect environmental cosnew everything, from appliances and computers to automobiles and aircraft, are required to be more energy - efficient — the result of a hard - won societal decision to build efficiencies into product design rather than leave them to an energy marketplace whose prices don't fully reflect environmental costs.

In case you haven't heard, version 3 of the ENERGY STAR new homes program requires homes to be more energy efficient and meet higher standards than version 2 of the program.

Since 1997, over 600 Habitat for Humanity affiliates across the U.S. have constructed a total of more than 16,000 ENERGY STAR certified new homes for families seeking to own homes that are energy - efficient, comfortable, and truly affordable.

New homes can also earn the ENERGY STAR, meaning they are at least 15 % more efficient than those built to code and include additional energy - saving features to deliver a performance advantage of up to 30 % compared to typical new homNew homes can also earn the ENERGY STAR, meaning they are at least 15 % more efficient than those built to code and include additional energy - saving features to deliver a performance advantage of up to 30 % compared to typical new homnew homes.

Utility costs can be mitigated in newer construction apartments with energy - efficient windows, but these homes are often substantially more expensive to rent than one which was built just a few years ago.

50 % MORE efficient than a standard new build and located in a gated community, this home features a finished basement with bedroom, bathroom, wet bar, and second living space downstairs.

This home is 70 % more energy efficient than a standard new home and 100 % more efficient than the typical resale home!

Business Tax Items • Permanently extends the 2001/2003 tax rates for adjusted gross income levels under $ 450,000 ($ 400,000 single); good for small business and home builders, 80 % of whom are pass - thru entities who pay taxes on the individual side of the code • Permanently extends the Alternative Minimum patch; again, good for small business owners who are frequently at risk of paying AMT • Permanently sets the parameters of the estate tax; positive for family - owned construction firms; codifies the 2010 $ 5 million exemption amount (indexed to inflation) and a 40 percent estate tax rate • Extends present law section 179 small business expensing through the end of 2013; offers cash flow and administrative cost benefits for small firms • Extends the section 45L new energy - efficient home tax credit through the end of 2013; allows a $ 2,000 tax credit for the construction of for sale and for - lease energy - efficient homes in buildings with fewer than three floors above grade

• Extends the section 45L new energy - efficient home tax credit through the end of 2013; allows a $ 2,000 tax credit for the construction of for sale and for - lease energy - efficient homes in buildings with fewer than three floors above grade

Advances in energy - efficiency have resulted in new homes being more energy - efficient than homes built just five years ago.

This information is important for housing demand, as older homes are less energy - efficient than new construction and will require remodeling or replacement in the years ahead.

• The section 45L new energy - efficient home tax credit: allows a $ 2,000 tax credit for the construction of for - sale and for - lease energy - efficient homes in buildings with fewer than three floors above grade.

A new thermostat will be mercury - free and more energy - efficient than an old manual thermostat and can be purchased at local home improvement centers.