Sentences with phrase «energy efficiency scores»

A new bill requires buildings of more than 20,000 square feet to post energy efficiency scores and grades near the entrances of their buildings.

In its 2009 Sustainability Report, CSWA reported marked improvement of Energy Efficiency scores since the 2004 baseline report, with vineyards increasing average scores in 7 out of 7 energy efficiency practices and vintners increasing average scores in 7 out of 10 criteria.

Enervee, a personal energy efficiency scoring platform, has just released a report called «How Do the Top TV Brands Rank on Energy Cost,» which ranks all the major TV manufacturers on energy efficiency and the electricity costs of their models.

In September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolled out its new 1 - 100 ENERGY STAR rating system, culminating a three - year effort to create an equitable energy efficiency scoring system for multifamily properties.

«This energy efficiency score would really stick it to moderate - income homeowners with older homes who can't afford upgrades,» said Coffey.

Not exact matches

The head of business development at Enervee, a California company that calculates and scores the energy efficiency of electronic and home appliance products, Katzman said he uses the CARMA utility data to help calculate the costs of running certain devices.

In addition to winning the GT1 class championship that season, Corvette Racing also became the inaugural winner of the Green Challenge, an award created by the US Department of Energy, the EPA and SAE International for teams that scored best in fuel efficiency.

The goal is to increase the energy efficiency of homes in the U.S. by rewarding homes that are already scoring well, and helping to finance the improvement of those that aren't.

The ACEEE International Scorecard Self - Scoring Tool is an analytic tool that helps users develop a high - level snapshot of the overall energy efficiency of a nation, state, or province.

The policy will also help build awareness about the benefits of home performance upgrades, as the score comes with a list of suggested cost - effective energy efficiency measures that will help people target investments to save money on energy costs.

The HERS Index Score can be described as a sort of miles - per - gallon (MPG) sticker for houses, providing some insight as to how the home ranks in terms of energy efficiency.

There is a clear correlation between scoring well on the utilities indicator and scoring well across the board on all other energy efficiency indicators.

Whether financing energy efficiency or solar installations, a critical feature of a fair and accessible on - bill financing program is to allow customers to qualify based on their utility bill payment history, rather than credit scores.

However, the average RISE score for energy efficiency is more than ten percentage points below that for renewable energy.

Driven in part by clean air imperatives and low - carbon development ambitions they both have high scores on RISE for renewable energy and energy efficiency.

One man who has a rare amount of experience in retrofitting heat pumps — and no commercial involvement in a heat pump company — is Tipperary Energy Agency CEO Paul Kenny, who has overseen the installation of scores of heat pumps into energy upgraded homes in the Tipperary region and beyond under the Superhomes scheme, along with other energy efficiency measures including airtightness, insulation upgrades and the installation of mechanical ventilation systems, combining cost - effective energy efficiency, comfort and indoor air quEnergy Agency CEO Paul Kenny, who has overseen the installation of scores of heat pumps into energy upgraded homes in the Tipperary region and beyond under the Superhomes scheme, along with other energy efficiency measures including airtightness, insulation upgrades and the installation of mechanical ventilation systems, combining cost - effective energy efficiency, comfort and indoor air quenergy upgraded homes in the Tipperary region and beyond under the Superhomes scheme, along with other energy efficiency measures including airtightness, insulation upgrades and the installation of mechanical ventilation systems, combining cost - effective energy efficiency, comfort and indoor air quenergy efficiency measures including airtightness, insulation upgrades and the installation of mechanical ventilation systems, combining cost - effective energy efficiency, comfort and indoor air quenergy efficiency, comfort and indoor air quality.

Since 2015, the state has improved its score from 26th in the country to 17th based on rankings from the Advisory Committee on Energy Efficiency.

The LEED point - based scoring system includes programs for Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum for new buildings, existing buildings, homes, schools and neighborhood development, and ranges from a minimum of 26 to 69 points measured across the entire lifecycle of a facility, including site sustainability, water efficiency, energy & atmosphere, materials & resources and indoor environmental quality.

Most lenders use a metric called the home energy rating score (HERS) to evaluate how much you can add onto your mortgage for energy efficiency.