Sentences with phrase «energy efficient buildings based»

We identified a niche market for engineering and analytical services for highly energy efficient buildings based upon Passivhaus principles.

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As Parties to Montreal Protocol negotiate a global agreement for an HFC phase - down this year, several safety standards and building codes are threatening to limit the climate ambition and effectiveness of this agreement by blocking the uptake of low global warming potential (GWP), energy efficient alternatives to hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)- based cooling around the world.

NYCEEC is the lead lender in the financing solution created by BuildForward Capital LLC, a NYC based financing company set up specifically to finance construction of Passive House and other energy efficient buildings.

It recognizes the growing interest and focus on a broad - based tool for highlighting highly efficient buildings which offset their energy use, regardless of location of renewables, as well as accommodating previously - built combustion - based infrastructure.

The Green Building Initiative's Green Globes Program also facilitates third party certification of energy efficient homes, and is the basis for the Columbia Association of Homebuilder's green building Building Initiative's Green Globes Program also facilitates third party certification of energy efficient homes, and is the basis for the Columbia Association of Homebuilder's green building building program.

Developed by the Passive House Institute, the PHPP is a reliable basis for planning the energy concepts of efficient buildings.

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.

The costs of moving to a low - carbon energy system (based on wind, solar and other low - carbon power; electric vehicles; heat pumps for buildings; smart grids and efficient appliances; and so on) are falling very rapidly, and would most likely be less than 1 % of income.

Charles Feinstein EAP Sector Manager, Energy and Water PSLO Seminar November 6, 2013 Agenda Focal areas Institutional capacity building and policy advice Introducing new financing mechanisms and market - based approaches including trade in energy saving certificates Energy efficient cities and green infrastructure Policy and regulatory framework (feed - in - tariff) Resource assessment and pre-investment activities Financing RE (hydropower, wind, geothermal, solar PV) SupportingEnergy and Water PSLO Seminar November 6, 2013 Agenda Focal areas Institutional capacity building and policy advice Introducing new financing mechanisms and market - based approaches including trade in energy saving certificates Energy efficient cities and green infrastructure Policy and regulatory framework (feed - in - tariff) Resource assessment and pre-investment activities Financing RE (hydropower, wind, geothermal, solar PV) Supportingenergy saving certificates Energy efficient cities and green infrastructure Policy and regulatory framework (feed - in - tariff) Resource assessment and pre-investment activities Financing RE (hydropower, wind, geothermal, solar PV) SupportingEnergy efficient cities and green infrastructure Policy and regulatory framework (feed - in - tariff) Resource assessment and pre-investment activities Financing RE (hydropower, wind, geothermal, solar PV) Supporting T&D /

District heating and cooling systems are an example of neighborhood - scale infrastructure that can improve energy efficiency because large plants are typically more efficient than building - based equipment.

They cover all the bases, building homes that are energy efficient, using natural materials.

Non-ideal market behavior can be addressed, such as with targeted incentives and mandates for energy efficient buildings, maybe with solar roofs, and public funding for some R&D as well as projects to help new industries (selected on an objective basis as those likely to be winners — ie this is not the government simply «picking» winners) scale up and gain experience to bring costs down faster.

to reflect comprehensive guidance for the pursuit of design and building standards throughout the Department of Defense that specifically address energy - and water - efficient standards and sustainable design attributes for military construction based on the cost - benefit analysis, return on investment, total ownership costs, and demonstrated payback of the design standards specified in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2); and

The combination of solar and energy efficiency is at the heart of what the Department of Energy calls «Zero Energy Buildings» or ZEBs, defined as «an energy - efficient building where, on a source energy basis, the actual annual delivered energy is less than or equal to the on - site renewable exported energy.&energy efficiency is at the heart of what the Department of Energy calls «Zero Energy Buildings» or ZEBs, defined as «an energy - efficient building where, on a source energy basis, the actual annual delivered energy is less than or equal to the on - site renewable exported energy.&Energy calls «Zero Energy Buildings» or ZEBs, defined as «an energy - efficient building where, on a source energy basis, the actual annual delivered energy is less than or equal to the on - site renewable exported energy.&Energy Buildings» or ZEBs, defined as «an energy - efficient building where, on a source energy basis, the actual annual delivered energy is less than or equal to the on - site renewable exported energy.&energy - efficient building where, on a source energy basis, the actual annual delivered energy is less than or equal to the on - site renewable exported energy.&energy basis, the actual annual delivered energy is less than or equal to the on - site renewable exported energy.&energy is less than or equal to the on - site renewable exported energy.&energy.»

The chipset is built on the 14nm node, and offers a cluster of two cores — a set of four high - performance cores based on the A73, and four energy - efficient A53 cores.

While Arden and other large office building owners such as Houston - based Hines led the office sector's efforts to become energy efficient, the sharp rise in prices and shocks such as the California energy crisis of 2001 have made energy awareness a more prominent issue throughout the commercial real estate industry, Lyle says.

Building designs are awarded points for a wide variety of energy - efficient and environmentally friendly features, from the installation of floor - based heating to reduce energy consumption to the use of local building materials that take less energy to trBuilding designs are awarded points for a wide variety of energy - efficient and environmentally friendly features, from the installation of floor - based heating to reduce energy consumption to the use of local building materials that take less energy to trbuilding materials that take less energy to transport.

Energy - efficient technologies utilized at Arbor Place that will serve to save tenants CAM dollars include Xencom, a computer - based building automation system that controls interior and exterior lighting, along with Direct Digital Control (DDC) of common - area and tenant HVAC, says Cross.