Sentences with phrase «energy efficient buildings where»

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An energy audit or assessment will illustrate where building improvements can save energy and water consumption, reduce greenhouse gases and save money through more efficient energy use.

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Cap - and - trade rewards for energy misers In public buildings especially, where users don't pay for electricity bills, it isn't unusual to see energy - saving light bulbs lighting up unattended classrooms, or efficient air conditioners chilling down empty office buildings overnight.

Refurbishment of building fabric and installing new energy efficient equipment also makes a lot of sense, particularly since there a number of financing options available for schools where the repayments can be entirely offset by the savings on bills.

DECs provide an energy rating of a building from A to G, where A is very efficient and G is the least efficient.

NORWOOD, Ohio — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today visited the Siemens USA, Norwood Motors Manufacturing Facility where workers are building traction motors and gears for 70 energy - efficient, electric locomotives as part of Amtrak's equipment modernization effort.

The report outlines areas where USCA states will focus collective efforts, including to expand clean energy finance tools, modernize the power sector, design energy efficient buildings, develop a green transportation system, build climate resilient infrastructure, and protect natural resources.

In Germany, where tax credits support the construction of energy efficient buildings, 47 percent of all 7 - year old children are suffering from allergies, largely due to the poor quality of indoor air.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced the launch of a new social media challenge, the How #irev4NY Challenge, where New Yorkers can share via Twitter what they are doing to be more energy efficient or promote clean energy in support of Reforming the Energy Vision (REV), the State's strategy to build a clean, resilient and affordable energy system for all New YoEnergy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced the launch of a new social media challenge, the How #irev4NY Challenge, where New Yorkers can share via Twitter what they are doing to be more energy efficient or promote clean energy in support of Reforming the Energy Vision (REV), the State's strategy to build a clean, resilient and affordable energy system for all New Yoenergy efficient or promote clean energy in support of Reforming the Energy Vision (REV), the State's strategy to build a clean, resilient and affordable energy system for all New Yoenergy in support of Reforming the Energy Vision (REV), the State's strategy to build a clean, resilient and affordable energy system for all New YoEnergy Vision (REV), the State's strategy to build a clean, resilient and affordable energy system for all New Yoenergy system for all New Yorkers.

And the key thing is that once a building is highly energy efficient, the energy needs are very small so can more easily be met by renewable generation, which where appropriate could be on the building or on the site.

From an exergy efficiency perspective, building technologies which rely on solar, wind and biomass energy sources, coupled to thermally efficient envelopes, appropriate fenestration strategies [where we put what kind and size of windows] and natural ventilation / cooling are truly more elegant than «cutting butter with a chainsaw.»

One of the most intriguing sessions was a three - part case - study presentation focused on projects in cold climates, such as those of Wisconsin and Ontario — and even the Alaskan interior, where Thorsten Chlupp builds highly energy - efficient homes with his firm REINA, LLC.

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.»

We live in an era where many people are concerned about their carbon footprint and architects try to design buildings that are more energy efficient, even if it is heated by clean power like you get around the dams on the St. Lawrence River.

Could there be a mutual meeting of minds where landlords and tenants may try to impose energy obligations on each other by way of «green leases»; where tenants might want their landlord to run the building in as energy efficient a manner as possible in line with their corporate and social responsibility reporting?

The Rental Fairness Act includes: no rent increases for any residential rental unit to exceed the provincially legislated annual maximum of 1.5 per cent for 2017, enables a standard lease to help both tenants and landlords know their rights and responsibilities, while reducing the number of disputes, protects tenants from eviction due to abuse of the «landlord's own use» provision, ensures landlords can't pursue former tenants for unauthorized charges, prohibits above - guideline rent increases in buildings where elevator maintenance orders have not been addressed and removes above - guideline rent increases for utilities, to protect tenants from carbon costs and encourage landlords to make their buildings more energy efficient.