Sentences with phrase «energy needed for the house»

Photovoltaics on the roof rotate independently to track the sun, generating four to six times the energy needed for the house, making it beyond zero energy and into «das Plusenergiehaus» or a «Plus - energy House.»

Not exact matches

When I have them in the house, I may have one (or three) for breakfast with fruit, when I'm craving a sweetie treatie or needing some energy before I hit the gym.

The squeezed middle, the working poor (6.5 million in their households today) and the jobless are afflicted by pay freezes and pay cuts, energy bill hikes, accelerated private rent increases, a swelling housing benefit budget that subsidises rich landlords but not the tenants, waiting lists for a home swollen by the bedroom tax and only half the houses needed being built, nearly a million of the jobless sanctioned last year and deprived of all their unemployment benefit for 4 or 13 weeks for trivial infringements, the seriously disabled suffering big benefit cuts for not getting jobs they manifestly can't do, to name but some.

He noted that though the nuclear power plant is known for high energy density without green house gases emissions and Few Recourse limitations, it can not compare to the safe, efficient newly invented (Green) «EX5» solar Quantum physics energy generator (nuclear replacement plant) which only needs a solar panel for 8seconds.

Our thanks for this are partly due to the large intake of new MPs — untarnished by the expenses scandal — who have brought fresh ideas and energy into the House at a critical juncture; and also partly to the Speaker, who has put back some zip in our proceedings by applying some much - needed lubrication to the procedural gears.

That's why Labour needs to offer hope: a living wage, for instance; letting councils build Britain out of its housing crisis; an industrial strategy to create the renewable energy jobs of the future; turning the bailed - out banks into accountable public investment banks; tax justice; and public ownership of our key utilities.

We need to make sure that we are in control over the things that affects us.Anytime there is flood and people loose their life, most of the blame goes to sitting presidents.I am not saying that the central government does not have responsibility to ensure that enabling environment is created.They have a great work to do but as citizens what is our quota?When you move around Accra, sometimes i becomes angry within myself because i am in doubt as to whether our sanitation laws exit.People because of the tax they claim they pay waits for zoom lion workers to come and clean the choked gutters before our houses and shops either than that, it will remain like that.Is it modernity or civilization that has turned us to forget our traditional values or duties of ensuring that our environments is clean?Everybody in our Ghanaian setting knows the responsibility of men and women in making sure that our environments are clean not waiting for flood to occur and we start blaming sitting presidents.To the media, though your responsibility is to keep governments on it toes, you equally have a mandate in educating the public of what we are expected to do as citizens in other to ensure that our dear nation is a better ecosystem for all of us to live.The attention of the media should be shifted from making politicians popular to making us aware as citizens of our responsibilities.I sometimes get confused to hear journalists calling opponents to comment on issues concerning the sitting governments and the only thing that comes to my mind is what do the journalist want to hear from the political opponents?Nothing.They will end up criticizing without giving an alternative.The media should rather resort in questioning people directly to where the problems are coming from.Let us build our institutions.When it comes to energy issues.Citifm will call Hon.KT Hammond who was a deputy minister living who he worked under (His boss at that time) and I always become confused because what can we expect from him?nothing.

Papps: LED lighting is another major materials science issue: diffusing the very energy - efficient light from LEDs through materials that have the right optical properties to provide the kind of light that we need; housing the components in a material that has the right physical properties for impact; addressing wear, non-yellowing, et cetera.

Needed: a strategy to promote resilience Compiling a list of suggestions, they push federal agencies to «make resilience a core aspect of all federal infrastructure and disaster - recovery funding» to strengthen affordable housing; ask for federal leaders to expand funding for programs, such as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, so at - risk municipalities can develop disaster plans and assess their vulnerabilities; and boost economic stability by opposing cuts to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP, so families can afford to eat after a disaster.

For an increased reduction in energy use, homeowners should keep their windows closed in winter, add solar panels to reduce the heating loads of the house, only adjust the thermostat temperature slightly during transitional seasons and turn off lights when not needed.

It was a relatively inexpensive winter for heating in central North America, with mild temperatures reducing the need to warm our houses, but the mild, fluctuating temperatures will cause butterflies to suffer severe energy shortages this spring.

Whether you're up late partying at the Delta Nu house or cramming for your next law exam, these delicious treats will give you all the energy you need to keep going!

The need for food, housing, energy, and the education of children are constants.

On your possession day you unpacked and turned on the coffee maker for the energy you need to make this house your home.

Find the perfect dog for your family by choosing one that matches the energy level in your house — nothing that needs more exercise than you have time to give, or it will end up back in the shelter.

Every dog needs to stress out the energy, so if you don't go on regular walks with the dog and you leave it to wander in the neighborhood, it can start acting weird, aggressive, can wander in the house looking for some objects to chew or bite.

Behavior problems typical of the terriers, such as being destructive in the house, digging up the yard, going after small animals, and other behaviors are usually due to a misunderstanding of the dog's original purpose and its need for daily exercise and an energy outlet.

As mentioned earlier, Lakelands have a lot of energy, and they need an outlet for it or else they can become a bit destructive tearing things up around the house.

The security of your home while you're away is important, but so is the need for ensuring that the house doesn't lose too much energy.

Populous puts you into the mind of a god as you try to overcome a demon opponent through the command of your worshipers - think of it as a basic RTS, where you try to balance 3 factors - you need to build houses for your worshipers, you need enough houses to build up your psyche energy and you need to perform miracles on your people or your opponent.

Dave figured his total energy bill for the month (600 kilowatt - hours [kWh] of electricity for his house + 60 gallons of gasoline for his car) to be $ 280 or so; Tesla estimates it'd take 375 kWh to make their car go 1,500 miles (Dave's monthly driving estimate), so he needs about 975 kWh per month.

As a result, these countries will face numerous challenges in meeting the needs of their growing urban populations, including for housing, infrastructure, transportation, energy and employment, as well as for basic services such as education and health care.

After decades of decline in manufacturing output, and chronic underinvestment in housing and energy, it is a bit rich, and a bit late, for Brown to be telling us that we need eco-homes and eco-industry powered by eco-energy.

While the Democratic leadership of the waning 111th Congress failed to get legislation passed into law to address climate change, the House global warming committee, led by Rep. Ed Markey (D - MA), convened dozens of important hearings and briefings featuring top climate scientists and national security experts to educate Congress and the public about the need for swift action to secure America's energy independence, create clean energy jobs and mitigate climate change emissions.

To achieve the stringent 0.6 ACH required for the Passive House building energy standard, we need to explore and develop new ways of thinking about leaks in the building shell.

Crucially, a solution needs to have a targeted solution for dealing with the fact that energy efficiency is often worst in housing occupied by the poorest.

Good point on the cost thing, although the Hyperion site makes it abundantly clear that it's not targeted at commercial / residential uses (even though everyone converts the electricity output to «houses powered», including me)-- they're targeting high energy - use industrial customers, and such customers might find paying $ 30 million for a 20 MW transportable, pre-fab power plant that doesn't need hundreds of miles of power lines or a year to build a bargain.

New York Passive House (NYPH) was founded in 2010 by a group of professionals who found the need for an energy efficient built environment.

It was close to the school, south - facing back garden, mature fruit trees, and gave us the opportunity to design a house for our specific needs and a high level of energy efficiency — it was too good to be true.

«There's a consensus that we need to spend the money in order to prove or disprove this,» says a senior staffer on the House Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming.

«The glass captures solar energy which can be used to power the house but can also reduce overheating of the house, reducing the need for cooling.»

This is a very important incentive because it gives you credit for your solar electricity generated during the day that is beyond the needs of your house and allows you to use that credit to meet your power needs when your solar energy production is insufficient to meet your needs (such as at night).

In Germany, a community wind park has created jobs and supplies enough electricity for 18,750 houses in the region, while a Portuguese co-operative is both supplying solar power and meeting the long - term energy needs of socially - minded institutions.

Reminded that the U.S. Climate Action Partnership is asking for a cap — its members include the leaders of Duke Energy, ConocoPhillips, and DuPont, who told the House on April 22 that climate action is needed — Pence was dismissive.

The Passive House standard, an internationally renowned approach to building that negates the need for conventional heating, has attracted considerable interest in Ireland recently as energy prices continue to rise.

The program has been so successful that Brussels has passed a law that mandates all new or significant renovations for housing, schools and offices will need to reach Passive House Energy standard starting on Jan 1, 2015.

So if you buy in 1000 kWh of electricity over a month at times when your solar is either not generating (night time), or not generating enough energy to cover all of your needs (say a cloudy day) but you export 500 kWh of energy to the grid in the same month at other times when your solar is producing more energy than your house is using, then you would be billed for only 500 kWh.

The CCC, and the renewable energy companies they service are as necessary to meet ordinary people's needs as cheap credit for mortgages on houses with vastly inflated prices were.

an array of mobile nomadic prefab laneway homes («modpods») are proposed to provide needed adaptable affordable housing for the city, but equally important, will act as incremental nodes of sustainable energy and urban farming infrastructure for it and the immediate home, as well as the city at large.

But scraper bikes as a movement means more than just dressed - up bikes: for many of the kids who come to Stevenson's house every Saturday to work on their bikes, it means a way of channelling energy into something positive and creative — a much - needed refuge and alternative expression to the drugs and violence of East Oakland's streets.

Greenpeace will show their film The Convenient Solution about a decentralised energy system; and for those who need a break our favourite London eco-restaurant Acorn House will be there to refresh your taste buds.

We know how to meet people's needs for energy, for water, for housing, for sanitation, and for transportation, with much more sustainable technologies than are traditionally brought by development agencies.

An Active House, as compared to a super low - energy Passive House, is a highly efficient home that captures more energy than the occupants need for heat and power.»

«The vaulting gives the house plenty of structural strength but obviates the need for embodied - energy intensive materials such as reinforced concrete.

A passive house like the one seen above, a project from Parsons the New School for Design in 2011, is so well insulated that it needs little or no energy for heating and cooling.

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Bill Sorrell, Attorney General for the State of Vermont addressed The U.S. House of Representatives» Committee on Energy and Commerce regarding patent trolls, and specifically, as I've commented on before, the need for States to be allowed to intervene on behalf of troll targets.

Under the HUD exemption, lenders need not provide the RESPA GFE and RESPA settlement statement when six prerequisites are satisfied: (1) The loan is secured by a subordinate lien; (2) the loan's purpose is to finance downpayment, closing costs, or similar homebuyer assistance, such as principal or interest subsidies, property rehabilitation assistance, energy efficiency assistance, or foreclosure avoidance or prevention; (3) interest is not charged on the loan; (4) repayment of the loan is forgiven or deferred subject to specified conditions; (5) total settlement costs do not exceed one percent of the loan amount and are limited to fees for recordation, application, and housing counseling; and (6) the loan recipient is provided at or before settlement with a written disclosure of the loan terms, repayment conditions, and costs of the loan.

In addition to its enviable looks and views, the two - story Fall House features energy - efficient windows and its open design naturally encourages stack ventilation, automatically opening windows help reduce the need for air - conditioning.