Sentences with phrase «even building insulation»

Not exact matches

Even if the building has ample roof insulation to retard interior heating, the intake vents for air - conditioning units are often located on the roof.

Acura has always put much emphasis on building an interior that is exceptionally quiet, and for 2011 the TSX has even greater cabin serenity thanks to items such as a new acoustic glass front windshield, even thicker side glass, increased use of sound - deadening insulation, improved floor mats and new underfloor covers.

It's hard doing Passivhaus detailing like this where the insulation runs continuously around the entire building; even the roof deck is totally isolated and floating free of any structure.

I spoke Monday with David B. South, the co-inventor of a dome manufacturing process 37 years ago whose company, Monolithic Dome, has been erecting storm - safe domed school buildings from Sarasota, Fla., through Geronimo, Okla., and Lumberton, Tex., and even west to Payson, Ariz. (where the benefits include the big energy savings that come with thick insulation and concrete).

By building or retrofitting to achieve resilient design, we can create homes that will never drop below 45 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit even if the house is totally cut off from power and heating fuel — they can do that with high levels of insulation, top - performing windows, passive solar gain, and other features..

I've built a passive solar home, with 12 ″ ICF walls, and 18 ″ of insulation in my roof, and looked into photovoltaic solar and windpower, as I have a 2 mile fetch on a lake, but neither are economically practical even with federal subsidies.

Even for RVs that are built with higher insulation values, general maintenance and repairs on them can be costly and may not be an option.

The lack of any preservation order on the 70s era, pebble - dashed finish meant that the design team could wrap the building in external insulation, creating an even finish across new and old structures.

By building or retrofitting to achieve resilient design, we can create homes that will never drop below 45 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit even if the house is totally cut off from power and heating fuel — they can do that with high levels of insulation, top - performing windows, passive solar gain, and other features that I've been covering in these RDI blogs.

As I've shared before, even Lloyd — who has long championed insulation and proper building techniques over smart thermostats — did once concede to me (over several whiskies) that installing a smart thermostat is a whole lot easier than retrofitting an old building to be energy efficient.