Sentences with phrase «from home energy consumption»

And third, this only applies to one's carbon footprint from home energy consumption and excludes emissions from driving and air travel.

Back in early March, Bernard said that Microsoft was shifting its focus from home energy consumption to commercial buildings.

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Having a smart home is undoubtedly cool and will draw oohs and aahs from your guests, but smart lighting can actually reduce overall energy consumption and lower your electric bill.

From residential homes to commercial buildings and institutions, AET's certified energy advisors will evaluate a building to establish an energy consumption baseline; quantify energy usage; and, identify existing energy cost reduction opportunities including return on investment.

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«Just as obesity rates rise, there's been a marked increase in total energy consumption consumed away from home, with about one in four calories coming from fast food or full service restaurants in 2007.

New results from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Residential Energy Consumption Survey finds that homes built after the turn of the millennium use roughly the same amount of energy as those built before the year 2000 - despite being 30 percent larger, on average (Energy Information Administration's Residential Energy Consumption Survey finds that homes built after the turn of the millennium use roughly the same amount of energy as those built before the year 2000 - despite being 30 percent larger, on average (Energy Consumption Survey finds that homes built after the turn of the millennium use roughly the same amount of energy as those built before the year 2000 - despite being 30 percent larger, on average (energy as those built before the year 2000 - despite being 30 percent larger, on average (link).

Americans are spending more time at home — so much that from 2003 to 2012, U.S. homebodies cut national energy consumption by a whopping 1.8 %, according to a new study.

They improve our lives in so many ways — from lowering energy consumption in our homes to egging us on to be active.

Even in Germany, home of the Energiewende (energy transformation) which has poured huge subsidies into wind and solar power, 38 % of non-fossil fuel consumption comes from the stuff.

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Analysis from EIA's most recent Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) shows that U.S. homes built in 2000 and later consume only 2 % more energy on average than homes built prior to 2000, despite being on average 30 % lEnergy Consumption Survey (RECS) shows that U.S. homes built in 2000 and later consume only 2 % more energy on average than homes built prior to 2000, despite being on average 30 % lenergy on average than homes built prior to 2000, despite being on average 30 % larger.

note 9; «Spanish Wind Power Industry Attacks New Rules,» Reuters, 2 February 2007; «EWEA Aims for 22 % of Europe's Electricity by 2030,» Wind Directions (November / December 2006), p. 34; a 1 - megawatt wind turbine operating 36 percent of the time generates 3.15 million kilowatt - hours and the average U.S. home consumes 10,000 kilowatt - hours per year; average energy consumption per U.S. home from DOE, EIA, Regional Energy Profile — U.S. Household Electricity Report (Washington, DC: July 2005); capacity factor from NREenergy consumption per U.S. home from DOE, EIA, Regional Energy Profile — U.S. Household Electricity Report (Washington, DC: July 2005); capacity factor from NREEnergy Profile — U.S. Household Electricity Report (Washington, DC: July 2005); capacity factor from NREL, op.

To acquire green certifications from national institutions such as ENERGY STAR and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), your home must meet a specific set of criteria regarding overall energy consumENERGY STAR and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), your home must meet a specific set of criteria regarding overall energy consumENERGY STAR and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), your home must meet a specific set of criteria regarding overall energy consumEnergy and Environmental Design (LEED), your home must meet a specific set of criteria regarding overall energy consumEnergy and Environmental Design (LEED), your home must meet a specific set of criteria regarding overall energy consumenergy consumenergy consumption.

Generating electricity from small or distributed wind energy sources typically involves smaller wind turbines found at homes, farms, businesses and public facilities, which off - set all or a portion of on - site energy consumption.

We've been hearing about the smart grid and the smart home for years, but if you start from scratch, how smart can you actually make your 420 - square - foot apartment in terms of its energy and other resource consumption?

Beyond the Innovation Pipeline, we'll also be covering the Living Walls that are complete with storm water purification systems, the energy dashboard summit that will show off all the ways you can track and reduce energy consumption in your home, what speakers from Ray Anderson to Gavin Newsom to Michelle Kaufmann have to say, and more exciting advancements in architecture and design.

Smart - home technologies are growing, with everything from the ability to remotely control a home's lights and temperature to sending text messages to appliances or monitoring a home's security and energy consumption from a smartphone.

This in turn, will push the entire «shelter industry» (from builders to appraisers to real estate agents to lenders) to focus more on homes» energy efficiency, an awareness that will inevitably reduce household energy consumption and make housing more affordable.

That's because computerized controls in one's home and on appliances can be set to respond to signals from energy providers to minimize electricity consumption at times when the power grid is under stress from high demand.