Combining a power networking system like this with
highly energy efficient building design and equipment would minimize the energy consumption of places like hospitals, malls, restaurants and other buildings that use energy intensive equipment.
a highly energy efficient building that produces on - site, or procures, enough carbon - free renewable energy to meet building operations energy consumption annually.
Do you have solutions for constructing
highly energy efficient buildings?
We identified a niche market for engineering and analytical services for
highly energy efficient buildings based upon Passivhaus principles.
Not exact matches
dPoint Technologies, which ranked 60th on the 2013 PROFIT 500, is the firm that grew out of Dean's desperate search for Plan B. Using specialized membrane technology, the company manufactures modules that reduce the air - quality problems that tend to occur in
highly energy -
efficient buildings with poor circulation.
The
highly energy -
efficient building, located on the international boarding school's 97 - acre farm campus in Geauga County, will be the first school in the Midwest designed with Passive House Institute of the United States (PHIUS) criteria.
On one occasion, researchers met a family living in a purpose -
built energy - saving home with a
highly -
efficient heating system who purposely turned their heating on during hot summer days.
«The SUNY Poly Zen
Building was designed by EYP to fulfill the vision of SUNY Poly for a living research lab to study the real - world effectiveness of materials, systems and building performance as it relates to highly energy - efficient buildings,» sh
Building was designed by EYP to fulfill the vision of SUNY Poly for a living research lab to study the real - world effectiveness of materials, systems and
building performance as it relates to highly energy - efficient buildings,» sh
building performance as it relates to
highly energy -
efficient buildings,» she wrote.
These factory -
built homes are now
highly energy efficient - both in their construction methods and in terms of running costs.
For many years scientists and engineers have been trying to provide low - cost solar
energy by developing a cheap solar cell that is both
highly efficient and at the same time simple to
build, enabling it to be mass produced.
Built in 2015,
highly energy efficient.
In a nutshell, it is an
energy -
efficient,
highly sustainable modular home, which aims to set the standard of low cost, and low impact
building in the future.
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.
Several tens of thousands of
buildings throughout the world — new constructions or retrofits, detached houses or office towers — have met the criteria of this
highly energy -
efficient standard.
Eberhard Paul, expert in high - efficiency heat recovery systems for Passive House designs and other
highly energy - efficient homes, will be speaking at the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) Building Energy 13 Conference in Boston, MA on Thursday, March 7, 2:00 pm - 3:
energy -
efficient homes, will be speaking at the Northeast Sustainable
Energy Association (NESEA) Building Energy 13 Conference in Boston, MA on Thursday, March 7, 2:00 pm - 3:
Energy Association (NESEA)
Building Energy 13 Conference in Boston, MA on Thursday, March 7, 2:00 pm - 3:
Energy 13 Conference in Boston, MA on Thursday, March 7, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm.
LEED
buildings are constructed to be
highly energy efficient, using an innovative chilled water system that pumps cool water through the
building and employing as much natural lighting as possible.
A combination of
building - shell measures, heat pumps, solar heating and
highly efficient appliances and lighting reduces
energy needs in
buildings as well as shifting fuel use to renewables and low - carbon electricity.
3.1 Substantially lowering the
energy consumption of
buildings — with
building insulation, heat pumps, solar heating and
highly -
efficient appliances and lighting among others — is essential in both ACT and BLUE scenarios.
This method of
building is
highly energy efficient; advocates of passive solar and sustainable architecture love it.
Owners of
highly efficient or renewable
energy producing
buildings who want to demonstrate the quality of their investment, and their commitment to a low carbon future.
That
highly energy -
efficient Passive House windows now constitute the most cost - effective option for every
building owner in these countries was made possible not least by previous Component Awards.
The Alliance aims to avoid at least 50 percent of projected growth in
energy consumption through
highly energy -
efficient new
buildings, and achieve deep renovations of existing
buildings by 2030.
Designing
highly energy -
efficient buildings is the best way to provide passive survivability, which RDI defines as ensuring that
buildings will maintain habitable conditions should they lose power.
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.
A zero net
energy building merges
highly energy -
efficient building construction, state - of - the - art appliances and lighting systems, and high performance windows to reduce a
building's load and peak requirements and can include on - site solar water heating and renewable
energy, such as solar photovoltaic, to meet remaining
energy needs.
Our advancements in real - time communication and reaction for the smart grid will reduce our
energy consumption overall, creating
highly networked and streamlined transportation networks of
efficient vehicles for moving people and things all over the globe can radically reduce our oil use, and so too can creating and running smarter
buildings that minimize the need for heating and cooling.
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.
Highlights of the
building's sustainability achievements include an
Energy Star rating of 93, which places the building in the top 7 percent of similar buildings in terms of energy efficiency; use of highly - efficient plumbing fixtures providing water savings of approximately 17 percent; modifications to the building's irrigation system provide a 74 percent reduction in water use for irrigation, as well as a dedicated meter to monitor ongoing performance; recycling efforts resulting in a 45 percent diversion rate of recyclables from landfill of ongoing consumable waste and a 100 percent diversion rate of durable goods from entering the waste stream; an integrated pest management plan incorporating non-toxic measures for animal and vegetative pest control; and a green cleaning pProgram, implemented as part of a comprehensive building - wide indoor air quality pr
Energy Star rating of 93, which places the
building in the top 7 percent of similar
buildings in terms of
energy efficiency; use of highly - efficient plumbing fixtures providing water savings of approximately 17 percent; modifications to the building's irrigation system provide a 74 percent reduction in water use for irrigation, as well as a dedicated meter to monitor ongoing performance; recycling efforts resulting in a 45 percent diversion rate of recyclables from landfill of ongoing consumable waste and a 100 percent diversion rate of durable goods from entering the waste stream; an integrated pest management plan incorporating non-toxic measures for animal and vegetative pest control; and a green cleaning pProgram, implemented as part of a comprehensive building - wide indoor air quality pr
energy efficiency; use of
highly -
efficient plumbing fixtures providing water savings of approximately 17 percent; modifications to the
building's irrigation system provide a 74 percent reduction in water use for irrigation, as well as a dedicated meter to monitor ongoing performance; recycling efforts resulting in a 45 percent diversion rate of recyclables from landfill of ongoing consumable waste and a 100 percent diversion rate of durable goods from entering the waste stream; an integrated pest management plan incorporating non-toxic measures for animal and vegetative pest control; and a green cleaning pProgram, implemented as part of a comprehensive
building - wide indoor air quality program.
Passive homes are designed to be
highly energy -
efficient, with insulated windows; extra insulation in the walls, floor and attic; and weather - resistant barriers throughout the
building to prevent warmed or cooled air from leaking out.
This isn't a great incentive for most high - performance
building owners, as it accounts for approximately $ 5k - $ 10k loan increase in
energy upgrades, dramatically lower than
highly efficient upgrade costs.