Sentences with phrase «house standard which»

However, the passive house standard which we know today was initially informed by these early solar houses, depended more on the developments after the first oil crisis.

Not exact matches

Joint filers would deduct $ 24,400 under the House's plan or $ 24,000 under the Senate's plan — up from the current $ 20,800, which includes the standard deduction and two personal exemptions.

Single filers would deduct $ 12,200 under the House's plan or $ 12,000 under the Senate's plan — slightly higher than the current combined $ 10,400 deduction, which includes the standard deduction and one personal exemption.

Although the Kode With Karlie program doesn't cover housing and travel costs, the two - week class (for which the standard tuition is $ 1985) is taught in 11 locations around the country.

In the housing market, this increase in prices was helped along by the relaxation of loan underwriting standards, which made it easier to obtain a mortgage and become a homeowner.

Federal Housing Administration (FHA) home loans, which do receive federal backing, have their own set of standards for debt ratios, credit scores, etc..

These widely used measures of house prices are all less than fully satisfactory in that the quarterly movements are influenced by compositional changes and contain significant lags in recording transactions; the lags arise because most standard indices record prices as at the date a transaction is settled, which is well after the price was determined by agreement on a contract.

And for anyone close to retirement, they should focus on prepaying to get their house paid off before they retire, which can make a huge difference in their standard of living down the road.»

U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson's bill is a step in the right direction to mitigate fraud while protecting legitimate asylum seekers, and the House should immediately act to pass H.R. 391, which will increase the evidence needed to meet the standard, and include it in any appropriations bill before Congress effecting homeland security.

However, if you would rather live in a neighborhood in which house values are maintained and raised because the owners abide be certain standards of upkeep and appearance, you can do that.

He raised armies, successfully withstood the attacks of the Lombards, the latest of the Germanic barbarians to invade Italy, made his authority respected in Italy, Sicily, Gaul, Spain, and North Africa, attempted to curb the abuses in the Church in the Frankish domains, inaugurated the Roman mission to Britain, preached frequently, endeavored to enforce clerical celibacy, prompted monasticism and improved the quality of life in some of the houses which were lapsing from their professed ideals, and was the author of voluminous writings on theology that were long standard in the West.

Two - thirds of those who applied were rejected either by the local welfare examiners or by a state licensing authority, which set certain minimum standards for housing and income.

Merely adds more butter (causing them to run slightly) and more sugar (causing the edges to burn slightly) to the standard Toll House recipe, which is too sweet to begin with and has as much butter as will make a proper cookie.

The Original Pancake House is a second and third generation family business, which takes great pride in maintaining the high standards that make our food so outstanding.

Pro * Act produce category cost management through commodity contract pricing, in house consultation services and integrated produce program distribution management which brings optimal economic value and food safety to our customers and sets new standards in the produce industry every day.

Certified organic animal welfare standards address a wide range of topics, including feed rations, appropriate housing, pasture conditions, sanitation practices for animals, conditions which allow for freedom of movement and reduction of stress, prevention of disease, and administration of approved medications under organic standards.

Hashem plans to serve all of the standard menu options at his Atlanta, GA store, which includes delicious burgers, cooked to order and made from 100 percent ground beef, available as a single, classic double, triple and triple - triple (nine) patty; Wayback Burger's famously rich, thick milkshakes, crispy and grilled chicken sandwiches; veggie burgers, turkey burgers, fresh salads; and freshly made sides including fries, onion rings and House - Made Chips.

The machine itself consists of a robust stainless steel frame, which houses various standard modules.

Congress seems likely to raise federal reimbursements by a few cents — which is more than it sounds but still less than the White House requested — and tie the increase to more thorough health standards.

So instead of worrying about DeVos, we really should be focusing on: (1) Congressional Republicans, who've already shown great enthusiasm for weakening the nutrition standards for school meals and limiting their accessibility to low - income kids (see my Civil Eats piece, «3 Things You Need to Know About the House School Food Bill «-RRB-; (2) the as - yet - unscheduled confirmation hearing for Agriculture Secretary nominee Sonny Perdue, during which we're likely to get more information on how he views the NSLP; and (3) whoever eventually is appointed Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, the USDA official directly in charge of child nutrition programs.

Meanwhile, the House Appropriations subcommittee yesterday released its fiscal year 2015 agriculture appropriations bill, which included language that would allow any school district which operated its meal program at a loss for at least six months this past school year to seek a waiver from compliance in the coming year with the new, healthier school food standards.

It is the first school in the Midwest designed according to the sustainable building standard of the Passive House Institute of the United States (PHIUS), which was developed in Germany to cut buildings» energy consumption by up to 90 percent and drastically reduce the production of greenhouse gases.

The Child Nutrition Reauthorization is now in the hands of a Republican - controlled Congress, after a prior legislative session in which House Republicans already showed their enthusiasm for gutting child nutrition standards.

As I outlined in a piece for Civil Eats, the House CNR bill would have seriously undermined key school food provisions, including taking a decidedly anti-science approach to school nutrition standards, significantly limiting the Community Eligibility Provision (which provides free meals to students in low - income areas without paperwork or stigma) and opening the junk food floodgates on school campuses by gutting the Smart Snacks rules for competitive food.

SNA said it supports the Senate agreement on school nutrition standards, and opposes the House bill, H.R. 5003, the Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016, which would restrict school eligibility for CEP and institute a block grant pilot that would cut funds for school meal programs.

Yesterday the House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal 2015 spending bill with controversial language, drafted by Rep. Robert Aderholt (R - AL), which would allow struggling schools to request a 12 - month waiver from complying with healthier school food standards.

The report found that G4S and Serco, which were singled out for criticism, took on housing stock without inspecting it and only later found many of the properties did not meet quality standards.

The Rent Guidelines Board says most tenants in rent - stabilized apartments spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent and utilities, which is the federal standard for affordable housing.

Meanwhile it emerged that an attempt by the parliamentary standards watchdog to extend the House of Commons «respect» policy - which protects staff from harassment and bullying - to cover everyone working at the House had been blocked.

The housing sector in Scotland is continuing its recovery from the effects of the international financial downturn which impacted on both housing developers and would - be home buyers and increased pressures on living standards across households generally.

Also on display are 3M's industry - standard surface capacitive products which include: 3M MicroTouch System SCT3250EX (19 - inch to 22 - inch displays), 3M MicroTouch System SCT7650EX (vandal - prone and rugged applications) and 3MMicroTouch Display C2234SW (robust metal chassis housing).

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), which as part of its mission seeks to raise judicial standards and reform the legal system, will discuss the issue at its upcoming House of Delegates meeting on June 17, and consider voting on whether to take a position on the ballot measure, a spokesperson has confirmed.

The policy is aimed at bringing the six IDAs in Erie County under a standard policy that provides guidelines on what types of senior housing projects could be eligible for tax breaks and which ones would not.

It is to be hoped that after the 6 months review we will see an end not just to this unnecessarily authoritarian law, but also to control orders and their regime of house arrest, internal exile, and secret courts, all of which are an anathema of British standards of justice.»

«If Representative Collins took official actions or requested officials actions that would assist a single entity in which he had a significant financial interest, then he may have violated House rules and standards of conduct,» the report says.

Mayor Bill de Blasio says public housing residents deserve the «very best living standard» with which the city can provide them «with the money we have» amid criticism over the failure of New York City Housing Authority's (NYCHA) boilers and heating shousing residents deserve the «very best living standard» with which the city can provide them «with the money we have» amid criticism over the failure of New York City Housing Authority's (NYCHA) boilers and heating sHousing Authority's (NYCHA) boilers and heating systems.

A 2014 State Comptroller's study found that over one - half of renters and over one - third of homeowners in New York State pay more than 30 percent of their income for housing, which is the federal standard for affordable housing.

Under Labour voters have had to cope with rising house prices (up 160 % in 10 years) and homes which fail to meet the Welsh Housing Quality Standard imposed in 2002.

«I think that the contract of employment is a standard one which is supplied by Ipsa (the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority), but essentially by the House.

That's according to a report by a House of Commons committee published this week, which also says that membership has improved the country's standards and given it a stronger voice in international negotiations.

Cities, however, are the natural homes of supermarkets and standard movie houses plus delicatessens, Viennese bakeries, foreign groceries, art movies, and so on, all of which can be found co-existing, the standard with the strange, the large with the small.

Not many, by microbial standards — 300 cells in 1 milliliter of ice vs. 100,000 cells in seawater — but they're there, in tiny veins of liquid water that crisscross the solid ice and serve as «little houses,» Priscu said, which also contain nutrients that could feed a hungry microbe.

First off, it's not just your standard House Salad, which usually comprises of a handful of lettuce, a slice of cucumber and, if you're lucky, a wedge of tomato.

Founded by Las Vegas natives and best friends Jamie Goguen and Marcella Williams, The Juice Standard at The Cosmopolitan features signature cold - pressed juices and nut milks made fresh every morning from 100 percent organic produce, plus a selection of carefully crafted juice fasts and an evolving menu of house - made «chewables,» many of which are vegan.

The DVD's standard keepcase is housed in a cardboard slipcover which replicates the artwork below, only with some slight embossing.

The single - layered disc, which is labeled with disc art similar to the cover's, is housed inside a standard black keepcase.

The DVD comes packaged in standard white keepcase, which is housed inside a cream - colored cardboard slipcover.

As has been the Platinum Edition norm for three full years now, Cinderella is housed in a standard - width black keepcase inside of a cardboard slipcover which opens up in front to provide an overview of the DVD's major selling points.

Mulan is housed in a standard - width black dual keepcase, and housed in a cardboard slipcover which doesn't open up or serve any purpose other than decoratively duplicating all of the artwork and text from the case.

The disc is housed in a standard slim ecologically - cut Blu - ray case, which is topped by a slipcover that repeats the case artwork at a slightly larger scale and places a sticker over Fonda's crotchal region.