Sentences with phrase «in building a sector»

Landscape architects are seeking to take advantage of a long - standing business model operating in the building sector to broaden their service offering and boost their bottom line.

In addition, the capacity constraints in the building sector in the lead - up to the introduction of the GST may have resulted in borrowers obtaining finance for construction well before the work was completed and paid for.

The urgency with which Britain requires new building is beyond doubt - not just to reverse the disastrous decline in the building sector but to meet a large shortfall in housing.

But there is a huge backlog of housing need to address (DCLG estimates as many as two million households) and major skills shortages in the building sector, to mention just two of the potential hold ups.

Light bulb regulations, LEED and Energy Star ratings for homes and appliances, stricter construction codes, and government incentives are all parts of a national effort to cut energy waste in the building sector.

Aerogels are a relatively new development as insulating materials in the building sector.

In the United States, the major drivers of energy consumption in the buildings sector are growth in commercial floor space and increase in the size of the average home.

Probably the single most important thing that we can do is to organize around making fundamental changes in the building sector of our economy.

Much time and effort has been invested in addressing the market barriers that inhibit greater investment in energy efficiency technologies and practices in the buildings sector.

A major component of the report is Roadmap 2050, which sets out the emissions reduction targets necessary in the building sector to avert dangerous and irreversible climate change.

The UN has expressly mentioned Passive House buildings as a way to achieve significant energy savings in the building sector.

In the buildings sector, DEEP's two goals are increasing building's energy savings and performance and productivity.

This manual is designed to assist participating countries to carry out Technology Needs Assessments (TNA) in the building sector.

On March 10 Seattle took a key step on its path to be carbon neutral by 2050, when Mayor Ed Murray signed three energy efficiency ordinances that will reduce carbon pollution in the building sector.

The event will feature an engaging discussion of key proven and emerging strategies for cities to achieve carbon emission reductions in the building sector.

Figure 2 outlines these and other common barriers to energy efficiency in the building sector.

BUILD UP Skills is a strategic initiative which started under the Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) programme to boost continuing or further education and training of craftsmen and other on - site construction workers and systems installers in the building sector.

«The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its membership have fought long and hard to reduce fossil fuel use in the building sector, and they've had great success.

Other fundamental principles agreed by the national GBCs include transparency over how the proposed ZNC pathways are to be used to drive improvement in the building sector.

«The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its membership have worked with great success to reduce fossil fuel use in the building sector.

Because buildings last for 50 — 100 years or longer, it is often assumed that cutting carbon emissions in the building sector is a long - term process.

This technical document examines energy efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions in the building sector.

As our recent Roadmap to Zero Emissions publication illustrates, we are approaching a critical time in the building sector as we work towards a carbon neutral future.

And since heating can account for a significant percentage of home energy use (according to Lancey CEO Raphaël Meyer, up to 67 % in Europe, whereas the US puts it at about 42 % in the United States, and the IEA says that almost 80 % of energy demand in the buildings sector is from heating), this represents a great opportunity for both homeowners and rental property owners alike to reduce both their costs and their environmental impact.

We basically worked backward and said: what are the reductions we need by 2050, then what are the reductions we need in the building sector by that time, and then we worked back to the present day.

We understand that in the building sector we have a major role to play.

Ontario will encourage the construction of near net zero and net zero energy and carbon emission homes and buildings to reduce emissions in the building sector.

Ecology, thermals and acoustics are becoming increasingly important in the buildings sector, for example, so modules in those areas would be advantageous if you want to specialise in buildings.

Not exact matches

These three pressures building in the small - business sector are going to help jump start a revolution in how things are done.

WESTERN Australia's construction sector is warning of impending labour shortages amid indications of a revival in the home building market.

Even if the big public - sector research projects succeed in sparking up a fusion fire first, the cost of actually building power plants would be prohibitive.

«It also includes plans for Saudi Arabia to become a global investment powerhouse and the crown prince's visit will help explore ways in which Saudi Arabia can build on its investment in the U.K. in sectors such as infrastructure,» the government added.

The rush to build over the past five years has left China drowning in overcapacity in many key sectors.

My Role in the Trump for President Campaign Before joining the administration, I worked in the private sector, building and managing companies.

According to Breaking Travel News, Giuseppe Bono, chief executive of Fincantieri, said, «These additional orders bring the total number of ships we have built for Carnival Corporation to 61 and confirm Fincantieri's world leadership in the cruise ship sector even at a time of slowing demand.»

«The skill set of starting my presidential campaigns — and building the kinds of teams that we did and marketing ideas — I think would be the same kinds of skills that I would enjoy exercising in the private sector... The conversations I have with Silicon Valley and with venture capital pull together my interests in science and organization in a way I find really satisfying.»

While conventional manufacturers in the automotive, steel and textile sectors have struggled, companies building equipment for the energy and mining sectors barely blinked.

The Omani - based company leads many different initiatives in a variety of sectors, ranging from higher education to solar energy to core testing for oil and gas, and even trying to build a «smart city» which may enable citizens to pay utility bills automatically, amongst other things.

Since then, the entrepreneur has built eight billion - dollar companies in eight different sectors and accumulated a fortune of approximately $ 5 billion.

Flush with cash withdrawn from the equity in their homes and other borrowed money, Canadian consumers have gone on a spending spree with gains spread across a wide variety of retail sectors, including vehicles, building materials, home furnishings, clothing and food.

Brookfield Multiplex has taken the top spot on the HIA - Cordell top 100 list of companies operating in the engineering construction, non-residential building and apartment sectors.

Mr Dawson said the downturn in the residential building sector, which he estimated had reduced by about 30 per cent in the past year, had affected the fund's revenue.

She'd also provide greater protections for contract workers in the «gig» economy, while supporting the innovations of companies such as Airbnb and Uber, which have built that new sector.

Its growing economy (slated to surpass the U.S. as the world's largest in a decade or so) and burgeoning middle class provide ample opportunity for Canadian companies to expand abroad and build a new export market, particularly in the agricultural and services sectors.

In an uncertain health - care policy environment, a complementary focus on biotech and managed care sectors can help advisors build an exposure covering both defensive and growth opportunities.

Founder Kathryn Engelhardt - Cronk worked in the nonprofit sector for 25 years and has built a company that tries to reflect her customers» culture.

Building on the advice he gave as a consultant, Pearson continued searching for companies to acquire in high - growth, low - competition sectors, finding profitable niches in ophthalmology, dermatology and gastroenterology.

In order to build up the private sector as a means for fighting government health care reform, AMA leaders designed the insurance company model.

A few years later, Rae transformed Syntenic into CloudOps when he decided to focus on the emerging cloud computing sector, leveraging many of his contacts in San Diego and Silicon Valley to build a customer base for the new firm.

And pricing power becomes a concern when it's Amazon (or another platform company) that owns the customer relationship, as evidenced in the retail sector, where big brands have sought to build their own direct - to - consumer sales channels to offset the impact of Amazon's pricing power.