Sentences with phrase «like energy efficient buildings»

The Global Commission on Economy and Climate found that if we focus heavily on low - carbon investments, it would add less than 5 % to the total cost — a cost that would be offset by the economic benefits of things like energy efficient buildings and cleaner air, without even taking into account the many future benefits of avoiding further climate change.

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«Instead, we need to become more energy - efficient, build more efficient cars and trucks, and also produce a greater share of our electricity from renewable sources like wind, especially in a state like Kansas.»

Jones and Ph.D. advisor Geoff Hollinger, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in OSU's College of Engineering, have built a framework for the vehicles to plan energy - efficient trajectories through disturbances that are strong and uncertain, like ocean currents and wind fields.

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In some cases buildings are designed to maximize natural resources, like the sun, so they are more energy efficient.

Hempcrete, which sounds rather like a made up hippie word instead of an alternative building material, is a fascinating green construction option that uses the hurds, or inner woody core of the hemp stalk (as opposed to the bast fibers, which are used for textiles and cordage), in a mineral matrix, to form a non-toxic, carbon - negative, and energy - efficient material.

They have made California's environment more attractive, and the state has developed technologies for things like energy - efficient buildings that have subsequently been sold elsewhere.

But with clean energy solutions like wind and solar getting more affordable, batteries getting better, and buildings becoming more efficient every year, neither has the way forward.

It is builders like these that keep builders like me focused on building healthier more energy efficient homes.

But there's plenty of good news too: With clean energy solutions like wind and solar getting more affordable, batteries getting better, and buildings becoming more efficient every year, the solutions to this crisis are available to us right now.

The experts I talk to are and I'm certainly not one say it's a question of doing a lot of little things that amount to a big thing, like building more energy efficient buildings.

I am building a small house for myself at the time that will have ground effect air conditioning, solar hot water, and be as energy efficient as I can afford, so it's not like I don't appreciate these things, but you are delusional if you think these things will solve the long term problem.

Building one's own energy - efficient home from the foundation up can seem like a daunting task, especially with the huge range of options out there.

On other hand, we can also build using «green» products (like reused wood, and natural pozzalons in cement), or planning room / building sizes to available materials (without much wastage), and using passive solar & other energy / resource efficient / conservative techniques & products.

It is a positive development and aligns with the company's other commitments, like eliminating artificial dyes from items on the menu, building more energy - efficient restaurants, and partnering with the Rainforest Alliance to source certified coffee.

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.

We live in an era where many people are concerned about their carbon footprint and architects try to design buildings that are more energy efficient, even if it is heated by clean power like you get around the dams on the St. Lawrence River.

«With energy costs rising steeply and water an increasingly scarce commodity, landlords are beginning to realise that it is well worth the capital outlay to refit older buildings with key elements like eco-insulation, energy - efficient lighting, water - saving devices.

It will show people how the small - scale decisions we make in our own homes can contribute to large - scale environmental consequences like climate change, and how energy efficient our houses can be,» says Peter Busby, an architect who has been recognized as being at the forefront of green building design.

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