Sentences with phrase «more energy efficient buildings»

This course discusses the physical and performance properties of polyisocyanurate (polyiso) foam board insulation — a commercially - established, cost effective technology that is very useful for the construction of more energy efficient buildings.

It is vitally important that as we design and construct more energy efficient buildings, indoor comfort, air quality and our health are not compromised.

Gensler's work on designing more energy efficient buildings saves the equivalent of 3.2 years» worth of carbon emissions from an average coal power plant — the same as taking 2.34 million passenger vehicles off the road for one year.

Legislation will soon force us all to design and deliver significantly more energy efficient buildings.

The drive for high performance building enclosures fueled by the need to create more energy efficient buildings has opened the door for new building systems, materials, and technology in the market.

New building codes requiring more energy efficient buildings are proving troublesome, said Jernigan.

If you are one of those people who wants more renewable power, more energy efficient buildings, and more green jobs, you should want to drive changes in behaviour, not simply reward those which would have been there in the first place.

But this move will in effect deprive Alaskans incentives to have greener homes and more energy efficient buildings, and will prevent her state from making major strides towards efficiency in general.

Simply put, the more energy efficient a building is, the less likely the underlying mortgage is to default.