Sentences with phrase «new building insulation»

New systems to improve energy efficiency, including: heating and air conditioning equipment; lighting with occupancy sensors and daylight dimming controls; Energy Star kitchen appliances, computers and monitors; new building insulation and window tint to reduce glare, heat gain and air conditioning load.

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Not only hybrid cars (and no other kind) but also hybrid buses; not only solar panels but also new building codes demanding real insulation; not only biodiesel but also bike lanes.

In particular insulation, which is one of the most expensive materials for building works and is desperately needed in refurbishment and new construction to reduce energy usage.

Aside from solar panels, thicker windows, and a new heating and cooling system, buildings often need far more insulation than the walls can hold.

Empa's extensive research on HBCD, formerly used as a flame retardant for plastics, electronics and textiles, and especially for insulation panels in buildings, contributed to the new regulation of HBCD under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).

Thanks to the high wood content, the new building materials show good flame retardance and act as thermal insulation.

Whatever the application requirement; be it to add an extra storey to an existing building, rejuvenate an ageing exterior, improve the insulation performance, to clad a new extension so that it fits in with the surrounding school or to clad a new modular building in the factory before it's transported to site, Eurobrick's systems can deliver.

Acura has always put much emphasis on building an interior that is exceptionally quiet, and for 2011 the TSX has even greater cabin serenity thanks to items such as a new acoustic glass front windshield, even thicker side glass, increased use of sound - deadening insulation, improved floor mats and new underfloor covers.

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These are hung alternately on unfinished gypsum and freestanding, aluminum - cladding walls, built to spec as cross sections of the layers of thermal insulation and environmental protection needed for new construction.

Tight standards for new buildings, and a 30 - 40 year retrofit program for old buildings, which will combine insulation, switching to heat pumps, adding geothermal, etc. 3) Carbon neutral vehicles.

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Building codes that require this in new buildings and assistance in retrofitting existing buildings are what is needed rather than more research into insulation.

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What is really interesting though is that this new model shows that the basics of building a passive house dwelling are more constant than we thought — 300 mm of insulation, triple - glazing, MVHR, built with a compact form, thermal bridge - free and airtight, of course.

In the first in a new series of technical articles on some of the key technologies in sustainable building, John Hearne makes the case for wrapping buildings in an external insulation layer, and describes some of the main issues to watch out for.

Often retrofits of measures like wall insulation are cost prohibitive for existing buildings but inexpensive for new...

Many concerns, including the rising cost of energy, climate change concerns, and demands for increased comfort, have led to the desire for increased insulation levels in many new and existing buildings.

Many concerns, including the rising cost of energy, climate change concerns, and demands for increased comfort, have lead to the desire for increased insulation levels in many new and existing buildings.

As a result of this financing, the District will be able to install energy efficiency measures at nine schools and at its administration building, including new energy management systems; upgrades to heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems; new lighting fixtures and controls; and insulation.

SEAI already offers grants for three types of wall insulation (external wall insulation, internal dry lining and cavity wall insulation) as well as attic insulation, for new homes built before 2006.

For a while now, schemes that aim to encourage the mass uptake of home energy upgrades — essential for cutting carbon emissions from our building stock — have tended to fall into two camps: those that focus on shallow measures like cavity wall insulation and new boilers, and deep retrofit like the Passive House Institute's Enerphit standard.

Instead of doing this, why don't we simply fix the broken permit process for new nuclear plants and give modest tax incentives to industries or individuals that implement «no regrets» initiatives to reduce CO2, such as: — replace new coal - fired power plants with nuclear or natural gas (where a gas supply exists)-- replace newnormal automobiles with hybrids — replace Diesel for new heavy transport with natural gas — install energy savings initiatives (waste recycling, better building insulation, etc..)

Changes in transport (electric vehicles and fleet logistics), energy (solar and wind), buildings (insulation and lighting), materials (biochemical and nano materials), and water consumption (desalination and irrigation) are a few examples of the ways in which investors can allocate capital into assets that are positioned to succeed in this new economic reality.

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1 The Rochestown House flats prior to the refurbishment; 2 aerated concrete blocks were chosen to form new build elements, including a new third storey that allows for more generous apartment sizes; 3 new triple - glazed windows were installed outside the masonry layer so that the external insulation could wrap around them, and help prevent thermal bridging; 4 the airtightness layer was moved to the outside of the structure by taping the joints of the existing concrete panels, then extending that tape up onto the aerated blocks in the new floor; 5 Aerobord platinum EPS external insulation being fitted to the original concrete panel walls; 6 & 7 the new window frames visible here in the external insulation layer, including Rockwool fire breaks; 8 openings for exhaust and supply intakes for the new Zehnder heat recovery ventilation system, seen here prior to being insulated and airtightened; 9 installation of the Bauder bitumen roofing membrane.

The lack of any preservation order on the 70s era, pebble - dashed finish meant that the design team could wrap the building in external insulation, creating an even finish across new and old structures.

As part of a national effort to reduce energy intensity, Harbin in 2010 spent $ 1.1 million to retrofit 21 million square feet (2 million square meters) of residential buildings — adding five new layers of wall insulation, as well as better windows and roofing.

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Built with a wooden frame that is covered with plexiglass plates and reinforced with salvaged steel, the new Maison Gomme (French for «rubber house») measures 8 by 2.5 meters (26.2 by 8.2 feet), and is covered with recycled tire shingles that have been cut to size and layered over the surfaces as a waterproofing measure, in addition to a breathable plastic membrane and stone - wool insulation to winter - proof it.

The other thing we can do now is ammend building codes to require better windows and insulation on all new construction and provide grants to convert older commercial structures to current codes.

Architects: Gresford Architects Project Manager: Trunk Low Energy Building Passive house certifier: Warm Timber frame: MBC Timber Frame Insulated foundations: KORE Structural engineer: Tanner Structural Design Glazing: Ideal Combi MVHR: Green Building Store General fit out & contractor: Husker Ltd Electric contractor: Nightingale Electrical Building society: Ecology Building Society Thermal bridge assessor: Passivate M&E consultant: Crofton Landscape architect: New British Landscapes Airtightness products: Siga Roofing membrane: Partel OSB & sheathing boards: Coillte Panel Products Wall & roof insulation: Springvale EPS Mineral wool insulation: Knauf Thermal blocks: Foamglas

When the new build market nosedived, the brothers teamed up with architect and sustainability consultant Jay Stuart to form Ecofix in order to to capitalise on the new market for retrofit, and external insulation in particular.

But with the design already settled, and prompted by New Zealand's low building insulation standards, the clients made a game - changing request: that the dwelling meet the passive house standard.

They include building new power lines from Germany's windy north to the industrial south, dismantling nuclear power plants and investing in energy - efficiency measures like building insulation.

Insulation is one of the most cost - effective ways to make buildings more energy efficient — both in new construction and through retrofitting older buildings.

These address new industry standards proposed to be referenced in Ontario's Building Code, and relate to items such as residential wood - burning appliances and exterior insulation and finish systems.

The company's operations building in New Mexico was designed using the latest energy saving ideas, from solar panels that generate electricity to its «super insulation system» that combines concrete and two layers of a type of Styrofoam, to achieve a zero - carbon footprint.

That's because it can be challenging to get enough new insulation into an existing apartment building to meet green standards.

Although «green» building is still a matter of choice in South Africa, revised building regulations promulgated in 2011 stipulate that all new buildings must be constructed in accordance with a list of energy - efficient specifications that cover aspects such as roofing, insulation, water heating and lighting.

In addition, if the house was built more than 30 years ago and hasn't been updated, it may require new wiring or plumbing, a new HVAC system or roof, and better insulation.

Construction, plumbing and heating, sump pump installation, residual water expulsion in new style furnaces, heat exchangers and the like, electrical (ESA is the only one who issues required permits; no one ever asks for copies or to see permits), insulation — regulation or expectation, roofing, architectural design and reformatting to meet various building and planning department codes (what is submitted in subdivision approval doesn't always match what ends up being built particularly in regard to cosmetics: position of closets, bathrooms, laundry rooms), rules, and related regulations — all of the above and more are outside the purview of any and nearly all REALTORS (r), not part of their real estate related education and or training.

Manhattan is set to get its first residential building that measures up to passive house standards, a set of green guidelines that aim to cut heating costs by 90 % through the use of solar energy, better insulation and other measures, reports Crain's New York.

A 2011 study by the Rutgers Center for Green Building for the New Jersey Association of Realtors found that efficient framing and insulation techniques are among the most cost - effective green buildinBuilding for the New Jersey Association of Realtors found that efficient framing and insulation techniques are among the most cost - effective green buildingbuilding tools.

A new 1,750 sq. ft. house built to Passive House standards would take about 15 years to pay off the extra cost of insulation, windows and doors, Eian estimated.