Sentences with phrase «of standard appliance»

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Other than the standard bedding, towels, toiletries, and small appliances to outfit their dorms, some may need a couple of tech items to keep them working and on schedule.

He therefore urged the Standard Organisation of Nigeria to probe the quality of electrical appliances coming into the country.

The Policy Loftness and others recommend that the federal government encourage efficiency through tax incentives and stricter standards for appliances, vehicles, and buildings to meet the goals of the American Clean Energy and Security Act.

The Department of Energy's appliance efficiency standards have also driven significant technological innovations across a multitude of consumer and commercial products, with tremendous benefits to the economy.

The new study includes other strategies beyond current policies to help reach the 2025 goal: staunching methane leaks (121 million tons), reducing the use of refrigeration chemicals that are powerful greenhouse gases (67 million tons), and increasing efficiency standards for appliances and buildings (29 million tons each).

As of January 1, California retailers are prohibited from selling showerheads, toilets, faucets and appliances that do not pass new efficiency standards for reducing water use.

Methanation has the advantage that the infrastructure existing for the distribution and storage of natural gas and the standard appliances can be used further without any modifications or readjustments being required.

Ambitious concept it sure is but the lack of any clear standards in case of devices or consumer appliances may undo the good theme behind Clear.fi and it remains to be seen how effective it turns out in a real life scenario.

For example, a condo with standard, building grade materials might need $ 30,000 worth of coverage while a unit with upgraded appliances, wood floors and granite counter tops might need $ 100,000 worth of coverage.

Standard 203 (k) repairs include all those eligible with the Streamline 203 (k), as well as certain structural alterations and reconstruction, rehabilitation of garages, modernization of bathrooms and kitchens (including new appliances), removal of health and safety hazards, aesthetic appeal changes, installation of wells or septic systems, and handicapped accessibility improvements.

In addition to the standard deduction, you may claim deductions for real estate taxes, (net) loss sustained as a result of a Federally Declared Disaster, and taxes on federally - sponsored programs (which may include energy - efficient vehicle purchases, appliances, etc.).

The standard features include... ocean views, 2 car garages, top of the line appliances, barbeque stations, private Jacuzzi, Cantera stone accents throughout, granite slab kitchen counters, marble bathroom counters, incredible brick domes and much, much more.

Built in 2008 and 2009 to the meticulous standards of their American, Australian, Indonesian and Japanese owners, Lima Puri Villas in Bali feature top - quality fittings and finishes, applied throughout with unceasing attention to detail, including Teakwood cabinetwork built to last a lifetime, to state - of - the - art stainless steel appliances.

The units typically follow the semi apartment design, and some of their standard services and facilities to make the life of guests most stress free include the following; wide - screen TV with cable and satellite channels, IDD telephone, tea and coffee making facilities, laundry and dry cleaning service, aromatherapy, unit - wide high speed WiFi broadband signal, 24 hour uniformed security, modern western kitchen appliances, fully remote air - conditioning, and en - suite bathrooms with hot and cold running water.

As a luxury residence, each Shama Luxe Huashan unit has been designed with a high - quality finish featuring modern amenities, heated flooring, filtered water systems, central air - conditioning and heating, central vacuum system, fully - imported kitchen cabinets, and a range of quality brand electrical appliances are all standard.

We have mandated new standards to increase the efficiency of lighting and appliances?

• Sets a goal to reduce carbon pollution by at least 3 billion metric tons cumulatively by 2030 — more than half of the annual carbon pollution from the U.S. energy sector — through efficiency standards set over the course of the Administration for appliances and federal buildings;

The scoop on energy efficiency standards Federal attempts to regulate consumer appliance efficiency started with the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, which established appliance efficiency targets, but did not set efficiency standards.

Aspiring to a more Western standard of living, in many cases with the government's encouragement, China's population, 1.3 billion strong, is clamoring for more and bigger cars, for electricity - dependent home appliances and for more creature comforts like air - conditioned shopping malls.

All the while research on energy uses and efficiency continued and efficiency of industrial processes, home heating, water heating, appliances, lighting, etc., improved, prodded in the case of household uses by thoughtful efficiency standards.

Where does Mr. Barnes stand on the role of laws that require more carbon efficiency, such as better CAFE and appliance efficiency standards as well as building and electrical codes that would create a generation of much more carbon efficient buildings?

What's more, Rosenfeld [Energy Commission member Arthur Rosenfeld, an international leader for more than three decades in finding ways to save energy by boosting the efficiency of household appliances] noted that a number of television makers already produce models that meet the proposed commission efficiency standards and that 87 % of current stock complies with the planned 2011 threshold.

There is a need for R&D; there is a need for product specific standards (cars, appliances, etc.); there is a need for incentives for certain kinds of technologies, etc..

Proposed actions include the development and finalization of EPA standards that set limits on carbon emissions for both new and existing power plants, improved energy efficiency standards for buildings and appliances, and increased deployment of renewable energy.

In practice new houses tend to have the most efficient appliances, and highest standard of hot water cylinder insulation, and this was one factor in the tendency for such houses to have much higher heating bills than predicted.

Review of the challenges faced in measuring energy efficiency program savings and the attribution of these savings to various sources, including utility programs, building and appliance standards, and naturally occurring or market effects.

DOE has already completed 29 sets of standards for various equipment, appliances and building codes, with dozens more coming, and so we used the emissions difference between EIA's Reference and «Extended Policies» projections.

The Appliance Standards Awareness Project is dedicated to increasing awareness of and support for cost - effective appliance and equipment efficiency standards.

Appliance efficiency standards: The National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987 established minimum efficiency standards for major home appliances, including furnaces, central and room air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, water heaters, dishwashers, and heat pumps.

For this approach to be most effective, performance standards and «reach codes» must preempt federal minimum appliance standards to insure the emergence of new technologies, systems and design practices.

The American Lung Association supports programs and policies to significantly reduce demand for energy by increasing the efficiency of U.S. homes and businesses, strengthening appliance standards, and reducing the energy consumption of consumer products.

Minimum efficiency standards for residential appliances and lighting have been one of the most successful policies used by states and the federal government to save energy.

He funded policy research projects that led to the Green Building National Action Plan, the revision of national residential and commercial building energy standards, the revision of national green building standards, and over 40 national mandatory appliance energy efficiency standards and labels.

In the U.S., for example, estimates of the SCC have played a key role in establishing the stringency of appliance efficiency standards, fuel economy standards, and power plant regulations.

(Sec. 213) Amends the EPCA to: (1) revise the definition of «energy conservation standard» to include energy efficiency for certain covered equipment, water efficiency for certain covered equipment, and both energy and water efficiency for certain equipment; (2) allow the adoption of consensus and alternative test procedures for purposes of the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles; (3) require the Secretary to prescribe a new test method for televisions; (4) expand the list of criteria for prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards, including requiring Energy Guide labels to include the carbon output of each covered product; (5) require manufacturers of covered products to submit annual reports and information to DOE regarding compliance, economic impact, annual shipments, facility energy and water use, and sales data that could support an assessment of the need for regional standards; and (6) require state and local building codes to use appliance efficiency requirements that are no less stringent than those set by federal standards.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) designate product models of appliances, equipment, or electronics as Best - in - Class Product models; (2) review best - in - class standards annually; and (3) establish monitoring and verification protocols for energy consumption tests for each product model and for sales of energy - efficient models.

Site - based regulations, such as appliance efficiency standards and measurement, can lead to higher energy resource consumption as well as higher levels of pollution.

Without intervention, a vast majority of these appliances will be bought and sold without any efficiency standard.

He currently works at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) on the development of federal energy conservation standards and test procedures for space heating appliances for the U.S. Department of Energy — a key part of President Obama's Climate Action Plan (CAP).

As a bureaucrat in the Kennett Government he played a major role in stopping, for a time, the national adoption of energy performance standards for home appliances that had been agreed by all the states.

Today, the United States is committing to finalize over 20 efficiency standards for appliances and equipment by the end of 2016 — a commitment that will enable us to meet our goal of cutting 3 billion metric tons of carbon pollution from these measures by 2030.

At Georgetown University today, Obama stated that his administration would expand renewable energy projects on federal lands, raise energy efficiency standards on appliances, and, most importantly, limit carbon pollution from both existing and new power plants, which represent about 40 percent of the U.S.'s emissions.

In addition, the bill would undercut DOE's ability to enforce its appliance standards and would weaken section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which requires a reduction in fossil fuel generated energy in Federal buildings.»

The possible components of such an approach that would be relevant in the context of climate change include: a national renewable electricity standard; Federal financing for clean energy projects: energy efficiency measures (building, appliance, and industrial efficiency standards; home retrofit subsidies; and smart grid standards, subsidies, and dynamic pricing policies); and new Federal electricity ‑ transmission siting authority.

-- The Secretary shall conduct a study of the degree of compliance with energy standards for appliances, including an investigation of compliance rates and options for improving compliance, including enforcement.

-- No credits shall be issued for electricity savings achieved as a result of compliance with a national, State, or local building, equipment, or appliance efficiency standard.

All appliances should be in this mix as well since standard sized appliances usually won't fit or weigh too much for a THOW and the cost of special sizing can get pretty pricey if you have must - haves on your list.

The federal government currently sets baseline efficiency standards for appliances for sale in the United States, which means that none of the products on the market are «inefficient.»

The result was a package of legislative provisions that codified consensus agreements to update certain existing appliance standards, to adopt new appliance standards, and to improve the overall functioning of DOE's efficiency standards program.

These sorts of standards are essential if U.S. appliance manufacturers are to remain competitive in world markets, which will increasingly demand highly efficient appliances and equipment.