Sentences with phrase «on energy efficiency upgrades»

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These grants were reinstated a year later under the Conservative's EcoEnergy Retrofit program, but are only issued after the homeowner has undertaken an energy audit and made efficiency upgrades on his or her own dime.

Bloomberg said the city has made 143 energy - efficient upgrades over the past few years, including installing high - efficiency lighting on 12 sites throughout the city, saving roughly $ 332,000 a year.

While dropping $ 5,000 on a new furnace can seem steep, you need to factor in how much you'll save on your heating bills by upgrading to a high efficiency furnace — and your energy audit will help you understand those savings.

The fourth installment will provide a synopsis of the more expensive heat efficiency upgrades, including duct sealing and in - wall blown insulation, while the fifth installment will focus solely on tips to increase your home's energy efficiency.

A: While there is plenty of information out there on the return on kitchen or bathroom remodel investments there's not a lot of information on behind - the - scene investments, such as extra-insulation, energy - efficiency upgrades or, soundproofing.

# 7 Increasing Energy Efficiency Whether you upgrade the air conditioner or install energy - efficient windows or add insulation, when you own your own home you can cut down on your electricEnergy Efficiency Whether you upgrade the air conditioner or install energy - efficient windows or add insulation, when you own your own home you can cut down on your electricenergy - efficient windows or add insulation, when you own your own home you can cut down on your electric bill.

The Zhuang Lab upgrades also focused heavily on energy efficiency to achieve its status.

Intuit's measures to cut emissions include upgrading equipment to enhance energy efficiency in the company's data centers, installing solar panels on its California buildings, increasing video conferencing capabilities to cut down on employee travel, and innovating towards «digital distribution» of all of its products to avoid packaging and shipping emissions.

The energy efficiency measures alone are expected to save the University US$ 20 million on various upgrades and other deferred spending.

Pioneer project upgraded to Passive House Plus The world's first Passive House building has increased its already high energy efficiency level and now relies on renewable energy.

The policy will also help build awareness about the benefits of home performance upgrades, as the score comes with a list of suggested cost - effective energy efficiency measures that will help people target investments to save money on energy costs.

CAMPUS CLEAN ENERGY — Institutions of higher - education across the U.S. are engaged in reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through a variety of strategies including energy efficiency upgrades, on - site renewable energy and behavior change to reduce energENERGY — Institutions of higher - education across the U.S. are engaged in reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through a variety of strategies including energy efficiency upgrades, on - site renewable energy and behavior change to reduce energenergy efficiency upgrades, on - site renewable energy and behavior change to reduce energenergy and behavior change to reduce energyenergy use.

By making energy efficiency upgrades in your home, you can save five to 30 percent on your energy bills.

With on - bill financing, the utility provides its own funds to complete the energy efficiency upgrades, and the customer repays the utility through their monthly energy bill.

Two solar for affordable housing rebate programs remain active today: the Low - income Weatherization Program for Large Multifamily (LIWP - LMF), which provides rebates to affordable housing property owners who invest in both solar and energy efficiency upgrades, and the New Solar Homes Partnership (NSHP) for solar investment on newly constructed affordable housing.

«If we're going to have a carbon tax, it would make sense to be spending it on things like transit improvements, energy efficiency upgrades and green jobs.»

Fee revenue could simply be invested in cutting energy costs of local government, whether through deep energy efficiency retrofits, street lighting upgrades, or on - site energy generation.

Efficiency upgrades can shrink the energy load of your building by as much as 35 percent, which will allow you to maximize the proportion of clean power generated on - site at the least cost.

Implicit carbon price: This is calculated based on how much it costs a company to implement emissions reduction projects, such as renewable energy purchases or energy - efficiency upgrades.

Using tax incentives for landlords to upgrade energy efficiency, with a focus on outcomes rather than inputs or a combination (with an energy audit and / or proof of declining utility usage as the rewarded metric) could move many who have no personal financial incentive, other than the slim possibility of getting a higher rent, for making efficiency upgrades.

Trusted Choice Independent Insurance Agents can help you find significant savings on your homeowners insurance by matching you with discounts for energy efficiency, security upgrades, smoke detectors and more.

PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) is a new form of financing that provides property owners with up - front capital to improve their properties with energy efficiency, renewable energy and water conservation upgrades based on property values — up to 20 % of a property's assessed Energy) is a new form of financing that provides property owners with up - front capital to improve their properties with energy efficiency, renewable energy and water conservation upgrades based on property values — up to 20 % of a property's assessed energy efficiency, renewable energy and water conservation upgrades based on property values — up to 20 % of a property's assessed energy and water conservation upgrades based on property values — up to 20 % of a property's assessed value.

Located in the City of Ottawa; Modest unit relative to community norms in terms of floor space and amenities; Rent affordability based on the Average Market Rent (AMR) for Ottawa as established by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation's Rental Market Report (link is external)(also see table below); Not at the same municipal address as the landlord's residence; A building or unit that require essential repairs and / or energy efficiency upgrades; A single unit or multi-unit building that requires modifications to increase accessibility and accommodate tenants who are seniors and / or persons with disability;

On the new - home side, prices start in the low $ 300,000 s. Steven Tobey, president of Gordon Tobey Developments, builds custom homes aimed at the retirement market, featuring luxury finishes and upgraded energy - efficiency packages.

Stream builds on Marshall's existing energy home features and options, which include a solar hot water system, and the R - 2000 and Energy Star building upgrades, which combine added insulation with a high efficiency furnace to increase a home's energy efficiency by up to 40 perenergy home features and options, which include a solar hot water system, and the R - 2000 and Energy Star building upgrades, which combine added insulation with a high efficiency furnace to increase a home's energy efficiency by up to 40 perEnergy Star building upgrades, which combine added insulation with a high efficiency furnace to increase a home's energy efficiency by up to 40 perenergy efficiency by up to 40 per cent.

«People do upgrade [for energy efficiency], but the problem is, a lot of that information on what they're doing doesn't get to the marketplace, doesn't find its way into the real estate transaction,» says Maria Vargas, who directs the Better Buildings Challenge program at the Department of Eenergy efficiency], but the problem is, a lot of that information on what they're doing doesn't get to the marketplace, doesn't find its way into the real estate transaction,» says Maria Vargas, who directs the Better Buildings Challenge program at the Department of EnergyEnergy.