Sentences with phrase «on natural ventilation»

Leitrim place strong emphasis on natural ventilation and lighting, it rests comfortably in the rural landscape and boats commendable green features too.

Yet, there is this absurd insistence on natural ventilation when it comes to houses — despite research demonstrating poorer outcomes for indoor air quality, comfort and energy efficiency.

However modeling showed that even using very conservative assumptions, based on natural ventilation alone, the overheating stayed below the 10 % of hours over 25C required for passive house certification.

Every college campus that is more than 50 or 60 years old used to rely on natural ventilation as its only breathing - air system.

Not exact matches

The device allows business owners to modify their behavior and save on costs of everything from water and electricity to natural gas and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.

Hanging on hooks, the ristras get plenty of natural ventilation.

100 % natural rubber latex — people and planet friendly production No PVC, BPA, phthalates and artificial colours Soft and gentle on baby's face Uniquely designed ventilation holes Hygienic solid design — ...

The drive to reduce the reliance on air - conditioning (although still optional) has meant that all meeting rooms are purpose built to encourage a cool natural flow of air, meaning excellent cross ventilation and copious natural light.

Some of those elements include: - Light - colored roofing that reflects heat and saves energy; - 70 percent ENERGY STAR ® certified appliances including refrigerators, TVs, computers and kitchen equipment; - Water - efficient toilets and aerated bathroom faucets; - 10 percent of the building materials used contain recycled content; - «On Demand» ventilation that provides fresh air for occupied spaces without wasting energy on unoccupied areas of the property; - LED lighting - controls that turn off the lights; - Incorporates high - tech daylight sensors to reduce electrical lighting with natural sunlight and - Uses renewable energy sources such as solar or winOn Demand» ventilation that provides fresh air for occupied spaces without wasting energy on unoccupied areas of the property; - LED lighting - controls that turn off the lights; - Incorporates high - tech daylight sensors to reduce electrical lighting with natural sunlight and - Uses renewable energy sources such as solar or winon unoccupied areas of the property; - LED lighting - controls that turn off the lights; - Incorporates high - tech daylight sensors to reduce electrical lighting with natural sunlight and - Uses renewable energy sources such as solar or wind.

And this building which will have rooftop gardens, water heated by solar, rainwater collection, natural light and ventilation and environmentally sensitive building materials will be deep in the heart of West Harlem (on 150th Street and Convent, for all you New Yorkers).

We've reached out ZHA for more information on its sustainable features, but know that it includes sun - deflecting louvers, natural ventilation, and a focus on increasing daylight inside to minimize artificial lighting requirements.

The Cameron Close units feature cathedral roofs, with skylights over the stairwells, bringing in extra natural light to help save on electricity and provide rapid purge ventilation in hot weather.

I have concentrated on the passive features of the building, the shape, the landscaping and natural ventilation, but it also has its share of the high - tech green gizmo features too, like these evacuated tube solar water heaters on the roof.

Promising to explore novel concepts such as inflatable air bags as wind fins to improve ventilation and modify wind loads; natural ventilation of the toilet areas hung on the edges of the building; and water collection scallops along the sides of the building, this is one skyscraper to watch.

From an exergy efficiency perspective, building technologies which rely on solar, wind and biomass energy sources, coupled to thermally efficient envelopes, appropriate fenestration strategies [where we put what kind and size of windows] and natural ventilation / cooling are truly more elegant than «cutting butter with a chainsaw.»

To accomplish this, the Center makes use of recycled and non-toxic materials and all the offices rely on natural day light and ventilation.

Certainly, the house is full of ideas and principles that we promoted on Treehugger, from putting on sweaters, to celebrating thermal mass to using natural ventilation - ten years ago.

Lots of natural light, ventilation, attractive circulation, shading on windows.

A half - century of construction on the model of refrigerated cooling has left us with homes and offices in which natural ventilation often is either impossible or ineffective.

Unlike conventional construction, CARBONlite design + build homes do not rely on orientation, thermal mass or natural cross flow ventilation to perform energy efficiently.

Advising on a construction dispute including issues relating to quality of concrete work and defective design of natural ventilation resulting in the need to install mechanical cooling.

Sometimes they travel throughout a building using the ventilation system or natural air movement and spread, settling on surfaces, waiting for the opportunity to grow.