Sentences with phrase «passive design applications»

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At that time, there were major advances in Building Sector technologies — in glazing materials (heat mirror and low - e coatings), passive and active solar energy systems design and applications, passive and active cooling applications, natural ventilation systems, phase - change materials, moveable insulation, building simulation modeling programs, daylighting systems and controls, energy management systems, night set - back thermostats and occupancy sensors, solar hot water heating, solar thermal electric generation and storage, photovoltaics and advances in low - energy lighting systems, to name just a few.

Swatches are global in scope yet local in application, providing location - specific strategies across the built environment at any latitude and in any environment: from interconnected transportation and habitat networks that span entire regions, to elegant passive design solutions to light, heat, or cool individual buildings.

The couple, who held the passive house standard initially as a vague aspiration, bought a smallholding in 2008 and, during the lengthy planning application, the «opportunities to build to passive house designs economically and efficiently were increasing all the time, so we opted to go for fully passive», says Nick.

The application is designed to adapt to individual timekeeper preferences, with support for traditional timers, as well as passive time capture and mobile time recording options.