Sentences with phrase «reduces building heating»

The use of heat pumps reduces building heating and cooling loads.

Benefits of cool roofs include reduced building heat - gain and saving on summertime air conditioning expenditures.

Not exact matches

But these cooler streets also reflect less heat onto buildings, saving on air - conditioning costs and reducing the effects of climate change.

But while that is a crucial national conversation, the heated pipeline debate sometimes means we pay a lot less attention to the kinds of things we should build in Canada if we're serious about reducing carbon emissions.

In these cases, the bipolar ion systems are quite effective as they can integrate with the building's heating and cooling systems to supply ions with the conditioned air to inside spaces and reduce contaminants, providing cleaner, fresher odor - free air and enhancing the dining experience.

Plenish ® high oleic soybean oil's increased heat stability reduces polymer build - up on manufacturing equipment, leading to cleaner restaurants.

While the skewers are cooking over the coals, you paint them with the reduced marinade to build up flavor and color, and by the end, you have a supremely juicy, beautifully - colored nuggets of dark meat with just the right about of peppery heat balanced by sweet molasses and punchy ginger.

Better industrial engineers create more efficient buildings that better distribute heat or cold, which reduces energy costs, which allows more investment into bio and biotech.

Considered the vegan's alternative to wool diaper covers, fleece cloth diaper covers also allow for air - circulation, therefore reducing the build - up of heat that can lead to bacterial growth and diaper rash.

All of the minimum building envelope code requirements (insulation) were exceeded which reduces heating and cooling loads

For example, the guidelines state that reducing energy consumption could be achieved by exploring grants for energy efficiency improvements as well as by placing vegetation around buildings to lower heating and cooling costs.

Supporters point out that geothermal reduces greenhouse gases by using the earth to heat and cool buildings.

You are guaranteed to get a great fit with this well - balanced pair, and the breathable cloth will reduce heat and moisture build - up.

All the rollers — more than thirty of them — have built - in heat to reduce stress and rejuvenate the mind and body.

Measures that tackle the urban heat island effect also make cities more energy efficient (by reducing the cooling needs inside buildings) and more comfortable (by shading city residents).

Giving buildings cool - surface makeovers counters the urban heat island effect and reduces the temperature inside a building.

According to Lowell Ungar, director of the Alliance to Save Energy in Washington, D.C., stronger building codes that would improve insulation, heating and cooling, and lighting could reduce building energy demand by 6 to 7 percent by 2030.

«Trees have direct and indirect benefits for cooling buildings and reducing human suffering during heat waves,» Endreny said.

The researchers estimated the benefits of tree cover in reducing air pollution, stormwater runoff, energy costs associated with heating and cooling buildings, and carbon emissions.

Looking at the technologies over a span of 50 years, including manufacture, installation, use, and disposal / recycling, they found that the extra energy and emissions embodied in cool pavement materials usually exceed the expected energy and emissions savings from reduced space conditioning (cooling and heating) in buildings.

Buildings are insulated by lining their facades with materials that reduce the transfer of heat to the outside environment.

Innovative urban design could create increased access to active transport.99 The compact geographical area found in cities presents opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions of heat - trapping gases and other air pollutants through active transit, improved building construction, provision of services, and infrastructure creation, such as bike paths and sidewalks.303, 318 Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311, 303

The built environment, whether concrete structures or paved roads, absorbs heat, increasing the impact of global warming — but alternative materials could be a relatively cheap way to reduce temperature rise.

The reasoning behind this is that the major cause of urban heat islands is the reduced cooling that occurs at night when the «view to space» of the surface is blocked by buildings.

Dust builds - up on a PC's inside and excessive heat will significantly reduce its performance and eventually reduce its lifespan.»

From using locally sourced and organic building materials to the user - friendly advice and instructions for heating and cooling the building, the school has been designed to fit brief, budget and reduce energy bills.

The use of LED lights and daylight dimming and a highly efficient heat pump system further reduced the modular building's carbon footprint.

The PT's energy control system speeds up the washing process, increasing rack capacity per hour by 28 % and reducing heat - up time by 50 %, to ensure there is no build up of dirties in the kitchen.

This works intelligently, using past data to assess when a certain area of the building is likely to be occupied, activating heating in time for visitors» arrival and reducing temperature or turning off the heating entirely during periods of inactivity.

Despite the demise of the Building Schools for the Future programme, the use of heat pumps in schools offer a number of advantages: • a simple and cost effective installation compared to some alternative technologies • ongoing schools building programmes can benefit from heat pump systems that improve the environmental footprint and reduce running and operational costs • a low carbon technology that helps to reduce CO2 emissions • a renewable heat technology to satisfy the UK's renewable oblBuilding Schools for the Future programme, the use of heat pumps in schools offer a number of advantages: • a simple and cost effective installation compared to some alternative technologies • ongoing schools building programmes can benefit from heat pump systems that improve the environmental footprint and reduce running and operational costs • a low carbon technology that helps to reduce CO2 emissions • a renewable heat technology to satisfy the UK's renewable oblbuilding programmes can benefit from heat pump systems that improve the environmental footprint and reduce running and operational costs • a low carbon technology that helps to reduce CO2 emissions • a renewable heat technology to satisfy the UK's renewable obligation.

The plenary allowed pupils to discuss houses of the future and how they need to be built to reduce heat loss.

Carefully positioned trees around schools can help reduce energy consumption for heating and cooling buildings, and grassed areas are significantly cooler than tarmac and concrete.

Automated Building Systems manages the climate control systems in the school buildings to reduce heating and cooling during unpopulated times.

In addition, in many of our modular buildings we employ radiant heat barriers as well as increase the R - value of all insulation to better reduce element intrusion, thereby reducing HVAC load and maintenance costs.

Other new technology includes nano - surfaced cylinder liners, which reduce fuel consumption, and help to protect the engine from heat build up at high speed.

With an estimated output hovering near 650 horsepower, the turbo units» unconventional placement helps reduce engine compartment heat build - up under full throttle and doesn't require the removal of any sheet metal beneath the sculpted lines of the hood.

An extractor vent on the trailing edge of the front arches reduces heat and pressure build - up, and shows just how much wider than the standard Megane the RS is.

Over at the back, you'll find the rear shock, which limits the performance - reducing effects of heat build - up.

The new lock - up assembly not only reduces heat build - up during operation, but also features improved overall lubrication that generates better cooling.

This air supply improves convection of the brake rotor vanes, reducing heat build up compared with conventional airflow, thus increasing brake performance.

Other highlights include an integrated exhaust manifold built into the cylinder head — which delivers a shorter flow path for hot exhaust gases and allows the catalytic converter to heat up faster for reduced cold start emissions — and a turbine speed sensor which allows its turbos to spin at up to 240,000 rpm (220,000 minimum) for higher torque and horsepower output.

Current options include ripping out walls and installing Roxul — a thermal wool insulation that reduces heat and noise transfer, opting for Green Glue — a tacky substance that offers virtually 100 % soundproofing, or building a sound - proof room.

Dogs, of course do not sweat and their only means of reducing built - up body heat is by panting.

To reduce energy consumption and help lower operating costs, the new building includes geo - thermal heating, high efficiency lighting, and solar tubes to provide 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 wind.

My second vote is for reducing the urban / peri-urban heat sink by putting reflective rather than absorptive roofing on buildings and houses.

* + The ability to daylight the inner core of a building, replacing electric lights * + No heat loss / gain thereby reducing heat load on the building * + Multiple compact light fittings can be ceiling, wall or floor mounted * + No need for structural alterations * + Easy installation * + Fixed interior output pattern allows easy integration of artificial lighting where required * + Cost effective

Congress and the federal government have begun to realize that there are cost - effective technologies like geothermal heat pumps that can substantially enhance energy efficiency and thereby reduce the carbon footprint of our building stock.

Q: Even if hempcrete were initially more expensive to build with, what type of long - term savings could owners expect to see, in terms of reduced energy use for heating and cooling?

Slowing such overturning by reducing the horizontal differential heating could tend to allow heat to build up at lower levels until the lapse rate is more favorable to localized vertical overturning (LVO)(The two forms of overturning are not always completely distinct or separate; for example, the Hadley cell, Walker, and monsoon circulations, as well as extratropical storm track activity (developing from baroclinic instability (Rossby wave phenomena)-RRB- are driven and organized in part by horizontal differential heating, but in the ascending portions of these circulations, cumulus - type convection can occur).