Sentences with phrase «stringent building code»

We have modern, secure infrastructure and a stringent building code.

For the first time, the agreement calls for regional efficiency standards to replace a quarter - century of national standards, and it also recommends more stringent building code provisions for new construction.

It suggests making coastal development more burdensome through more stringent building codes, siting requirements, and forcing real estate title holders to fully disclose insurance risks associated with storm surges or damage from seawater intrusion.

According to the Economic Times, there's a fresh discussion of the need for more stringent building codes for tall buildings, which currently are built to the same minimal standard as other structures.

To receive Green Community designation, communities must develop and implement a plan to reduce energy use by 20 percent within five years and meet additional criteria including allowing for permitting and siting of renewable energy, purchasing fuel - efficient and alternative fuel vehicles, and adopting more stringent building codes.

But in California, which has stringent building codes, it dropped by 40 percent.

Ms. Palin has rejected the state energy office funds out of concern that it would obligate Alaska to enact more stringent building codes.

Not exact matches

So when the state set out to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, regulators did all the right things - stringent tailpipe standards for cars, tighter codes for buildings, higher renewable energy standards for utilities.

Remember that San Francisco is a city of rowhomes and townhomes built very close together, and often built many years ago when building codes were a bit less stringent.

Their floor plans are larger, they are built according to stringent safety standards, and the construction is closely regulated by strict codes.

That said: building codes in all countries should be as stringent as possible, and there is much work to be done on these issues.

(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.

While the ZERO Code incorporates the latest ASHRAE Standard 90.1 - 2016 requirements for minimum building efficiency, other existing or new prescriptive and performance standards can also be accommodated, such as the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), ASHRAE Standard 189.1 - 2017, or any building energy efficiency standards that are more stringent than ASHRAE Standard 90.1 - 2016.

With simple steps like reducing air leaks and more stringent requirements for demand control ventilation, DASNY employees can conquer the energy code and do their part to build a healthier, more resilient and sustainable future for New York State.»

They also include adopting, or advocating for state adoption, of stringent building energy codes.

ARLINGTON, Va. (Updated Aug. 2017)-- Manufactured homes are as safe as traditional homes during a storm, and in hurricane zones, the standards for manufactured homes are more stringent than regional and national building codes for site - built homes.

Starting in 1976, the HUD Code established a stringent series of construction and safety standards that ensure that today's manufactured homes are superior to «mobile homes,» the term used for factory - built homes produced prior to the HUD Code.

A 2013 study by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) indicated the fire safety code for manufactured homes is more stringent than the code for all other homes built on site.