Sentences with phrase «than a home built»

While these anchors are completely safe, they are prone to more damage during heavy storms and strong winds than a home built on a foundation.

Analysis from EIA's most recent Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) shows that U.S. homes built in 2000 and later consume only 2 % more energy on average than homes built prior to 2000, despite being on average 30 % larger.

Green home building with ENERGY STAR qualifications results in new homes that are substantially more energy efficient than homes built to minimum code requirements.

Homes that earn the ENERGY STAR typically undergo significantly more systems engineering, inspections, and testing than homes built to code.

When built, Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR home plans will result in a home that is at least 15 percent more energy efficient than a home built to the 2009 International Residential Code (IRC), and include additional energy - saving features that typically make them 20 — 30 percent more efficient than standard homes.

While these anchors are completely safe, they are prone to more damage during heavy storms and strong winds than a home built on a foundation.

Wood homes have higher rates than homes built of non-flammable materials like brick, stone or concrete.

Mobile homes are made of lighter materials and, although anchored to the ground, they are prone to more damage from severe weather events than a home built upon a foundation.

The average home built in 2016 was 2,634 square feet, smaller than homes built the year prior, per recent data by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Today's average new home size is over 2,700 square feet, 57 percent larger than homes built about 40 years ago.

«Our homeowners are realizing significant yearly savings of 30 % to 35 %,» said Schuster, «making them more efficient than a home built to current building codes.»

Although this home is 30 % more energy efficient than homes built according to current building code requirements, it is still possible to lower the HERS Index score.

One survey found that modular homes produced 5 % less construction waste than homes built on - site.

Advances in energy - efficiency have resulted in new homes being more energy - efficient than homes built just five years ago.

Green homebuilding and remodeling addresses these issues by promoting the design and construction of homes that have much higher performance levels than homes built to the minimum building codes.

On average, LEED - certified homes use 20 — 30 percent less energy than a home built to code, with some homes reporting up to 60 percent savings.

Much more so than the homes we build here in Australia.

Not exact matches

Last week, Statistics Canada reported a big drop in the issuance of building permits for single - family homes in cities with populations greater than 10,000.

There was a time when Canada built more single - family homes than multi-family units.

Anyone who wants to build a smart home will have better luck with the Echo because it simply supports more devices and services than the Google Hhome will have better luck with the Echo because it simply supports more devices and services than the Google HomeHome.

«He can speak to the intricacies of the home - building industry better than anybody on the council.

In a very large country, Canada Post has some built - in advantages for a foray into the parcel business: besides a national delivery network that reaches or almost reaches every home in Canada, the corporation's retail outlets offer a far more user - friendly way of collecting a missed parcel than what's on offer from logistics giants like UPS.

Couples prefer to stay in less - than - satisfying marriages over losing the equity they have built up in their homes.

When PCW builds an additional 60 greenhouses on his property, the 10 - acre operation will be home to more than 300,000 plants.

As a result, these homeowners have been able to build wealth at a faster pace than owners of more expensive homes.»

It was actually faster to take out a home - equity loan from her community bank, which she used to purchase an adjacent building to expand her business, than it was to go through the extended process of getting a commercial loan.

«Recent events have brought home for me that people are more important than work, and that I need to take some time off of the day - to - day to grieve my mother, whom I buried on Friday, to reflect, to work on myself, and to focus on building out a world - class leadership team,» Kalanick wrote in the email, obtained first by Recode.

Others in the business think the secret to greater acceptance lies in building a distribution network and courting liberal - minded builders rather than targeting home buyers.

The company has built more than 2,150 homes since its inception and aims to distinguish itself by offering affordable, highly customizable products in premium locations and — most important — top - notch customer service.

Built in collaboration with The Culinary Institute of America, The Professional Chef is much more than a typical recipe app, giving home cooks the tools to be semi-professional at home.

McAlester also is home to the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (MCAAP), which includes more than 2,800 buildings and 8.84 million square feet of storage.

Newly built homes are more expensive than they've ever been before.

Newly built homes are also more expensive than comparable existing homes, so higher mortgage rates may make them less attractive, especially to buyers on the margins or those who have more trouble qualifying for a mortgage.

StreetEasy goes deeper than any other source, offering New York - specific information like whether a building has a doorman or an elevator, with proprietary data and useful search tools to help home shoppers and real estate professionals navigate the complex real estate markets within the five boroughs of New York City, as well as Northern New Jersey and the Hamptons.

HQ2 is expected to rival the company's Seattle campus, which takes up 8.1 million square feet, has 33 buildings and 24 restaurants and is home to more than 40,000 employees.

This a relatively new program designed to help low - income Americans build home equity faster than they would with a traditional 30 - year loan.

Whether you decide to put more than 20 % down depends a lot on how badly you want to beat out the competition for the home, whether you think your savings could do more for you invested elsewhere and how soon you want to build equity, pay off the mortgage and be free of that mortgage debt.

NAHB and Houzz developed a strategic partnership more than two years ago, enabling NAHB members to use Houzz's technology and marketing capabilities to connect with a community of more than 40 million home owners and others interested in building or renovating homes.

Furthermore, having surveyed some 70 housebuilders that collectively built more than 75 per cent of all new housing in England in 2015/16, over half of respondents expect their organisation to build more homes in the next year.

Oakdale Homes and Hampton Homes are developing or building new homes in more than 15 DFW area locations.

When you make the decision to buy a home, each mortgage payment goes toward building your personal wealth rather than inflating your landlord's wallet.

Canadians have more equity in their homes than Americans did, the default rate is lower, the sub-prime market is tiny, and mortgage interest is not tax - deductible, so there's no incentive to build up debt.

However, if buying a home is far out of reach, Scorgie advises to rent while trying to build savings rather than putting yourself in a financially burdensome position.

Co-sponsoring Eggman's bill was the California Solar Energy Industries Association, which notes the challenge of installing solar panels on any multi-unit apartment building is far greater than on a single - family home, especially for a building housing low - income tenants.

In the span of less than two years, Joe Noci and his wife, Gisela, went from working in the aeronautical drone industry in South Africa to building conservation drones out of their home in Namibia.

In Home Building and Loan Association v. Blaisdell, the majority explicitly endorsed the idea that the interpretation of the Constitution should reflect «the vision of our time» rather than the intent of the framers.

If that is NOT what you are suggesting, please explain in what ways — how and where — you would accept the «free practice of religion» anywhere other than in a religious building or at home.

The Catholic Church does more than anyone to feed the poor; treat the sick; educate the uneducated and build homes for the homeless all over the world..

They are not to build homes higher than Muslim homes.

If we are engaged in chastity education rather than giving information about sex, it is easy to show that such education, is part of the character building for children that finds its natural place in the home.