A groundbreaking study released by Architecture 2030 this week shows that an investment of just $ 21.6 billion
towards building energy efficiency would replace 22.3 conventional coal - fired plants, reduce CO2 emissions by 86.7 MMT, save 204 billion cubic feet of natural gas and 10.7 million barrels of oil, save consumers $ 8.46 billion in energy bills and -LSB-...]
Their high fiber and «good fat» count
towards building energy.
Not exact matches
Apple Inc. said it plans to
build a new solar farm with NV
Energy Inc. for power supply to its new data center in Reno, Nevada, a major step towards its goal of having its data centers run on renewable e
Energy Inc. for power supply to its new data center in Reno, Nevada, a major step
towards its goal of having its data centers run on renewable
energyenergy.
Apple plans to
build a solar farm with NV
Energy in Reno, Nev., a step towards its goal of having its data centers run on renewable e
Energy in Reno, Nev., a step
towards its goal of having its data centers run on renewable
energyenergy.
Why shouldn't systems tend in precisely the opposite direction,
towards a
build - up and concentration of
energy in greater and greater forms of complexity?
Turns out, $ 750 million worth of State money is going to SolarCity to
build solar panels, which will presumably be in high demand as the nation transfers away from fossil fuels and
towards renewable
energy sources.
EMR is vital to attracting low - carbon technologies, as there's little doubt that if left alone, the market would veer
towards a short - term approach —
building more gas generation — at the expense of our long - term environmental and
energy security responsibilities.
In response to the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) consultation on Part L and F of the
Building Regulations, the Chartered Institute of
Building (CIOB) has again called for a wider focus
towards energy use in
buildings.
In a submission to the Department's of
Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and Communities and Local Government (DCLG), the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has called for a combined approach towards buildings and energy gener
Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and Communities and Local Government (DCLG), the Chartered Institute of
Building (CIOB) has called for a combined approach
towards buildings and
energy gener
energy generation.
# 100 million
towards local authorities
building energy efficient housing.
The drive
towards net - zero
energy buildings represents a similar trajectory for the
buildings sector.
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched a Green Partnership, reaffirming their countries» strong commitment to taking vigorous action to combat climate change, ensuring their mutual
energy security, working
towards global food security, and
building a clean
energy economy that will drive investment, job creation, and economic growth throughout the 21st century.
Last February, the Department of
Energy selected sixcompanies to receive funding
towards building ethanol plants — scheduled to beoperational within the next three years — that will utilize new technology forprocessing corn stover as well as other types of agricultural waste.
On a very simple quest, replace time and
energy wasted with more family time, putting your efforts
towards things that
build you and your family up.
On salernovitamins.com we sell a lot of vitamins that are geared
towards building up mitochondrial storage and working on that
energy component of our cells.
Aerin will stay at her grandmother's company as a creative consultant and spokesperson, but she'll shift her
energies towards building her own luxury brand.
Haino's signature detonations and Yacyshyn's punctuation leapfrog each other, creating a Möbius strip of
energy that escalates freely without falling — a tightrope walk that American Dollar Bill has been
building towards all along.
Positive
energy builds, spreads, and drives everyone
towards success.
We work
towards delivering
buildings that are
energy - efficient and designed to meet green standards.
The success of our work is
built on a foundation of committed members, partners, and practitioners, who devote their time and
energies towards advancing the practice of student - centered learning.
In addition to purchasing a primary residence, VA mortgages can be applied
towards making a home more
energy efficient,
building a new house, or purchasing a house for remodeling.
A second perk, Invigoration, grants additional melee
energy on Orb pickups, which further pushes this helmet
towards a melee
build.
Intuit's measures to cut emissions include upgrading equipment to enhance
energy efficiency in the company's data centers, installing solar panels on its California
buildings, increasing video conferencing capabilities to cut down on employee travel, and innovating
towards «digital distribution» of all of its products to avoid packaging and shipping emissions.
2030 District members can use the tool to establish
energy baselines and reduction targets for new and existing
buildings, as well as assess their progress
towards meeting District
energy goals.
A Zero Score is a value calculated for an existing
building or
building design, which indicates a
building's
energy performance and progress
towards achieving Zero Net Carbon.
This work continues with our current cultural activity
towards building a Renaissance in
energy production, economic regeneration and a cultural renewal.
Also keep in mind, EFL backs their program up with a 3 year comfort and
energy usage guarantee and geared
towards being 50 % more efficient on Heating and Cooling over a code
built home in a given region.
The report also stresses that the transition
towards energy - efficient construction and sustainable refurbishment requires skills development and training far beyond those for traditional
buildings.
The only way China will meet its development needs in the long run is to a) rebalance its economy away from polluting industry
towards job - creating services, b) increase the efficiency with which industry and
buildings consume
energy and c) find alternatives to coal or ways to use it cleanly.
Alden Meyer, director of strategy and policy at the Union of Concerned Scientists, said: «At this year's climate talks, the Fijian presidency helped us
build the vessels needed to carry us
towards a clean
energy future.
«Our positive progress in moving
towards our goals has enabled us to demonstrate the business case for investment in
energy efficiency and renewable electricity generation to stakeholders across the
building sector.
This effort is geared
towards increasing
energy code compliance through an understanding of the South Carolina Energy Conservation Code as well as a wide variety of topics related to building science, building performance and the importance of energy effic
energy code compliance through an understanding of the South Carolina
Energy Conservation Code as well as a wide variety of topics related to building science, building performance and the importance of energy effic
Energy Conservation Code as well as a wide variety of topics related to
building science,
building performance and the importance of
energy effic
energy efficiency.
There is a broad array of already existing clean and more productive
energy technologies, as well as renewable bioproducts that can help propel both local communities and national governments
towards meeting their climate goals and
building smart, sustainable infrastructure.
RESOLVED, Community Board Five supports the investigation of the implementation of the Passive House Classic, Passive House Plus (net zero) and Premium (net positive) Standards for application to new construction and renovation in our community; and... supports working
towards the adoption of a zero net
energy standard, such as Passive House, into the New York City
building code by adjusting existing regulations...»
I call it Project Zero — because its aims are a zero - carbon -
energy system; the production of machines, products and services with zero marginal costs; and the reduction of necessary work time as close as possible to zero... If I am right, the logical focus for supporters of postcapitalism is to
build alternatives within the system; to use governmental power in a radical and disruptive way; and to direct all actions
towards the transition — not the defence of random elements of the old system.
The department announced at the 2010 See the Light conference in Dublin that the requirements for non-residential
buildings were due to be reviewed in 2011, and a 2012 departmental report, Towards Nearly Zero Energy Buildings in Ireland: Planning for 2020 and Beyond promised the revision of TGD L for non-residential buildings in
buildings were due to be reviewed in 2011, and a 2012 departmental report,
Towards Nearly Zero
Energy Buildings in Ireland: Planning for 2020 and Beyond promised the revision of TGD L for non-residential buildings in
Buildings in Ireland: Planning for 2020 and Beyond promised the revision of TGD L for non-residential
buildings in
buildings in 2013/14.
Catalyze immediate, urgent and drastic emission reductions: «In line with what science and equity require, deliver urgent short - term actions,
building towards a long - term goal that is agreed in Paris, that shift us away from dirty
energy, marking the beginning of the end of fossil fuels globally, and that keep the global temperature goal in reach.»
As the UK inches
towards zero carbon and nearly zero
energy building targets, the construction industry must pay increasing attention to the impacts of regulatory changes on design and construction, argues Passive House Academy founder Tomás O'Leary.
Improvements made in
building efficiency and design have proven key to reducing
energy consumption and GHG emissions in U.S.
buildings: significant progress
towards achieving a zero carbon
built environment.
If serious progress is to be made
towards achieving nearly zero
energy buildings in the UK by 2020, these U-values are going to have toreduce significantly over the comingyears.
All European nations are on the road
towards what's referred to as «nearly zero
energy buildings» by 2020 (by the way, I think it's quite hilarious to include the term «nearly» in a European policy directive — don't you?).
As many Passive House Plus readersare aware, Part L1A of the
building regulations deals with
energy efficiency and renewable
energy requirements for new dwellings and is the British government's key reference document guiding England and Wales
towards meeting their 2020 carbon commitments.
As the EU moves
towards «Near Zero
Energy Buildings «and the UK moves
towards implementing this by requiring «Zero Carbon
Buildings», understanding the Passivhaus Standard as one reliable route
towards delivering «Zero Carbon
Buildings» is vital.
Perhaps the greatest excitement arises from the emerging commitment from government to move
towards Passive House - levels of
building energy efficiency.
Key speakers, including executives from Rockwool, Siemens, Gensler, Philips Lighting, the U.S. Green
Building Council, JPMorgan Chase and others, will debate how existing We Mean Business Coalition commitments on science - based targets, energy productivity and renewable energy can help drive towards the essential goal of decarbonizing the building
Building Council, JPMorgan Chase and others, will debate how existing We Mean Business Coalition commitments on science - based targets,
energy productivity and renewable
energy can help drive
towards the essential goal of decarbonizing the
buildingbuilding sector.
«The public healthcare sector has the capacity to make significant contributions
towards emission reductions and serve as a «launching customer» for clean and
energy - efficient products, services, works and
buildings», says the HCWH.
January 28: 10:45 am - 12:15 pm, Janet Larsen, Symposium on «Carbon Pricing, Coalition
Building, and International Action
towards COP 21,» held at the National Council for Science and Environment 2015 Conference on
Energy and Climate Change, Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA, http://www.energyandclimatechange.org/
-LSB-...] «Near Zero
Energy Buildings «and the UK moves
towards implementing this by requiring «Zero Carbon
Buildings», understanding the Passivhaus Standard as one reliable route
towards delivering «Zero Carbon -LSB-...]
And of course the Australian landmass has more renewable
energy resources than any nation in the world, far more and at much cheaper cost than Germany and Denmark where great strides have been made
towards building new renewable infrastructures.
Having such differentiation may be misleading
towards consumers, as would be the case if there were separate
Energy Performance Certification ratings for new and for existing
buildings.