Twelve benchmark homes, composed of three different home sizes in four different geographical locations, are each evaluated under twelve unique control scenarios with systematically varied peak period length, rate ratio, and set point offset.
Participating users will be able to automatically pull in data from their utility provider in order to benchmark their home's energy usage against a national average of similar homes, compare their energy use with their Facebook friends, enter energy-saving competitions and share tips on how to become more energy efficient.
Yields on 10-year Treasury securities, a benchmark for home mortgages and corporate loans, tumbled to their lowest level in more than a year on Tuesday.
A low price achieved through a forced sale can set a benchmark for home values on a whole street in London".
Yields on 10-year Treasury securities, a vital benchmark for home mortgages and corporate loans, tumbled to the lowest level in more than a year on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve said it would buy up government debt in an effort to bolster the nation's increasingly fragile economy.
To reach this benchmark a home has to be matchless in location, detail and history.
To approach or exceed this benchmark, a home has to be irreplaceable; indulgent upgrades and acres of land alone aren't enough.
I didn't do any detailed benchmarking at home but it certainly seemed to be shunting files around faster than on my old Netgear.
For nearly three years, she searched for an alternative to the place that she, her husband and daughter were renting in Riverdale, only to see the benchmarks for home prices continue to increase.
He also established records (all since broken) for catchers of his era: he held the benchmark for most home runs hit by a catcher (313), most consecutive errorless games (148), and most consecutive chances handled (950).
Bonds's chase of recent baseball history -- instead of the 37-year-old benchmark of 61 home runs that McGwire shattered -- has diluted the nationwide fanfare of his achievement.
