A methodology, that encompasses thermal comfort, visual comfort, and energy savings requirements while resolving the conflicting issues resulting from the fulfillment of these requirements, is highlighted.
In 2002, the E.U. ordered member nations to craft minimum energy-saving requirements for new buildings and existing ones that needed major repairs.
Strict building codes and energy-saving requirements for home appliances and light bulbs — measures that have been largely ignored by Texas — make an excellent fit for California, where residents are used to being regulated.
Energy-saving requirements can add a few thousand dollars to the upfront cost of a new home, Mr. Norman said, and that can price people out of the market, especially in a down economy.
A panel of experts convened by the mayor and City Council issued more than 100 recommendations Monday on how to make New York City's building codes more environmentally sound by imposing energy-saving requirements on construction and renovation work.
Skyscrapers have been covered completely in glass; though at first these window sidings were simply "curtain walls" or unopenable windows, subsequent energy-saving requirements made necessary the use of openable and often tinted sections of these glass walls.
The identified synergic relationships are also very useful in engineering applications, because the designer can select the combination of thermophysical properties most suited to the energy-saving requirements and local market conditions.
Simulations should have a key role as they can lead to designs better satisfying both energy saving and conservational requirements.
Our analysis also implies that a tradeoff should be carefully set between data consistency requirements and energy saving based on the specific requirements of different applications.
With the improvement of energy saving and environmental protection requirements, the market share of heat pump water heater (HPWH) is gradually increasing.
