Sentence examples for energy saving standards from inspiring English sources

Beijing and Shanghai governments have also issued their local energy saving standards for the public buildings with 65%and50%0% of energy-saving goals.

These improvements happened because the government set energy saving standards that drove a wave of industry innovation.

Green codes in China mandate energy-saving standards for heating, cooling and lighting new buildings.

If establishments won't monitor themselves, as schools have, local mandates should be put in place to grade an establishment on its energy footprint and force it to follow newer, updated energy-saving standards.

At a recent presentation, Mr. Parlato pointed out that although he is not a developer, he is interested in building a community that would embrace innovative environmental and energy-saving standards.

Yet instead of tackling these problems in tandem, the Westminster government is trying to demolish a policy that would have ensured new homes were built to the highest energy-saving standards.

Congress and the public need to register their strong opposition with the Energy Department by May 3 to increase the odds that the agency will do the right thing and maintain these new energy-saving standards, not narrow their scope.

Vice President Al Gore wants more Americans to drive vehicles powered by electricity and to sleep under roofs latticed with solar panels, and today he explained how he would nudge them in that direction: with tax credits of up to $6,000 for buying energy-efficient cars and up to $2,000 for buying houses that meet energy-saving standards.

These include moves to allow road-building in national forests, reverse the phaseout of snowmobiles in national parks, make it easier for mining companies to dig for gold, copper and zinc on public lands, ease energy-saving standards for air-conditioners, bar the reintroduction of grizzly bears in the Northwest and, environmentalists say, make it easier for developers to eliminate wetlands.

Looking to create national energy-saving standards and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Senator Charles E. Schumer said yesterday that he was introducing a measure that would require cities and states to increase energy efficiency in new buildings by 30percentt in the next five years and by 50percentt before 2022.

Energy Star certified homes must meet rigorous energy-savings standards prescribed by the Environmental Protection Agency.