Sentence examples for retrofitting program from inspiring English sources

The West Hollywood city council is expected to consider a mandatory retrofit ordinance in January; The Santa Monica City Council is expected to begin discussing a proposed wide-ranging retrofitting program at a meeting Tuesday, and Beverly Hills is considering an initial mandate for soft-story wood buildings.

The White House says the retrofitting program will be similar to the Cash for Clunkers program, which offered rebates for trading in used vehicles for more-fuel-efficient ones.

State transportation officials said today that a $65 million retrofitting program at more than 320 bridges since 1990 had "more than paid for itself," and Joe Allbaugh, the new director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, praised the state for both its earthquake plans and its response.

"For years, we thought there'd be an unending supply of water," said the parks commissioner, Adrian Benepe, who announced the retrofitting program at the playground at a news conference with the environmental protection commissioner, Carter Strickland.

Expanding the home retrofitting programs begun under the Recovery Act will create good jobs in construction and related industries.

ECMB's energy efficient programs also reportedly benefit low-income consumers -- through auditing, weatherization, and retrofitting programs, consumers saw an estimated $6 million dollars in annual energy savings.

Work together in your community to apply your knowledge to building codes, retrofitting programs, hazard hunts, and neighborhood and family emergency plans.

However, he joined with Democrats, including Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, in an initiative to require the Department of Energy to develop energy retrofitting programs.

While money is slowly flowing to retrofitting programs in Oregon, Washington state and British Columbia, decades of work will be required to bolster all schools.

To improve this situation, at-risk bridges must be identified and evaluated and effective retrofitting programs should be in place to reduce their seismic vulnerabilities.

Other state retrofitting programs have uncertain impact in reducing childhood exposures because they only provide inducements (e.g., grants) to encourage implementation.