Sentence examples for tight buildings from inspiring English sources

Architectural changes following the oil shocks of the 1970s, especially the construction of "tight buildings," were found to have health consequences.

Spamming grenades only rarely works, and if it does, it has to be the right circumstance, such as enemy spawns, hallways, and tight buildings.

Jowell said yesterday it was a "fair conclusion" that the Stratford stadium would not become home to a football club because of the tight building timescale.

Thanks to reality television design shows, the public may imagine that house design and the creative use of tight building plots is not unlike a game of Grand Theft Architecture in which overblown dramas unfold around the construction of architectural crime zones.

If money is tight, building an emergency fund can be overwhelming, so start small.

Formaldehyde is but one of many chemicals capable of causing the tight building syndrome or environmentally induced illness (EI).

The expense of a tight building envelope, better windows, and energy-efficient systems generally adds just $3 5 per square foot and often less, according to Greg Kats, managing director of Good Energies, a venture capital firm that invests in sustainable technology.

Air-tight buildings need to have ventilation systems, although the use of these systems results in heavy energy consumption within the building sector.

At the same time, the air quality in some buildings has in recent years deteriorated as building designers and managers have been aiming to design more air-tight buildings and reduce the energy consumption.

Construction practices continue to change, and old buildings are being replaced by newer, tighter buildings.

The decline reversed a big jump in June, prompted by a surge in starts in New York ahead of tighter building regulations.