But the real challenge is renovating existing buildings to add modern levels of insulation.
The inside was wrapped with eight inches of insulation and several layers of plastic, he said.
Since 1994 Smith has patented more than 90 inventions, most using nanoparticles to develop new types of insulation.
His house is littered with chunks of insulation, and Sandy buckled its floors.
For that, you'd need either piles of insulation (too bulky) or some way to control the temperature inside the case.
And a new issue involves a sensor that monitors the status of a layer of insulation that guards against electrical shorts in the vehicle.
Since all that dirt and heavy pipe provides lots of insulation, Nethercomm can beam a radio signal and not have to worry about interference.
Owens Corning is well known in North America for its ubiquitous pink fiberglass insulation, but also makes a wide range of insulation and roofing products.
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Three years later during STS-27, Atlantis' heat shield sustained severe damage from a piece of insulation that broke off of the right solid rocket booster during launch.
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Twisted metal and pieces of insulation filled the trees.
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That piece of insulation, which fell off 82 seconds after launch, hit the leading edge of Columbia's left wing and caused enough damage to bring about the shuttle's destruction when it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere February 1.
Many MLPs have a degree of insulation from commodity price volatility thanks to long-term deals with customers for leasing out storage facilities and pipeline deals that are based on volume of throughput rather than the price of it.
One of the reasons we stressed from the start the importance of a very well-resourced firewall with overwhelming capacity is precisely to provide that kind of insulation, so that when events -- either political or market events -- are destabilizing, that other economies in the euro area will be well protected from the contagion.
Standard green features in each home include LED lighting, recycled glass countertops, a high-efficiency water heater, water-conserving fixtures including dual-flush toilets, FSC-certified bamboo flooring, EnergyStar appliances, zero-VOC paints, finishes, and adhesives, a whole-house ventilation system, low-E windows, high levels of insulation, a fully recyclable, heat-deflecting cool roof, exterior wood siding and decking made from FSC-certified cedar, and much more.
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DeClements uses vertical rebar with horizontal steel ties, plus a layer of waterproof insulation, electrical wiring and plumbing.
Jude's medical advisers noted a higher-than-normal rate of an insulation failure, called externalization.
The problem is at the back of the fridge where there is a large amount of foam insulation, which is highly flammable.
The ceiling was constructed of asbestos insulation board (AIB), a material commonly used in many buildings before it was banned in 1999.
Even two thirds of its insulation has come from recycled blue jeans.
Most international travelers once knew firsthand the scent of burning insulation.
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Drawing on one survey assessing the impact of an insulation and boiler replacement programme, it claimed as many as 180, 000 such cases could be avoided throughout Scotland.
The amount of charge that can be stored depends on the surface area of the electrodes, the strength and composition of the insulation between them, and how close they are together.
The big banks are likely to argue that the costs for them of borrowing would rise almost the moment that the government commits to the ring fence, even if the actual insulation of investment banking doesn't take place for years.
And because the gate and the insulation layer are formed right at the end of the chip-making process, after the high-temperature steps have been completed, it is possible to choose from a wider range of materials for the insulation layer.
On Friday, Boeing gave US regulator, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), its plan to fix the battery problems, which reportedly involves a significant redesign of the battery pack with new ceramic insulation around each of the battery's eight cells.
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Among other improvements introduced or recommended: better insulation of cables and switchboards, and more fire suppression systems.
In 2001 Aspen Aerogels--a Northborough, Massachusetts spinoff of Aspen Systems--figured out how to use aerogel blankets instead of fiberglass as insulation in undersea oil pipelines.
In 2001 Aspen Aerogels--a Northborough, Mass. spinoff of Aspen Systems--figured out how to use aerogel blankets instead of fiberglass as insulation in undersea oil pipelines.
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