The government will also introduce an Emissions Performance Standard, designed to prevent the construction of new, dirty coal plants.

BBC: Energy bill to boost cleaner energy production

While the materials and construction methods are similar to standard pylons, one point of departure is the colour - white instead of gun-metal grey.

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As most readers doubtless know, H beams are the standard unit of steel used in construction.

ECONOMIST: Buttonwood

For example, private rooms, adopted as a standard for new hospital construction in 2006, have been shown to reduce the spread of infection and decrease the disruption of sleep, an important factor in healing.

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The savings are arrestingly simple: Redesigning a standard pumping loop in one factory saved 92% of the pumping power--with lower construction cost and better performance.

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