Traduction de «Pluie chassée sur les bâtiments » (Français → Anglais) :

driving rain on buildings

driving rain on buildings

driving rain index

driving rain index [ DRI | driving-rain index ]

driving rain [ wind-driven rain | wind-blown rain ]

In southern Alberta, a month's worth of rain fell in a span of 12 hours; and this, coupled with the rapid melt of the heavy winter snowpack in the Rockies, washed away homes, bridges, schools, businesses and dreams.

It is currently almost impossible for Palestinians and international donors to obtain building permits in the area, and community buildings and essential basic infrastructure (like rainwater harvesting cisterns) are regularly demolished.

guaranteeing that the extension to the KAD building in Luxembourg will set an example by using best environmental practice (i.e. by installing a system for the recovery, storage and re-use of rain water, by the use of eco-technology to reduce energy consumption, the use of modern technology such as advanced thermal insulation, or air conditioning systems that facilitate heat recovery or free cooling, the use of solar panels for water heating purposes and the possibility of a unit for the co-generation of heat and electricity),

49. Stresses the importance of increasing the environmental performance of buildings with energy efficient house design (insulation, renewable energy use, green roofs, passive/active solar design, low energy houses etc.); supports the use of renewable as well as, if possible, locally available energy sources in the urban environment as well as water efficient building design (conservation and re-use of rainwater, rational flush of toilets, water efficient washing machines and dishwashers); further recommends benchmarking and EU-wide sharing of best practice in improving energy efficiency, the introduction of renewable energies and prog ...[+++]ress in sustainable urban construction in general;