Retrofit Quotes

When the board members examined the options, they decided that putting up a new building with all the latest technology would make the most sense. In the remodeling scenarios presented to the board, the district would spend a lot of money and still have old buildings that were just retrofitted. This way, it can have a new building by still utilizing the high school site and some of its facilities. - David Armstrong

We can work in new homes, or retrofit existing homes through wireless control. We're making homes more fun, energy-efficient places to live. There's no one around here like us. - George James

We are looking at approximately $25,000 to $30,000 for the retrofit of the skate park itself and that's at prevailing wage, and we are looking at an additional couple thousand dollars in architectural design fees. - Jennifer Clarke

This durable, patented low-cost filter design bridges the gap between low-efficiency diesel-oxidation catalysts and expensive, heavily catalyzed particulate filters. The wire-mesh filter system is designed to work synergistically with a fuel-borne catalyst (FBC) for reliable performance. This combined FBC/CWMF technology is especially suited to solving the challenging problem of delivering a reliable pollution control solution which can be easily retrofitted for the older, higher-emission diesel engines expected to be in service for years to come. CDT will be offering licensing opportunities and technology transfer programs for the CWMF technology to establish manufacturing and distribution partnerships that meet worldwide retrofit and original equipment manufacturer needs. - James Valentine

They can be involved in demand-side management projects, educating the public, being actively involved in financing energy retrofits for people's homes, for example. - Jack Harris

There's some interest here in retrofitting barns. Most farms in Southern Illinois don't have a lot of on-farm storage. And the local elevators and terminal elevators are not set up to hold grain. They have to move it out. - John Pike

There should be a moral principle there that says, let's green the ghetto first. Let's go to those communities where they have the least ability to pay for that retrofit and make sure they get that help, make sure they get that support. And give the young people standing on those corners the opportunity to put down those handguns and pick up some caulking guns and be a part of the solution. - Van Jones

There are a lot of new residences geared to older people that are out in the hinterlands. They are not necessarily close to medical offices, grocery stores and all the places you need to go. We need to start thinking about how to retrofit our community so older people can get around. - Diann Shappell

The vast majority of bridges were built or repaired prior to 1990. Even though we are working as hard as we can to retrofit or replace bridges to make them seismically current, there are over 2,000 that were built before 1990. - Bruce Johnson