1.   They include a new law requiring better insulation, restrictions on the use of fertiliser, and financial incentives for small businesses to adopt energy-efficient technologies.

2.   Another provision will require homes to be built under new codes to conserve energy th-- ough better insulation and shading.

3.   After installation, the panels are pumped up with dry air, rather like inflatable pillows, a result that provides far better insulation than double-glazed glass.

4.   Con Edison officials say that the company is installing new cables with greater capacity and better insulation but that it will take years to replace them all.

5.   Whether better insulation is needed, at least for the most critical structural elements, will be one focus of additional inquiry.

6.   Better insulation has cut electric bills by about a third, Velasco said.

7.   Still, according to Saxon, allergies are a small price to pay for improved pediatric health and better home insulation.