retrofit
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The same is true for giving employees workplace options: Perhaps three configurations for the retrofit, each with a clear rationale, gets employees input without turning it into a second job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Retail storefronts, offices, daycare centers and churches can qualify under a new alternative fire-code compliance pathway that dramatically reduces retrofit costs, which can run $100,000 or more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
When HW3 was introduced, Tesla also offered the ability to retrofit some older models with the then-new hardware offering.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has said it has stepped up a crackdown on retrofit bulbs, with sellers facing potential fines of up to £1,000.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
The Center has since benefitted by a forty-million-dollar retrofit, but there's still enough forest and swamp on the facility for the Border Patrol to put in tracking practice.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce
On Net Zero he proposes a "Northern Way", which subsidises the transition, retrofits, cutting bills, and building exportable locally owned industry.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
There are industry divides over which bill allows more flexibility to comply with new mandates and whether airlines should be required to make potentially costly retrofits of cockpit systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The ADS-B In retrofits might not be compatible with hundreds of planes in the U.S. commercial fleet, according to Bedford, the FAA administrator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
More recently built structures need fewer upgrades and may not require seismic retrofits to meet safety codes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
The county set a deadline for retrofits to be done within 20 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
A vehicle was retrofitted so that Lillard could drive.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The new plane was rapidly retrofitted and equipped with security features before making its first flight with Trump on July 1.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Although many older brick buildings have been retrofitted in L.A., other types of buildings have not.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
They took an old double-decker bus, removed the roof, and retrofitted the rest, instead of just renting a tour bus.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
Strong men lifted Garfield and the mattress from the wagon onto the rail car, which had been retrofitted to accommodate him.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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But when it comes to retrofitting older homes it can be complex due to having to find space for the equipment, which adds to installation costs.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
One study, published in 2020, discussed how experts might recommend retrofitting riskier buildings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
At those levels, buyers can commission their own dream homes instead of retrofitting someone else’s fantasy.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
In April the government approved a legal framework to allow people to convert their petrol and diesel vehicles into electric ones, known as "retrofitting".
From Barron's ● May 3, 2026
It could spend a bundle retrofitting to comply, or lose a bundle in sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
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