@delitomatoes@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 11 months agoArchitects who design and propose glass buildings may have increased carbon emissions for decadesmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down16
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minus-square@jws_shadotak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish13•11 months agoPossibly from allowing sunlight into the building which heats the interior. Air conditioning must work extra hard to overcome the heat.
minus-square@empireOfLove@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglish10•11 months agoGlass production is also very energy intensive compared to most building materials.
minus-square@PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.calinkfedilink7•11 months agoBut in the winter that takes the burden off the heating system, as long as they’re using windows with decent insulation.
Possibly from allowing sunlight into the building which heats the interior. Air conditioning must work extra hard to overcome the heat.
Glass production is also very energy intensive compared to most building materials.
But in the winter that takes the burden off the heating system, as long as they’re using windows with decent insulation.
Most window glass is double insulated.
Insulation doesn’t stop direct sunlight though.