Comment on Architects who design and propose glass buildings may have increased carbon emissions for decades

NotAnonymousAtAll@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Odusei@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Sorry, he’s out of the shower now.

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• jws_shadotak@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Possibly from allowing sunlight into the building which heats the interior. Air conditioning must work extra hard to overcome the heat.

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  • empireOfLove@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Glass production is also very energy intensive compared to most building materials.

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  • PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    But in the winter that takes the burden off the heating system, as long as they’re using windows with decent insulation.

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  • reddig33@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Most window glass is double insulated.

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• delitomatoes@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  They’re just giant greenhouses. When the AC goes out after 6pm the residual heat from the day makes it unbearable to stay in the office to work

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