delitomatoes@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 years agoArchitects who design and propose glass buildings may have increased carbon emissions for decadesmessage-squaremessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down17
arrow-up137arrow-down1message-squareArchitects who design and propose glass buildings may have increased carbon emissions for decadesdelitomatoes@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 years agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squarejws_shadotak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·3 years agoPossibly from allowing sunlight into the building which heats the interior. Air conditioning must work extra hard to overcome the heat.
minus-squareempireOfLove@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 years agoGlass production is also very energy intensive compared to most building materials.
minus-squarePeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 years agoBut in the winter that takes the burden off the heating system, as long as they’re using windows with decent insulation.
minus-squareඞmir@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agoInsulation doesn’t stop direct sunlight though.
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.
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Insulation doesn’t stop direct sunlight though.