https://sourceable.net/all-glass-facades-wont-exist-in-sustainable-cities/
This is an interesting look at the facades of most modern buildings ie all glass. They look sleek and clean (dare I say "cool") but they have several huge problems:
- In most climates require a significant amount of energy to cool/heat to a comfortable level
- Lets in solar radiation that even if the room temperature is at normal levels, occupants would still be bugged bu the radiant heat streaming in from the glass
- If designed to have high reflectivity to combat radiation it will instead create discomfort for the residents around the building
Baggs proposed a simple solution to the radiant heat problem: incorporate external shading to the facade. Sure it might look ugly and ruin the smoothness of the face but really who should care about that if external shading both reduces operational energy and discomfort from radiant heat. Or just not use an all-glass facade at all.
The major challenge is to get rid of the mindset of this all-glass facade that has been prevalent since early 20th-century Modernism/International style. Its time to move on with future... perhaps a future with no or little glass in our towers.
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