Glass & Ceramic: Energy Efficient High Daylight Glass Facades

摘要

Building owners and designers are taking a new look at high-performance glass facades as key in creating buildings with improved access to daylight, better indoor air quality, and improved energy efficiency. Double-skin facades are a popular approach to all glass building envelopes in Europe, especially in Germany, where regulations mandate that office workers have access to daylight and fresh air. In one such design, the building's envelope consists of an outer layer of laminated glass and an interior layer of double-glazed glass with operable windows, separated by a 1.7 meter gap.