Coatings on the glass,
gas filled insulated space, and multilayer insulated window panes can get
you a lot of insulation value. I'm pretty sure these bldgs meet energy
codes.
Eric Hammarberg, Assoc. AIA
Vice President
Thornton Tomasetti
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Hey, I thought Big Brother's energy code
required a certain energy efficiency, winter and summer. I must be
wrong - or do the recent spate of "glass buildings" (e.g. Richard Meier in
the West Village) somehow meet such codes?
Christopher
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