Why Replacing Walls With Glass Changes the Room Completely A glass wall may visually disappear, but environmentally it behaves very differently from the insulated wall it replaces. That distinction becomes increasingly important as the amount of glazing grows. An opaque external wall is primarily designed to separate the internal environment from external conditions. Architectural glazing […]
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The Fundamental Difference: Direct Sun Versus Diffuse Daylight North- and south-facing windows can use exactly the same glass and still create very different conditions inside a home. The reason begins with the path of the sun. In the UK, the sun travels predominantly across the southern part of the sky. A south-facing elevation therefore has […]