Via Treehugger & WIRED: Tilting windows to save energy
According to Wired, “Gang worked with engineering powerhouse Arup to calibrate the facade. Using a computer model, they gradually angled the glass until they hit the sweet spot — skewed enough to keep living rooms from baking, but not so much that they feel like the inside of a boat. The magic number for Chicago’s latitude? Exactly 71 degrees. Which should also be the temperature inside.”
So by tilting the glass and utilizing principles that have been around for ages, she designs a building that needs less air conditioning in summer yet gets the heat gain in winter. Thats good design.
