Glass is an indispensable material for green building. It has wide range of functional benefits. Its transparency allows day lighting of the interiors and integrates the interiors with the exteriors. Studies have proven time and again that this substantially improves the productivity and health of the occupants of the building.
Glass is completely recyclable and non-toxic in nature. It satisfies all the ecological parameters of being the most sought after “green” building material in Green Buildings. Moreover it harmonizes a structure with its environment.
Glass has varied “Green” benefits of which some of them are:
• Day lighting - The use of glass brings in lot of light that helps in giving high amount of natural day lighting instead of depending solely on artificial lighting thus reducing considerably electricity consumption.
• Blending interiors with exteriors (Views) - Glass facades give a spectacular view of the outside world from the cozy interiors.
• Recyclability - Glass being recyclable satisfies the important parameter of being a “Green” building material.
• Achieving energy efficiency - High performance glass helps in controlling the solar and thermal heat in the interiors and helps to maintain the temperature at its minimum best and in turn helps to tone down the air-conditioning expenses.
• Innovative application - Being very flexible building material Glass helps to satisfy and capture an architect's utmost imagination in its shape and form.
• Controls noise: Double glazed glass facades help in achieving a high degree of acoustic comfort by keeping away noise penetrating from the exteriors to the interiors thus ensuring a calmer atmosphere inside.
• Self Cleaning: The future belongs to self cleaning Glass which keeps itself clean on its own and brings out an ever sparkling effect.
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