Glass curtain walls are famously energy inefficient. The only way they function is with heating and air con at full blast. From a thermal stand point is as energy efficient as a megalithic rock dwelling.
Something I loathe even more than Modernist architecture: Mayor Bill De Blasio trying to ban steel-and-glass skyscrapers because they allegedly promote global warming (?!?!?!) @NYCMayorhttps://twitter.com/BrandonStraka/status/1120700652055924736 …
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Fair point. Ask most modern architects about 'thermal mass' and you'll get blank stares....
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Because making heavy concrete buildings dont contribute to global warming, right
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