REGIONENS HUS - Göteborg, Sweden
Description
Regionens Hus might have been the first building in Sweden to reach Miljöbyggnad Gold without using outside shaders. The opposing demands on high daylight factor and low solar heat load per m2 of floor surface requires a selectivity in the façade solution normally unique to the combination of Low-e glass and outside shaders. But with new glass, new shaders and new calculation methods it was possible to design a façade with light transmission over 60% and a total g-value below 0,17 using only inside shaders.
This is good news for the business since the inside shaders provide a lower investment cost than outside and have lower maintenance cost. And the same openness factor in inside shaders provide better view to outside compared to outside shaders. Outside shaders should for this reason not be used for glare control. Solar shading entrepreneur Thorens made the installation of inside shaders at Regionens Hus, they see indications of higher customer satisfaction in houses with inside automated shaders that where outside shaders are installed. Lower claims cost and higher margin are other positive indicators that comes with the insi
HABITAT 7 - Gothenburg, Sweden
Discover a sustainable marvel in Gothenburg with Saint-Gobain ORAÉ® low-carbon glass!
Direction Gothenburg in Sweden, to discover a new project “Habitat 7” using Saint-Gobain ORAÉ® low-carbon glass: developed by the general contractor NCC, with approximately 8, square meters of offices.
The external appearance of this impressive building is inspired by old harbour storehouses. It has a structure of massive wood and curtain wall, made from a specific timber façade system, well recognized for its low-carbon footprint.
Hence, ORAÉ® appeared as the perfect glass for this project: the world’s first low-carbon glass developed by Saint-Gobain Glass. According to its verified EPD, the ORAÉ® substrate has a carbon footprint of only kg CO2 eq./m² (for a 4mm substrate), bringing a reduction of 42% compared to our European standard product PLANICLEAR®.
The building, still in construction, is likely to receive certifications at the BREEAM Excellent level, NollCO2 and Citylab for sustainable urban development of the larger Masthuggskajen area.
The highly selective COOL-LITE® XTREME ORAÉ® 61/29 and 50/22 II solar control glass products, assembled in triple
Glasshouse (British Army)
Military prison in the United Kingdom
A glasshouse, or the glasshouse is a military prison in the United Kingdom.[1]
History
[edit]The first military prisons were established in The term Glasshouse originated from the Aldershot military prison, Aldershot, which had a glazedroof.[citation needed] Over time, the word glasshouse came to be applied to all military prisons. Aldershot military prison, which was also called the Detention Barracks, had begun as several barracks in , before being replaced by a single, large building, modelled on the then civilian prison system in [2] This building was destroyed by fire in a riot of when the prisoners (labeled as 'mutineers' in the press) were protesting about their rations and conditions given that the Second World War was over.[3]
Glasshouses gained a reputation for brutality,[4] as depicted in Allan Campbell McLean's novel The Glass House and the Sidney Lumet film The Hill.[5] Today, the British Armed Forces have only one remaining correction facility, the Military Corrective Training Centre (MCTC) at Colchester. Whilst the M
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