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Solar Decathalon Team U Tenn Innovates Glass Façade
Solar Decathlon team from University of Tennessee wins top energy scores for design of a vented double-glass façade system that relied on the super-insulating properties of SeriousGlass.
While it’s great to be a company known for innovation — it’s even better to be one whose innovative products inspire the creativity of users. SeriousWindows were used by three of the collegiate teams that entered solar house projects into the 2011 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. Team Tennessee was specifically commended for its design of a vented double-glass façade system that relied on the super-insulating properties of SeriousGlass on the inner wall.
It received a perfect ‘100’ score for the energy balance, which basically means that it achieved net zero energy for the weeks it was operating. In its Living Light design, the student architects and engineers harvested the air sandwiched within a double façade system to supply the house with passively warmed or cooled fresh air using an energy recovery ventilator. The outer façade of single-pane monolithic glass allowed heat to penetrate to the sandwich center, while the inner wall of SeriousGlass prevented it from penetrating to the building interior. The design also features a blind system installed between the two glass walls that is programmed to open and close to meet optimal year-round lighting and shading needs.
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