smart glass Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 02:07:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Window Glass is Getting Smarter, Cheaper https://www.greenoptimistic.com/window-glass-getting-smarter-cheaper-20130909/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/window-glass-getting-smarter-cheaper-20130909/#respond Tue, 10 Sep 2013 02:05:24 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=41476 It might actually be possible to convince corporations to put smart windows in buildings after scientists at Heliotrope Technologies, in conjunction with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, have developed an inexpensive, energy-efficient glass composite. The new glass composite has the unprecedented capacity to selectively block the sun’s heat-producing infrared radiation and visible light. Buildings equipped with […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/window-glass-getting-smarter-cheaper-20130909/feed/ 0 41476 New Smart Electrochromatic Glass Makes for Efficient Green Buildings https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-smart-electrochromatic-glass-makes-for-efficient-green-buildings-20121113/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-smart-electrochromatic-glass-makes-for-efficient-green-buildings-20121113/#respond Tue, 13 Nov 2012 07:40:59 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28005 Glass is a major part of most building design, allowing natural light and ambiance, as well as warming in the winter. In the summer, though, solar load can lead to increaesd use of air conditioning systems. The obvious solution, of course, is to draw the shades, but this requires someone to manually do it. A […]

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