| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 33, 2018
High-Rise Construction 2017 (HRC 2017)
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| Article Number | 02046 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | 2 Engineering Systems and Building Materials | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20183302046 | |
| Published online | 06 March 2018 | |
Smart glass as the method of improving the energy efficiency of high-rise buildings
1
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, 29 Politechnicheskaya St., St. Petersburg, 195251, Russia
2
Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, Yaroslavskoye shosse, 26, Moscow, 129337, Russia
* Corresponding author: eliza_gumerova@mail.ru
The question that has to be answered in high-rise building is glazing and its service life conditions. Contemporary market offers several types of window units, for instance, wooden, aluminum, PVC and combined models. Wooden and PVC windows become the most widespread and competitive between each other. In recent times design engineers choose smart glass. In this article, the advantages and drawbacks of all types of windows are reviewed, and the recommendations are given according to choice of window type in order to improve energy efficiency of buildings.
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