It just goes to show that no matter the topic the Credentialed Media will drag the climate cult into the picture. Seriously, these windows are a good idea. I’d be interested. Why does this have to be a part of staving off climate doom?
Energy-saving smart windows could help combat climate change
Inside a factory near Memphis, Tennessee, workers are making an unlikely weapon in the fight against climate change: a smart window.
“Well, like everything in life, right, we look back after you’ve experienced the modern thing, and you go, ‘well that was pretty dumb,'” said Rao Mulpuri, the CEO of California-based View.
Mulpuri describes View’s windows as transition glass for buildings. They track the sun throughout the day, automatically tinting to regulate light and heat. That allows buildings to use less electricity for heating and cooling.
“Buildings consume about 40% of all energy,” Mulpuri said. “They consume about 70% of all electricity. And if you wanna solve for carbon and climate change, you have to solve for buildings.”
We pretty much know that tinting windows reduces heat in buildings (and vehicles), while, when it’s cold, you want less tinting. This certainly could help with reducing power bills, right?
Operating buildings account for about 27% of annual planet-warming carbon emissions, according to the International Energy Agency.
Smart windows have a microscopic coating connected to computer chips and can be controlled by an app. They are now installed in hotels, hospitals, office buildings, apartments, and a dozen U.S. airports, including a new San Francisco International Airport terminal.
“You don’t feel the heat beating on you, especially when you want to provide an environment that has a lot of natural light,” SFO airport director Ivar Satero said.
At Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, tests have found View’s smart window’s kept nearby seats 20 degrees cooler than conventional glass, according to tests conducted by the company.
So, a good idea. Why the need to drag the climate cult in?
Mr Teach:
Isn’t reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions AND making buildings more comfortable an admirable goal?
Mr Teach didn’t appear to refute any facts, e.g., Operating buildings account for about 27% of annual planet-warming carbon emissions, according to the International Energy Agency.
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“Buildings consume about 40% of all energy,” Mulpuri said. “They consume about 70% of all electricity. And if you wanna solve for carbon and climate change, you have to solve for buildings.”
So, here we have a technological advancement that doesn’t force patriotic Deniers to change their lifestyles, yet Mr Teach still finds fault!
Not every day provides fodder to nourish nuCon’s ravenous hunger for outrage.
Much of my television viewing is of the home improvement and remodeling shows on HGTV and the (Ughhh!) Magnolia Network, and there’s an interesting divergence. Some remodelers/restorers gp for the modern double-paned windows — and some colder climates have triple-paned windows — while others choose to restore the older, single-paned ‘historical’ windows, especially those with the wavy, imperfect glass of a hundred and more years ago. In some cities, historic commissions get in the way of homeowners’ and remodelers’ decisions.
These decisions are often trade-offs: do you want the efficiency of modern windows, of the historic look of the older ones? In our previous home in Jim Thorpe, we had the large, wavy glass windows, which I would never have traded off, though the previous owner did have 1970s style storm windows installed over them. In our current home, the previous owner had already installed modern, double-paned windows, so there was no real decision to be taken. The only major change was when we replaced a single wide window in the kitchen with the one below, and yes, it’s double-paned.
Our current house, built in 1927 — I think — is far from an historic home, so historic considerations don’t really enter into the decisions.
The real question becomes: will the warmunists try to mandate this stuff, or will they leave people alone?
Teach
Stick to your principles if the windows have anything to do with climate change DO NOT INSTALL THEM