America, he says, provokes in visitors a sense of "the sublime," the sort of wonder and fear not experienced through the polite "double glazing" of windows or the proscenium arch of a television set, but felt, almost physically, as the embodiment of "the heartbeat, the life force" of this vast and still untamed continent.
Optimization techniques offer a balance solution for the contradictions in selecting a window glazing of energy-efficient building.
Where the old cottage had been almost windowless and dark, what with the smoke of the peat-fire painting the interior brown as it curled its slow way through the thatch, the new villas had lots of glazing, doors, windows, porches and conservatories, and acres of hardstand.
Thames Water does not deny that there will be some disturbance and said it would pay for the double glazing of residents' windows to protect against the noise or even move residents should the construction become unbearable.
The indoor sound levels were reduced by means of acoustical double glazing of the windows facing the motorway with high traffic density.
For each building archetype, information on the construction type of walls and roofs (main materials, insulation, internal and external cover), the glazing ratio, type of windows, presence of shading elements, the airtightness and presence of a mechanical ventilation system is provided.
We also investigated the status of window design of office buildings in Korea in terms of WWR, glazing types, window frames, and air-tightness, etc.
During the talks in the last 18 months, CBS even offered to glaze the windows of tenants on the south side of the Sherry-Netherland to muffle any noise from studio-related activity.
We also evaluated a) type of glazing and type of window (single, double, laminated, or triple glazing; or double window), b) bedroom orientation (facing the postal address street/side street/backyard), and c) frequency of closing windows during sleeping hours (always/often/seldom/never).
Bede writes that, when the work at Monkwearmouth was nearing completion, Biscop sent messengers to Gaul to fetch glaziers, craftsmen who were at that time unknown in Britain, that they might glaze the windows of his church, cloister and refectory.
Design parameters include glazing type, window-to-wall ratio of façades, presence of exterior shading and U-value of opaque envelope components.
