Scientists develop game-changing ‘glass brick’ that could revolutionize construction: ‘The highest insulating performance’::The team of scientists developed an aerogel glass brick, which is a translucent and thermally insulating material.
Scientists develop game-changing ‘glass brick’ that could revolutionize construction: ‘The highest insulating performance’::The team of scientists developed an aerogel glass brick, which is a translucent and thermally insulating material.
Yes in a time where all insulated homes are desperate to keep the cool in during summer, adding more light through will really help us.
Is this a joke or do you just not understand what “insulation” means?
Houses can have a “greenhouse” effect. Light passes through, and strikes something. It is absorbed and turned to heat. The object then radiates that as infrared. Thermally shielded windows then trap this in the room. With enough insulation, and enough light, this can become a significant issue.
This is assuming, however, that these bricks are transparent to visible light, but opaque to IR.
That, and I don’t know how much visible light contributes to heat inside a home. Even so, you could just coat the bricks in something to absorb the visible light.