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Experiments in 100% glass housing

As the insulation capabilities of commercial glass has increased the ability to cover more wall space with glass rather than traditional wall materials has become more viable. Personally I have swung between extremes of trying to make shipping containers work as a great home design to now looking at commercial high rise glass as another alternative. How about tempered or triple glazed energy efficient glass at $30 USD a metre? http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/6-38-12-38-mm-large_1783393681/showimage.html Why not? I have been experimenting with the idea of a completely enclosed living space with an air lock to capture energy loss and open window policy that only allows opening when the outside temperature is within 2 degrees + _ of the chosen internal temperature. Internal greenhouse garden, humidity management and air circulation with heat exchange and ground water based cooling. What is missing is light management I was looking at moveable internal walls bu
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