When thinking about delivering sustainable design ideas to the audience, I referred to the principles of sustainable buildings, such as choosing sustainable sites, saving energy and materials, and improving indoor environment quality. Then, glass buildings pop up as glass is known for an energy saving building materials, especially the low-e glass. Furthermore, glass makes the exhibition areas bright and modern, which are commonly seen in exhibition buildings, galleries and museums. Considering the proposed sites are in the middle of beautiful natural sceneries, the enhancement of aesthetics by glass helps the building blend into the proposed sites easily.
From the structure perspectives, glass makes the building weight less which saves materials and cost. Following are some sustainable buildings that exemplify the application of glass.
Taipei Public Library: the building uses large windows to reduce the consumption of lighting electricity.
Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky Earns LEED Gold Certification
Salt Lake City Library: received its LEED silver certification in 2018. It achieves high indoor environmental quality and energy and atmosphere scores with its UFAD-based system.