PASSIVE HOUSE DESIGN OF HIGH-RISE, MIXED-INCOME HOUSING RELIES ON STRUCTURAL THERMAL BREAKS
Civil + Structural Engineer
APRIL 20, 2023
425 Grand Concourse’s southern exposure required installing sunshades on 13 floors to save energy. They are isolated from the interior slabs supporting them by structural thermal breaks. Concrete-to-steel thermal breaks connect to the interior slab and isolate the steel clips that attach the rainscreen to the façade.
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