Comments on Indiosign: Design Lessons from Glorietta Explosion

Hi, Benc,

I think of Tiendesitas and am ske...

2007-10-29T01:12:00.000+08:00

Hi, Benc,

I think of Tiendesitas and am skeptical of no AC to cool a commercial location in Metro Manila enough to attract a crowd (never mind using sunlight for internal lighting). The only way I can think of at this point is using sun and wind to power the AC and your lights, but that's still more expensive.

Which reminds me, one of the more inappropriate technologies a lot

Pahabol.

Urbano, I wasn't able to tie up t...

2007-10-27T17:38:00.000+08:00

Pahabol.

Urbano, I wasn't able to tie up the piece cleanly. I was not advocating for glass, solely. What I meant was a better use of sunlight and ventilation, through open spaces. :)

Urbano (aka Benjie) and Robby, thanks for the comm...

2007-10-27T16:42:00.000+08:00

Urbano (aka Benjie) and Robby, thanks for the comments.

A friend of mine, Clifford Espinosa was approached by SM to try and solve the perennial problem of Megamall's skylight. It was letting in warmth that was a pain in the aircon system of the 5th floor.

His solution: drizzle water regularly over the skylight, to cool it down. Of course, this creates another problem in itself (

Just a trip to the 2nd floor of SM Mall of Asia or...

2007-10-26T04:57:00.000+08:00

Just a trip to the 2nd floor of SM Mall of Asia or the 5th level of Megamall will demonstrate what Urbano is saying. Those floors are very uncomfortable in sunny weather because of the skylight windows. If you want to keep airconditioning efficient, you have to insulate the building from outside heat as much as possible.

As pretty as it looks, I believe Greenbelt 3 was one of the

actually, from a design efficiency standpoint -tho...

2007-10-24T03:17:00.000+08:00

actually, from a design efficiency standpoint -those commercial box buildings, as ugly as they are, are more efficient than building with more fenestration, especially in tropical weather.

glass scapes with views are ornamentation - they do bring in light and can save money on the lighting side during the day -but they also bring in heat - which then taxes your AC system.

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