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Tesla S Gets A Glass Roof

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Tesla S Gets A Glass Roof

Tesla S Gets A Glass Roof

Tesla Motors announced earlier this month that the Model S will come with an all-glass roof option. The new all-glass approach one-ups itself. Tesla had previously offered a panoramic sunroof that included a center cross member. The new all-glass sunroof can be yours (or anyone else’s) for about $2,000 extra per month on a buy, and about $24 per month on a lease.

The panoramic sunroof, which is currently still available, can be had for about $1,500 if you buy, $32 extra per month if you lease. The panoramic sunroof with the center cross member is required if you also want the roof rack and satellite radio.

If you’re worried that a glass roof will treat you like an ant under a magnifying glass on a sunny day, don’t. The glass roof (panoramic or otherwise), blocks about 98% of UV light and more than 80% of the heat that might otherwise be generated. In short, you won’t get roasted!

According to the car’s website, there is no sunshade available for the glass-roofed car (yet), but the car does have a built in “overheat” protection. Owners can also turn on the air conditioning in the car via a smartphone app before returning to the vehicle.

Earlier this year, Tesla announced the Model 3, which incorporates virtually uninterrupted glass from the windshield to the rear deck. While the Model 3 doesn’t use a single piece of glass, it does make heavy use of glass throughout the passenger cabin. The Model 3 isn’t even in production yet, and is unlikely to be consumer-ready before the end of 2017, but other manufacturers are taking note of consumer preferences for glass.

If you don’t think a car in the $75,000 – $100,000 range will work well for your wallet, Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Hyundai, Kia, Lincoln, Mini Cooper, Toyota and Volkswagen all have panoramic sunroof or moonroof options on some of their vehicles.

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Glass roof melts museum exhibits, visitors

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Glass roof melts museum exhibits, visitors

Glass roof melts museum exhibits, visitors

The Oxford University Museum of Natural History got its own lesson about nature after it had a glass roof in its facility restored. The newly cleaned and restored glass panels immediately got to work on melting the exhibits in the museum.

According to the university, temperatures inside the museum have exceeded 110° F at times and damaged exhibits, including those containing dinosaur bones and rare animal specimens. The museum, for example, has one of the few existing partial skeletons of the Dodo, a flightless bird that became extinct in the late 17th century.

The trouble began in 2013, after the museum undertook an ambitious $2.5 million project to repair and restore the building’s Victorian-era glass roof. Part of that restoration included removing the roof’s existing, worn UV film. Apparently, the project didn’t include replacing it.

Despite outward appearances, the old UV film was still doing its job. Following restoration, the unimpeded windows – free of both the UV protection and the built-up grime – now admit enough UV radiation to pose a potential danger to museum visitors. To rectify the situation, the Oxford City Council is paying to have UV-protective film applied to the glass roof. The film will eliminate virtually all UV radiation, but it won’t help the temperature inside the museum much. For that, the City Council will spring for a new air conditioning system.

UV radiation and solar heat gain are significant issues in buildings of all ages. Glass admits light but traps heat inside of a building. This excess heat build-up can cause increased energy consumption, as building occupants try to combat the change in temperature with air conditioning.

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