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Glass is not a good material to insulate, especially in summertime, but it’s widespread adopted
not only for architectural reasons but also to improve the use of natural light.

Table 5 - Cladding types used in exhibition
Even in this case it’s noticeable that though it’s widespread adopted the wood’s weight is small in
percentage, while glass’ weight is high in percentage, because of its specific weight.

Table 6 - Quantities percentage of cladding weight
Also in this case the percentage in weight of artificial material is higher than the percentage of
natural materials, as shown in table 7.

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