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Speaking of, I passed the Google building recently, and most of the windows have two protuding panels mounted horizontally. Can be seen here [1]. Anyone know wh
by lobster_johnson 9y ago
Speaking of, I passed the Google building recently, and most of the windows have two protuding panels mounted horizontally. Can be seen here [1]. Anyone know what it is? Just solar shades? Or solar panels? I don't think I've seen this before.
[1] https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7407095,-74.0017999,3a,75y,332.29h,121.55t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sih0-NREwvtJse3mVm8PPJg!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3Dih0-NREwvtJse3mVm8PPJg%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D84.03301%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7407095,-74.0017999,3a,75y,3...
- skosch 9y agoJust solar shades, likely – they look exactly like what my high school installed on the classroom windows many years ago, and those were purely for keeping the rooms from heating up too much in the high summer noon sun. Solar panels wouldn't make much sense, they aren't angled toward the sun's average position at all and would just shade each other out for most of the day.
- puzzle 9y agoThere is a telescope on the roof that tracks or is supposed to track the sun, though.