Buildings with glass facades consume 10 times more power: IISc study

Bengaluru: Power consumption in buildings with a glass facade is 10 times higher, a study conducted by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has found.

One of its findings is that 24 civic wards in South East Bengaluru consume more electricity – more than 4000 kWh per person per year. This is mainly due to the presence in these wards of information technology and biotechnology companies and high- rise apartments, which tend to have glass facades.