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Originally Posted by Tobra
You could not get a permit in California to build that house.
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I think you could. If the glass is what the issue is, then there's an energy engineering work around called surcharging. This is not to be confused with energy billing and they may use a different term for it today.
The concept is if there is too much energy loss due to an architectural feature (usually fenestration) then upping the values of other parts of the building to an
overall compliant number will get approval.
On Targa's house, the open ceilings would be a double framed roof that looked like his from the inside. I've done it. The extra glass could also be triple glazed at considerable expense but meet the U factor as well as solar gain factor. The large overhang counts bigly in SHGC (acronym for solar gain).
The roof color would likely be quite light; certainly not dark. Covered with aesthetic solar panels would work too. Have you seen a Tesla roof?
