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    NEXT WEEK

    Quizzical Pursuit
    —The Architecture Puzzler

    Created by Dave Guadagni

    Solution to Last Week's Puzzler
    Architecture Puzzler #129

    Question

    Not to be confused with the home planet of Superman, the element Krypton has what use in construction?

    Answer

    Krypton is used as a low-conductivity gas fill in insulating glazing. It offers superior heat resistance over the more commonly used argon gas, but its significantly higher cost limits its use.
     


     

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    Dave Guadagni, AIA, is an architect with Robertson/Sherwood/Architects

    Quizzical Pursuit is Copyright 2003, Dave Guadagni.

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