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Originally Posted by honte
I think the R-Value of the exterior wall would have a lot more to do with heating costs than 12" in ceiling height, no?
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of course the R-value of the exterior wall is more important, but the lower ceiling height isn't completely negligible in terms of energy savings. i don't doubt that cost was a big consideration in determining the floor-to-floor heights in this tower, but i think the small advantage you gain in energy efficiency by lowering the ceiling height is kinda like a an added bonus. and as latoso pointed out above, there very well could have been aethetic considerations too.
my main point in bringing up the whole energy efficiency thing was to point out that there are other ways to look at the celing height situation than just "cheapo lowenburg cheaped out again and is giving our city a cheap-ass building".
and plus, i fail to see what's so mortifying about an 8'-8" ceiling. unless you're freakishly tall that's plenty of height for comfort.
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