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Old Posted Apr 26, 2017, 12:30 AM
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Clear glass with fins allows more light in but blocks direct sunlight which causes solar gain and can be heavily insulated to reduce heat transfer.

It's a give and take but currently engineers favour clear glass in our climate over tinted, especially with high R values.
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