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Elementi <strong>di</strong> chiusura in vetro Prestazioni dei componenti e<strong>di</strong>lizi trasparenti Tecnologie e materiali <strong>Massimiliano</strong> <strong>Nastri</strong> Unità <strong>di</strong> ricerca Progettazione e gestione dei sistemi e<strong>di</strong>lizi e ambientali Dipartimento Best Gli elementi <strong>di</strong> chiusura applicati alla Twin Tower a Vienna, progettata da <strong>Massimiliano</strong> Fuksas, sono costituiti dalle lastre in vetrocamera (definite dai pannelli <strong>di</strong> vetro in cristallo extra-chiaro laminato), a basso contenuto ferroso per ottenere la completa trasparenza. 2