Boston police say a window lite on the 13th floor of the 31-story mixed-use development The Hub on Causeway in Boston’s West End shattered this past week, apparently because of extreme heat, and glass rained on the sidewalk below.
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If you read the article it is as vague as the headline. As many of us Glass Nerds know HEAT is not a cause of failure. Heat-related thermal stress, perhaps. Structural/mechanical load factors need to be considered as well.