GLASS & SEALEDUNITS
Boosting deliveries and glass recycling volumes
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» LEADING INTEGRAL blinds manufacturer has taken delivery of six new Luton vans . The familiar boxy Luton vans are the first to enter the Morley Glass fleet and are ideally suited to this dual ‘ deliver and collect ’ role that its delivery drivers now undertake . The layout of the vans means that Uni-Blinds sealed units can be better distributed around the space so there is more room for post-consumer glass to be brought back to the Morley Glass factory for recycling .
The addition of these latest vans increases its vehicle fleet to 36 , which deliver around 4,000 integral blind units every week to customers throughout the UK . But as Morley Glass has expanded its glass recycling operations , its vans are increasingly returning to
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site with a highly recyclable and valuable material that benefits both the environment and good causes thanks to the CRUSH scheme . This is a joint initiative from Morley Glass and Saint- Gobain Glass where glass from doors and windows that have been replaced is collected by Morley Glass and then crushed into cullet at its Leeds site . This is then returned in bulk to Saint- Gobain Glass , who pay for the glass cullet , which they use to make new float glass . One tonne of cullet saves enough energy to power a home for six months , which is why glass recycling is so vital .
So far , Morley Glass has returned 549 tonnes of cullet , preventing 158,556kg of CO 2 going into the atmosphere and
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saving enough energy to power an average home for 264 years . Recycling the post-consumer glass has also saved nearly 450,000kg of virgin sand .
Importantly , the Luton vans will significantly increase the amount of glass that can be processed through the CRUSH scheme , and therefore make a an even bigger impact to shrink the glass industry ’ s carbon footprint .
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The scheme does not only benefit the planet , but local communities too . The money generated from the cullet is put into Morley ’ s GreenVision fund . This allows local schools , community groups and charities across Yorkshire that focus on improving the environment to apply for a donation of up to £ 500 towards green projects .
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION ON SUSTAINABILITY
» FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS , THE town of Saint-Denis played an integral part in French history – both as the historic resting place of generations of the country ’ s Royals , and the birthplace of Gothic architecture .
But today , it ’ s home to pioneering buildings of a very different kind . A suburb of Paris since the 1960s , it ’ s now at the forefront of the French capital ’ s sustainability revolution .
In 2024 , Saint-Denis will be the site of the athlete ’ s village at the Paris Olympics , which is being built to stringent sustainability standards ( all buildings under eight storeys must be made of wood ). And nearby , you ’ ll find the 30-hectare ZAC de la Montjoie ecodistrict – which is home to a spectacular new building only made possible with Edgetech innovation .
The Curve is a 24,400 square-metre , sevenstorey office complex that accommodates over a thousand businesses , restaurants , fitness centres and more .
The building ’ s sustainably-sourced wooden structure consists of 5,000 cubic metres of laminated timber , while its 10,000 squaremetre glass façade has been designed to flood the interior with natural light , and therefore reduce the need for electric lighting .
Especially innovative and challenging to execute were the building ’ s rounded glass corners , which were made of concavely and convexly-curved units , consisting of Saint- Gobain solar control glass , and , crucially , Edgetech ’ s Super Spacer ® TriSeal™ Premium Plus .
TriSeal is a triple-seal system designed to meet the most stringent commercial requirements .
With a thermal conductivity of just 0.15 W / mk , excellent condensation resistance , shape retention and colour stability , and outstanding longevity , TriSeal was the perfect choice for this state-of-the-art sustainable architecture . “ Architects around the world are at the forefront of efforts to make our built environments as sustainable as they can possibly be ,” comments Edgetech Managing Director Chris Alderson . “ We ’ re delighted to be playing a part in bringing so many boundary-breaking green buildings to life – and are confident that Super Spacer ® TriSeal™ Premium Plus will ensure the Curve ’ s thousands of glass units will continue performing to the highest standards for many years to come .”
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