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» EDGETECH ’ S world-renowned Super Spacer ® has been integrated into the window units of thousands of striking and ambitious buildings around the globe – including dozens of stunning art galleries and museums .
The Twist is part gallery , part bridge and part sculpture – a 1,000 square-metre landmark that spans the Randsleva River in the Norwegian forest .
Ten quadruple-glazed insulating glass units make up the building ’ s structural façade , with the free-form units having
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been manufactured using Super Spacer ® TriSeal™ . A PVB film blocks the UV radiation to shield the priceless artworks within from sunlight .
Also located in Norway is the Salmon Eye – a giant , fourfloor floating art installation , designed to educate visitors about the vital importance of sustainable fishing .
The structure ’ s ellipsoidal shape is modelled on a salmon ’ s eye , with the outer layer made of 9,250 stainless steel plates designed to imitate a fish ’ s shimmering skin .
The installation weighs an incredible 1,256 tonnes , making extensive use of curved and laminated safety glass units created with Super Spacer ® TriSeal™ Flex .
Meanwhile , the Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet in
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the Swiss mountains aims to tell the story of the country ’ s long tradition of watchmaking . The building takes the form of a glass double helix which is embedded into the landscape and has the appearance of a giant watch spring . It consists of an all-glass curved facade , a 470-tonne green steel roof , and a striking sunshade louvre fashioned from untreated brass .
Regularly exposed to temperatures of well below -20 ° C , the triple glazed insulating glass , manufactured with Super Spacer ® TriSeal™ Flex in black , has been engineered to achieve incredible U Values of just 0.5 W /( m ² K ).
Edgetech Managing Director Chris Alderson comments : “ Super Spacer ® TriSeal™ has repeatedly demonstrated its ability to easily withstand the toughest weather
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conditions to offer outstanding overall performance .
“ For us , it ’ s immensely gratifying to see our products help make some of the most architecturally ambitious buildings in the world a reality . As architects continue to strive to push the boundaries of what is possible , Edgetech ’ s products will continue to enable them bring their visions to life .”
www . edgetechig . co . uk
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» TWO INDUSTRY HEAVYweights have joined forces to spearhead a sustainability campaign that has prevented one million tonnes of sand from being consumed in the flat glass manufacturing process .
Integral blinds manufacturer Morley Glass & Glazing has helped flat glass manufacturer Saint-Gobain Glass to achieve this landmark milestone by operating and promoting a post-consumer glass recycling service .
Steve Severs , Managing Director at Saint-Gobain Glass said : “ Ethically and commercially this is the right thing to do . Re-using glass from glass processing plants , and residential and commercial
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refurbishment projects reduces the amount of virgin raw materials extracted from the ground . Our flat glass uses around 40 % of cullet in the manufacturing process , making it one of the most sustainable products on the market . High-performance glass manufactured in this way also requires the furnace to be heated to a lower temperature , which saves energy and reduces CO2 emissions .”
Morley Glass & Glazing provides a free service to encourage its customers to return old glass from home refurbishment and window replacement projects to its factory in Leeds , West Yorkshire , where it crushes the glass and returns it to Saint-Gobain Glass
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to be re-used in the flat glass manufacturing process .
Ian Short , Managing Director of Morley Glass & Glazing said : “ This is an absolute no-brainer . Our vans deliver insulated glass units with integral blinds inside to destinations across the UK every day and rather than coming back to the factory empty , we encourage our customers to fill them with glass
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from old poorly performing windows and doors . We crush the glass into cullet on-site and it can then be re-used to make new high-performance windows and doors that are in such high demand from homeowners looking to create energy-efficient , comfortable homes .
“ As an added bonus , all the money we receive from Saint-Gobain Glass for the cullet is donated to charities and good causes through our GreenVision fund to support environmental and sustainability projects such as creating gardens , allotments , city farms , and wildflower areas .”
www . saint-gobain-glass . com
www . morleyglass . co . uk
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