GLASS&SEALEDUNITS
Extended Solar Control Range
» IN THE UK, BUILDING OPERATIONS
accounts for around 30 per cent of CO2
emissions, mainly from heating, cooling and
electricity use. In the drive to achieve net-
zero carbon buildings, the consistent use of
high performance, using high performance
coated glass such as COOL-LITE SKN 183
& SKN 183 II as part of a building façade is
necessary.
COOL-LITE SKN 183 & SKN 183 II,
annealed and to-be-tempered respectively,
offers the highest light transmission in Saint-
Gobain COOL-LITE range of 75% in double
glazed units. This highly selective solar control
glass is an ideal product where a high level
of natural light is desired such as schools,
hospitals, mixed-use and commercial premises.
A high light transmission of 75 per cent
provides a comfortable interior environment,
while a very low external reflection of 13 per
cent and neutral and low internal reflection of
16 per cent (in double glazed units) afford the
best possible aesthetics.
Meanwhile, excellent solar control (40 per
cent in double glazed units) combined with a
Ug value of 1.0 W/m2K for excellent thermal
insulation means heating and air conditioning
usage can be significantly reduced.
www.saint-gobain.co.uk
We’ve got it covered
» ARCHITECTS AND SPECIFIERS ARE
increasingly demanding it. IGU manufacturers
and window suppliers are finding it as a
requirement to tender. Glass units need to be
protected against scratching, marking, dust
and weather not only during transport to site,
and not only when stored on site waiting to be
glazed; even after being glazed into window and
door frames, right up until final handover.
Manually wrapping and trimming
individual IGUs is awkward, labour-intensive
and inconsistent. It generates large amounts
of waste film and offcuts; plus a high risk of
scratches.
OPTISTREAM™ is an
automated applicator that
not only applies protective
film to both sides of each
unit. It simultaneously
performs trimming and,
most importantly creates
pre-perforated borders all
round on both sides. These
“Easy-Peel” border strips stay in place right
up to the point when the IGU is ready to be
set into its frame, and are then pulled off in
seconds to expose just the glass edges without
disturbing the protective film covering.
Any high value glass products/flat sheet
material can be protected: Printed glass,
mirrors, coated shower panels, spandrels.
www.ashton-industrial.com
NEW APP IS ‘OPEN & SHUT CASE’
» UNI-BLINDS® INTEGRAL BLINDS
manufacturer Morley Glass & Glazing has
developed a new and improved app with home
integration company Loxone, allowing users to
open and close their motorised integral blinds
from a tablet or smartphone.
By integrating Morley Glass & Glazing’s
fully electronic MB System Uni-Blinds®
into the Loxone app, blinds can now be
operated using WiFi connected devices from
anywhere in the world. The app is available
for immediate installation into MB Systems,
including retrofitting into previous projects.
Using the app, blinds can be programmed
to open and close at set times of the day,
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especially useful when homeowners are on
holiday, and they can even be linked via a
subscription service to temperature controls,
allowing them to close automatically before
rooms get too hot.
Finally, the app can be integrated
into home automation systems via the
Loxone Miniserver, offering flexibility and
expandability with up to 30 extensions to
integrate various domestic applications such
as lighting, heating, safety and security, energy
management and entertainment systems.
www.morleyglass.co.uk