Clearview National November 2018 - Issue 204 | Page 70

ENERGYEFFICIENCY
Big AIR at Glasstec
» » SWISSPACER AT GLASSTEC ON 23-26
October had plenty on offer for visitors
this year. SWISSPACER’s stand, F42,
Hall 11 featured SWISSPACER AIR, with
demonstrations on how this innovative
product regulates air pressure inside the sealed
unit to prevent problems caused by changes in
air pressure or altitude, including sample boxes
of AIR for visitors to take away.
SWISSPACER’s CALUWIN energy
calculating app also made an appearance, set up
on a giant ‘iPhone’ screen, so visitors could try
it for themselves. Sealed unit makers, fabricators
and installers got to see sample frames with
ADVANCE, ULTIMATE and the Georgian Bar,
its latest innovation for a traditional window.
SWISSPACER bars can be processed in
a number of ways, including bending and
welding machinery, or manually, and samples
were be on display at the show for visitors to
take away. Processing machinery options are
available from Rottler and Rudiger, Lisec,
Lombarda, Boza and Forel. SWISSPACER’s
European team were also on hand to explain
the different options – and are able to make site
visits for customers to discuss in further detail.
www.swisspacer.com
Double-silver coated solar control
for enhanced performance
Guardian Glass has introduced a new
double-silver coated solar control glass
with a grey, neutral appearance that
meets current architectural trends
for glass facades and windows.
» » GUARDIAN SUNGUARD®
SuperNeutral™ (SN) 63 not only
satisfies current architectural
design trends, but also offers
a range of performance
enhancements, including:
• high light transmission (63%
in double insulating glass
unit (IGU)* and 56% in
triple IGU*),
• excellent thermal insulation
(Ug value = 1.0 W/M2K
in double IGU and 0.5 W/
M2K in triple IGU),
• excellent solar control (33%
in double IGU and 30% in
triple IGU).
• very low external reflection
(12% in double IGU and
14% in triple IGU),
• neutral and low internal
reflection (16% in double IGU
and 19% in triple IGU).
These performance attributes
make SunGuard SN 63 an ideal
choice for double- and triple-
glazed windows and façades.
Nicolas Gouzou, Product
Manager at Guardian Glass
Europe comments: “In interior
design projects, the colour grey
has long since shaken off its
image of being gloomy and
depressing. Homes, offices and
public buildings are now being
decorated with fashionable grey, a
colour that is extremely versatile.
Exterior glass design projects in
Europe are following this same
trend. Architects are moving
away from glazed facades with a
greenish tint appearance towards
glass solutions that provide a
neutral grey appearance, giving a
more sophisticated, classy touch
and look to the building.”
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With input from the design
and architectural community,
Guardian Glass developed the
product specifically to meet this
growing trend.
“In addition to its appearance,
we’ve also enhanced its
performance to provide an
exceptional combination of
benefits, allowing architects
to precisely tune the
building envelope to suit the
environment, the climate and
to provide optimal comfort
for building occupants,” adds
Gouzou.
SunGuard SN 63 is available
in both annealed and tempered
versions.
Guardian Glass is
continuously developing and
refining its SunGuard range
of coated solar control glass
products to more closely meet
and exceed the demands of
architects and designers.