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GLASS FOR SUSTAINABLE HABITAT BY SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS: MANUFACTURER AND DISTRIBUTOR OF GLASS SOLUTIONS TO THE ARCHITECTURAL, CONSTRUCTION, BUILDING MAINTENANCE, DOOR, WINDOW AND REPAIR SECTORS. PRODUCT RANGE Saint-Gobain Glass specialises in float glass manufacture and magnetron-coated glass. Some examples include: • SGG COOL-LITE XTREME and SGG COOL-LITE SKN II: high selective solar control and low-E glass for façade applications. • SGG BIOCLEAN: a dual-action self-cleaning glass harnessing the power of accumulates on the outside of windows. • SGG STADIP or SGG STADIP PROTECT: laminated safety and security glass, including bullet-proof, anti-blast and fire-rated glass. • SGG PLANISTAR SUN and SGG PLANITHERM 4S: improved thermal insulation along with solar control with a very good neutrality required in housing. Ideally suited for use in homes with large areas of glazing and south- or west-facing windows. APPLICATIONS BENEFITS • Architectural glass (façade): light glazing; anti-reflective glass; easy maintenance glazing; acoustics glazing; smart glazing. • For the home: conservatories and glass roofs; house windows; external fittings (glass doors, guarding, balustrades and balcony partitions). • Interior glazing: kitchens and bathrooms (bathroom mirrors, glass tiles and splash backs, wall cladding, furniture, shower screens); living rooms and working spaces (picture frame, wall covering, doors and partitions, furniture items, mirrors); public spaces (elevators, wall panels, shop front, floors, stairs treads). Solar control and thermal comfort: Reduces the need for heating or air-conditioning. Acoustic comfort: The acoustic glass within a double-glazed unit comprises a special interlayer, which acts as a dampening core to prevent sound frequencies from vibrating from one pane of glass to the other. Indoor air quality: Glass is an inert material. No emissions are released in the air. 7 600 m 2 of SGG COOL-LITE KNT 755 and SGG DIAMANT, Kigali Heights – Kigali, Rwanda Sustainability: Glass is a 100% material. SGG PLANITHERM 4S PROJECTS IN AFRICA Escape – Dakar, Senegal: SGG PLANITHERM 4S® and STADIP SILENCE Le Mac – Nairobi, Kenya: 10 000 m 2 of SGG BIOCLEAN+ Mall of Africa – Johannesburg, South Africa: 4 000 m 2 of SGG COOL-LITE SKN 154 II www.saint-gobain-africa.com/en Tel: +233 50 040 8717/+234 816 891 9209 PREMIUM HOMES MAGAZINE | 29