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Comfort and light
The source of light and views, windows are also a key player in your home’s
heat loss or heat control – Low E glass from Metroglass has you covered
Above: The owners of this upmarket
apartment approached Metroglass
for the right glazing solution to
keep their home warm and snug in
winter and cool and comfortable in
summer. The couple chose the glass
specialist on reputation and because
the company – with its purpose-built,
nation-wide showrooms – has over
20 years’ experience in both wood
and aluminium windows. While used
for a new-build here, Low E units are
easily retrofitted into existing homes.

The glass you choose can have a huge imp act
on the comfort of your home and the size of its
energy bills. The best way to address this is to use
Low E glass – Low E is an abbreviation for low
emissivity, the ability to radiate absorbed energy.
Because green, energy-efficient heating
and cooling is now so central to home design,
Metroglass offers a range of Low E glass options,
says Mike Stanford of Metro Performance Glass.
“The range is suitable for both new builds
and upgrading existing homes, as these sealed
Low E glass units are also easily retrofitted.
“Low E glass has a unique coating designed

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to reflect long wave radiation from the glass
itself and from inside or outside the house.”
And for homeowners there are a number of
attractive benefits to using the specialist glass.
“When it’s freezing outside and you’re heating your home during winter, less warmth will
be lost through the glass. And, conversely, when
the sun is beating down in summer less solar
radiation will enter your home,” he says.
Used in conjunction with double glazing,
the high-tech glass can reduce a home’s energy
loss by a staggering 28% to 45%, saving on
heating requirements in the winter and cooling