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Starphire® glasses. The glazing contactor was National Glass & Metal Company, Horsham, Pennsylvania. Starphire glass was also specified to maximize the color fidelity of the spandrels, which were placed along the south tower to maintain visual lightness and counter large areas of brick. “For the podium and stair tower where the experience of the glass is more intimate, we specified a triple-silver coating ( Solarban® 72 glass) on low-iron glass ( Starphire® glass) because of its enhanced solar performance and color neutral aesthetics,” states EYP senior building performance analyst B...

® glass to help meet stringent daylighting, energy and occupant comfort requirements. “Performance was a primary concern,” stated Rick DAmato FAIA, LEED AP, design director, workplace principal, LPA, Inc. “[We] generated an energy model to justify the design which was utilized for California’s Title 24 compliance and for LEED and Living Building Challenge certification.” With its exceptional solar control, blocking nearly 80% of the sun’s heat energy while letting in high levels of daylighting, Solarban® 70 Atlantica® glass helped reduce the school’s Energy Use Intensity (...

High-performance glass and wood mark the outstanding look office complex in the Netherlands as one of the hubs of the Circular Economy. Tvitec manufactured 4,000 m. triple glazing with solar control coating. The façade company designer Octatube achieved a true masterpiece. The project conforms to the highest BREEAM rating for its sustainability.   This building has just received Best Office Building Award for new constructions granted by the Spanish Association of Offices and the LEED Platinum certification. Tvitec processed the insulating glass with a solar control coating that bala...

Renovation of a vocational school in Lausanne with façade glass from Glas Trösch The EPCL vocational school in Lausanne (Ecole professionnelle commerciale de Lausanne) exemplifies how the renovation of a building can turn it into a work of art. The educational complex, consisting of the school building and a sports hall, dates back to the early 1970s and was given a new glass façade as part of an energy-efficient refurbishment project, a façade full of surprises: round “piezo” metal discs were integrated in the façade glass that, like the membranes of a loudspeaker, make the entire ...

WhatsAppLINKEDINFACEBOOKTWITTERPRINTMORE WhatsAppLINKEDINFACEBOOKTWITTERPRINTMORE Date: 18 February 2021Source: www.eyrise.com Photo source Date: 9 February 2021 Eyrise liquid crystal glass installed for solar shading in Victorian rooflights at BAFTA’s 195 Piccadilly headquarters. The installation of 82 dynamic liquid crystal windows to glaze two restored Victorian rooflights has been completed, as refurbishment progresses at the 195 Piccadilly headquarters of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). By improving facilities and doubling the building’s capacity, BAFTA will ...