® 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 (EUI) by more than 100% compared to the national average for preschool/daycare building types.
In addition to the operable windows, the building’s low energy footprint is further supported by large sliding doors, also made with
For over a century, we have been passionate about glass in all its fascinating diversity. We utilise the innovative potential of glass to always develop the best possible solutions.
Innovative architectural glasses recognized for sustainability, transparency in production.
Vitro Architectural Glass (formerly PPG Glass) announced that its entire range of coated and uncoated architectural glasses has been renewed as
Cradle to Cradle Certified™ by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.
Cradle to Cradle Certified™ is a recognized measure of safer, more sustainable products made for the circular economy across the globe. In order to receive this certification, eligible products are evaluated for environmental and social performance across five major sustainability categories: material health, material reuse, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship and social fairness.
In addition to maintaining its
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 balances light transmission and energy savings. The façade of the two blocks were developed by