Architectural Glass: Production, Selection and Performance

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Sponsored by Pilkington North America

Learning Objectives:

  1. %IExplain key terminology and concepts related to glass; light, heat, UV and thermal stress
  2. %IDescribe glass manufacturing and how glass is produced using the float process
  3. %IExplain how to balance aesthetics and performance when selecting architectural glass
  4. %IIdentify key characteristics of heat treated, laminated, insulated, and spandrel glass
  5. %IExplain the differences between clear, tinted, and coated glass (e.g. Reflective, Low-E)
  6. %IDescribe specialty products, including profiled, anti-reflective, patterned,
  7. fire-resistant, and self-cleaning glass

Credits:

HSW
1 AIA LU/HSW

This Glass & Energy presentation will give you an overview of the float glass manufacturing process, various architectural glass products, including clear and tinted float glass, reflective glass, low-emissivity glass and specialty glass products, such as profiled, textured, structural, fire-resistant, anti-reflective, and self-cleaning glass.

 

Pilkington North America – NSG Group The flat glass business of the NSG Group, operating under the Pilkington brand, is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of glass and glazing products for the building and automotive markets, with manufacturing operations in 29 countries on four continents and sales in 130 countries.

 

Originally published in July 2008

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