Vacuum Insulated Glazing for Historic Restoration

 
Sponsored by Pilkington North America

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the properties and performance of vacuum insulated glazing (VIG).
  2. Identify key terminology and concepts related to VIG.
  3. Balance aesthetics and performance when selecting VIG products.
  4. Identify the differences between vacuum insulated glazing VIG and other insulated glass technologies.

Credits:

HSW
1 AIA LU/HSW
ICC
0.1 ICC CEU
IACET
0.1 IACET CEU*
AIBD
1 AIBD P-CE
AAA
AAA 1 Structured Learning Hour
AANB
This course can be self-reported to the AANB, as per their CE Guidelines
AAPEI
AAPEI 1 Structured Learning Hour
MAA
MAA 1 Structured Learning Hour
NLAA
This course can be self-reported to the NLAA.
NSAA
This course can be self-reported to the NSAA
NWTAA
NWTAA 1 Structured Learning Hour
OAA
OAA 1 Learning Hour
SAA
SAA 1 Hour of Core Learning
 
This course can be self-reported to the AIBC, as per their CE Guidelines.
As an IACET Accredited Provider, BNP Media offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard.
This course is approved as a Structured Course
This course can be self-reported to the AANB, as per their CE Guidelines
Approved for structured learning
Approved for Core Learning
This course can be self-reported to the NLAA
Course may qualify for Learning Hours with NWTAA
Course eligible for OAA Learning Hours
This course is approved as a core course
This course can be self-reported for Learning Units to the Architectural Institute of British Columbia
This test is no longer available for credit

As energy codes become more stringent; maximizing the energy efficiency of the glazing used in buildings becomes of greater importance.

Glazing typically occupies 10 to 20% of a building’s exterior. Glazing loses more heat per square foot of an area in winter and gains more heat in summer than any other surface in a building. The U.S. Dept. of Energy estimates that energy lost through windows accounts for up to 50% of a building’s energy loss. It also estimates that the amount of energy lost through windows each year is $35 billion.

Many new solutions have been proposed to reduce heat transfer through windows and one such technology which is currently growing in prominence is vacuum insulated glazing (VIG).

Pilkington Spacia

 

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 2018

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