A Plant Tour: Single-Source Glass Fabrication
Other Considerations for Today’s Glazing Units
Client goals and best practices introduce additional demands on the design, fabrication and installed performance of glazing units and IGUs.
For instance, a project tracking LEED certification will need to balance thermal performance against other green design considerations, such as recycled and recyclable materials composition. Points won for reduced energy loads might be offset by high embedded energy based on a product life-cycle assessment, or LCA.
ENDNOTES
[1] http://www.linkedin.com/groups/What-are-pros-cons-having-846797.S.110610444
[3] GANA, “Glass in Today's Architecture,” http://www.glasswebsite.com/aia/Glass%20in%20Today's%20Architecture.pdf
[4] Viracon, http://www.viracon.com/images/pdf/TTHeatSoak.pdf
[5] http://abrisatechnologies.com/2012/08/screen-printing-on-glass-vs-digital-printing/
[6] http://www.viracon.com/images/pdf/ProductGuide2013.pdf, page 30
[8] Viracon, http://www.viracon.com/page/insulating
[9] Viracon, http://www.viracon.com
[10] Viracon, http://www.viracon.com
[11] Viracon 2014 Product Guide pg. 134 and pg. 147.
C.C. Sullivan is a marketing and content consultant specializing in the AEC industry.
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