Commercial Insulating Glass Products
The choice of the right glazing is one of the most
important and far-reaching decisions that an architect or building owner will make. This
decision impacts the overall design, human comfort, energy efficiency, mechanical HVAC
design and loads, daylighting, employee productivity, interior condensation control,
ultraviolet fading, and sound control.
In the design of any building (whether it be
residential, commercial or industrial) one must look at and take into consideration the
six principal glazing design challenges. These are:
Winter Comfort and Heating Load
Summer Comfort and Cooling Load
Natural Daylighting
Appearance and Reflectivity
Ultraviolet Fading Control
Interior Condensation Control
The Southwall family of wavelength-selective products
offer the solutions to all glazing design challenges such as climate, elevation and
application. These solutions provide unparalleled flexibility to "tune" a
building to meet these needs.
As more and more architects, builders and homeowners
adopt Southwall's technology, buildings will move from part of the environmental problem
to part of its solution.
Above: Masscentrum Fair Centre
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Glass: Heat Mirror™ Superglass System
