Glass usage in the country has been growing dramatically over the past decade.
We all like our houses and buildings to open up to the environment and be flooded with natural light. Architects and decorators are innovatively using glass for a variety of applications from skylights to partitions, balustrades to staircases, and many-many more that make our surroundings look more spacious and beautiful.
In the past, this has led to a tradeoff with safety, security, energy efficiency, and noise insulation. Recent advances in glass technology show how one can achieve the following: |
- Safety
- Enhance lifestyle
- Improve natural lighting, thermal and acoustic performance of buildings both in residential and commercially application through innovative usage of glass.
Glass by Function
. Solar & Heat Control
. Sound Control
. Safety & Security
. Strength
. Colors & Aesthetic
Solar & Heat Control
"Is glass a good insulator?" The clear answer is No! But it could be.
There are various choices available to the informed buyer to save on energy costs and get all aesthetic and psychological benefits of glass.
Coated and tinted glass products and insulating glazing units can be used to control the flow of energy into and out of a building.
In a hot environment like India, solar control glasses can be used to dramatically reduce the effect of the sun's heat, minimizing the need for air-conditioning. Solar control glass, usually either body tinted(absorbing) or coated(reflecting), is used to reduce unwanted solar radiant light and heat energy transmitting through glass.
Similarly, in colder environments, low emissivity( low-e) glass can be used which reflects heat back into building, thereby minimizing the need for heating.
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