The right glass can be the centerpiece of your design. Combining the color fidelity of Acuity® low‑iron glass with the performance you expect from the Solarban® family of glasses, you can design an ambitious façade—and realize it, on budget and on time. Acuity® glass is available with the full range of Solarban® solar control, low‑e coatings.
Vitro market research indicates the installed cost of a glass and metal curtainwall averages $90 per square foot nationally. Upgrading a standard low‑e coated clear insulating glass unit (IGU) to Solarban® Acuity® glass unit typically will increase the total installed curtainwall cost by only $1-2 per square foot.
Developed based on 30 years of Starphire® glass manufacturing know-how, using proprietary low‑iron materials and processes, Acuity® glass is 60 percent less green than standard "clear" glass. For the ultimate in transparent low‑iron glass, Starphire® glass is 87 percent less green and also can be coated with Solarban® low‑e coatings.
Acuity® low‑iron glass is specially engineered for vision glazings, both as a substrate for Solarban® low‑e coatings and for all lites in an insulated unit or laminated configuration.
All configurations include uncoated Acuity® glass as the interior lite. Available coatings include: Solarban® 60 Glass, Solarban® 65 Glass, Solarban® R67 Glass (formerly Solarban® 67 Glass), Solarban® R77 Glass, Solarban® 72 Glass, Solarban® 90 Glass, Solarban® R100 Glass
Applications:
In addition to office buildings, institutions, hotels and schools, Solarban® Acuity® glass can be specified for exterior applications from luxury condominiums and mixed-use buildings to entrances and storefronts. Solarban® Acuity® glass is also ideal for distinctive exterior applications such as atriums, skylights and spandrel glass.