Latest articles

| The present work presents the investigation of historical glass and glass constructions in a suburb of Dresden.
| This paper presents a review on the state of art of analysis and design of glass window/facade system under blast loading, with evidence of available experimental outcomes, design methods and trends, open challenges.
| This paper studies the influence of the size of window glasses on their failure characteristics.
| Photovoltaic (PV) windows can enable net-zero highly glazed buildings
| This study presents an experimental investigation of a window unit and focuses specifically on the conductance between the structural elements and the frame system of a conventional house in the city of Xanthi, northern Greece.
| Explosion events represent an extraordinary action for buildings and especially for the building envelope.
| This paper examines the visual performance of building facades that utilize windows with different photochromic-coated glass.
| This paper aims to contribute to this topic by examining the potential of a smart window system that has double dynamic insulated glazing in preventing heat gain and maximising daylight indoors.
| This work presents the results of the evaluation of two Art Nouveau glass windows from the Casa-Museu Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves (Lisbon, Portugal) with IR-thermography during the summer solstice.
| In the article, the focus is on an overview of several norms, standards, and research that address the issue of resilience of window systems.
| Abatement of the high building energy is possible by employing semitransparent photovoltaic window which has triple point advantages as they control the admitted solar gain and daylight and generates benign electricity.
| This paper presents some of major outcomes of Finite Element (FE) numerical methods and simulations that have been explored in the framework of the GLASS-SHARD research project for glass windows and facades under explosion or soft-body impact.
| Introducing BIPV and WIPV solar window systems
| This paper gives an overview of the requirements of a ship structure, and more specifically yacht structures, and describes the challenges associated with using glass as a fully integrated structural component.
| There are parts of the window inside the glass that play a crucial role in its performance.
| In the European Union, Member States are allowed to set minimum performance requirements to construction products available on their market.
| This paper focusses on the special glass part of the façade.
| The main goal of all fire-rated glass is to compartmentalize fire to enable safe exit. It is most commonly used around egress areas, property line walls, stairwells, and points of exit.
| Elegant glazing - from walls to slabs - clads a residential tower.
| Held in Düsseldorf from 15 to 18 June 2021 glasstec will pick up on the latest glass trends related to shapes, formats and structures.