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Topics regarding quality of glass, its processing and its application in building. 

Impact strength

We need to install a safety (laminated)glass for a permit booth inside a refinery we need to test its impact strength, it breaks with a 5kg mass falling directly 1 meter above it but it does not shatter, how much force breaks the glass? what is its impact strength?

Need help in choosing windows

I have double pane clear windows now and the heat in Texas is brutal. I hate the looks of the solar screens so have checked into the low-e glass. I found a local company who can replace some of my windows and they gave me a choice of cardinal low e squared, or guardian PP2 I think they call it. While investigating windows, I found so much as far as seals and gas, and did ready up on guardian and cardinal. Cardinal seems slightly better for our climate but I could be wrong. I have aluminum windows already so am getting the inserts replaced which is quick and easy.