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Kuraray to showcase sustainable innovations and glass interlayer solutions.
Guardian Glass and Privacy Glass Solutions have entered into an agreement for the commercialization of Lyto™, the full blackout, between-the-glass, automated micro-shade technology designed and developed by Guardian Glass.
Şişecam allocated 63.5% of its R&D expenditures to sustainability projects.
The Commercial Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for POLFLAM GAIA, a monolithic low-carbon fire-resistant glass, is now available for download on the POLFLAM website.
Guardian Glass has published six new Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for its flat unprocessed glass, sputter (vacuum) coated glass, and laminated glass products produced in Europe.
Satinal is dedicated to environmental responsibility, and its STRATO® EVA Carbonlight™ product line is a prime example of this commitment.
Last June, the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
An extension of the scope to the flat glass sector would be premature
The new video introduces the important role of glazing in sustainable mobility. A timely contribution given that pieces of legislation are currently under discussion on the subject.
Star Trek PriWatt Smart Glass in Doctor M'Benga's Office
Şişecam, the only global company active in all core glass segments, showcased its products at the RE+ Solar Energy Trade Show in Anaheim, California.
As part of the world-leading trade fair glasstec 2024, held at Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre from 22 to 25 October, the 2-day CircuClarity One Conference will be organised on 22 and 23 October.
TurkishGlass is excited to announce its debut at RE+, the largest clean energy event in North America which will take place in Anaheim from September 9-12.
Our Environment and Climate Policy Manager, Iva Ganev, attended the seminar on Performance-Based Façade Design which took place on 5-6 September 2024 in Venice.
STRATO® EVA provides a number of benefits, including improved safety, durability, and most importantly, sound insulation.
Addressing the industry’s decarbonisation challenge, HORN is taking the next step forward in the industry´s transition to a resource-efficient and low-carbon economy.

Articles

This paper deals with the question of how old insulating glass units can be re manufactured to match the state of the art in terms of the energy efficiency.
The thesis examined the barriers to recovering end of life glass from commercial projects in London, and identified the drivers that will open pathways for glass to be recycled.
Increasing the circularity of flat glass does not only mean to collect glass cullet from internal and pre- consumer processes. It also means to use glass cullet from the post- consumer applications, such as residential or commercial buildings.
This research examines the viability of recycling soda lime glass from post-consumer Insulated Glass Units (IGU), mixing various types of architectural glass cullet and fusing them into flat plates by using electric kilns.
In order to minimize the environmental impact of glass by preserving the embodied carbon and substituting newly produced glasses, the reuse of glass is considered to be of the highest potential.
A Future Scenario
‘glass technology live’ will showcase a promising new development along with many other innovations.
This article presents the metric avoided carbon for the reuse of aluminium unitised curtain wall façades, that are to be taken from a donor building and applied onto a receiving building.
A Composite Approach in the Design of Glass-Aluminium Facades to Minimise Embodied Carbon Emissions
The Feasibility of Recycled Glass as a Building Material With Additive Manufacturing
This study delves into the influences of the glazing solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC), the glazing heat transfer coefficient (U-value), and PCM thickness on the energy performance of buildings.
This study analyzed the influence of exterior windows on the indoor thermal environment of office buildings by carrying out field experiments.

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