When building a new home or renovating your existing home, thermal comfort is an important factor to consider. In order to achieve the correct thermal efficiency for your home a number of options are available when it comes to the glazing.
There is a variety of single glazed laminated glass that is manufactured with specialized coatings to help achieve the correct energy efficiency for your home requirements. This allows home owners to use more glass in their homes with out compromising, on building legislation, whilst benefiting from safety, security, increased sound reduction & UV Control.
There are 5 factors that are taken in to consideration when determining what type of energy efficient glass should be used in your home or building project.
Low E Performance
Solar Heat Gain Coefficient
Visible light Transmissions
U-Value
Relative Heat Gain
Each type of energy efficient glass has different ratings comprising of all 5 factors, which increase thermal conductivity of your home, depending on the design and area of the space.
A calculation of these 5 factors is based on the design and area of the home, resulting in the best type of glass that should be used to achieve the most efficient glazing solution.
Contact us for more information of the variety of glass products that can be applied to your project.
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