Solarcool® Reflective Tinted Glasses
Solarcool® Glass
Since their introduction in 1972, PPG Solarcool® reflective
coated glasses have enhanced the appearance of buildings while providing
comfortable interiors. Solarcool® glasses provide maximum
flexibility due to the durability of the metallic oxide, coating, which
is deposited onto the float glass during production. Thus, Solarcool®
glass can be glazed with the reflective coating positioned on either the
first
(#1) or second (#2) surface, The glass has improved performance, higher
exterior visible reflectivity and a slight bronze hue when installed with
the coating on the first surface. When installed with the coating on the
second surface, Solarcool® glass has lower exterior visible
reflectivity while maintaining the substrate glass color.
Solarcool® Caribia™ Glass—an exciting new architectural
glass from PPG Industries. Combining the newly developed, spectrally selective
Caribia
aqua-green glass with the time-tested technology of pyrolytically applied
metal oxide coatings (Solarcool reflective glass), PPG has
introduced a unique and beautiful, softly reflective architectural glass.
Aesthetic Description
Solarcool Caribia Glass, like all PPG Solarcool glasses, can
be glazed with reflective coating either to the exterior (Surface #1) or the
interior (Surface #2).
When glazed with the reflective coating facing inboard (#2), Solarcool
(2) Caribia Glass combines the rich aqua-green substrate
color with the soft reflectivity of the Solarcool Glass coating
to produce a unique warm green aesthetic that will harmonize with other
building materials and enhance the beauty of its surroundings (see photo
right).
When glazed with the reflective coating on the outboard (#1) surface,
higher visible light reflectivity mutes the aqua-green color of the substrate
glass to produce a more reflective, metallic aesthetic.
Performance Options
Solarcool® Caribia™ Glass, like all PPG Solarcool
glasses, can be glazed as a monolithic (1/4") product or as an insulating
glass (I.G.) unit, for enhanced thermal performance. Solarcool Caribia
Glass can also be combined in an I.G. unit with an inboard solar control
low-E glass when solar control requirements are more stringent.
With the soft reflectivity of Solarcool coated glass
and light green color of Solexia tinted glass, Solarcool
Solexia glass can create standout aesthetics for any commercial
project.
Aesthetic Description
Like all Solarcool glasses, Solarcool Solexia
glass can be glazed with the reflective coating oriented toward the exterior
(#1) or the interior (#2).
When glazed with the reflective coating facing inboard (#2), Solarcool
(2)
Solexia glass has a natural-green reflectivity that enhances
the beauty of its surroundings, while harmonizing with other natural building
materials.
When glazed with the reflective coating on the outboard (#1) surface,
Solarcool
(1) Solexia glass has higher visible light reflectivity that
adapts to changing light conditions and the surrounding landscape.
Performance Options
Solarcool Solexia glass provides interior glare control
while transmitting desirable visible light levels. All Solarcool
reflective glasses by PPG can be glazed as monolithic (1/4") products or
as an insulating glass (I.G.) unit.
Solarcool Solexia glass can be combined in an I.G. unit
with an inboard low-emissivity (low-E) coated glass to meet specific solar-control
goals while maintaining its natural-green reflective beauty.
Solarcool® coated
Azuria™ glass takes the best properties
of two superb PPG glass products and combines them into one. With the coating
on the #2 surface, the softly reflective ocean green color of tile glass is
visually stunning. Because Solarcool® Azuria™
glass transmits more visible light than most competitive products, building
interiors will be brighter and will require less artificial lighting
When the Solarcool®
coated surface is in the #1 position, outdoor reflectivity is increased
and the solar heat gain is decreased, resulting in reduced air conditioning
loads. Outdoor reflected color is more neutral.
Either way, Solarcool® Azuria™
has the lowest shading coefficient of any PPG Solarcool® reflective
tinted glass product (see chart) and additional performance values.
Solarcool® Bronze
Glass
Solarcool® bronze
glass provides a silver-bronze aesthetic and reduced solar heat gain when
glazed with the reflective coating on the outboard (#1) surface and a dark
bronze aesthetic when glazed with the reflective coating on the inboard
(#2) surface. With the reflective coating on the #2 surface, Solarcool®
bronze glass has subtle reflectivity.
Solarcool® Gray Glass
Solarcool® gray glass provides
a silvery aesthetic when glazed with the reflective coating on the outboard
(#l) surface and a dark gray aesthetic when glazed with the reflective coating
on the inboard (#2) surface. Solarcool®
(2) gray glass is the solution when a true gray color
is desired in a low-reflectivity glass.
Solarcool® Graylite® Glass
Solarcool® Graylite® glass provides a
rich silver aesthetic when glazed with the reflective coating on the outboard
(#l) surface and a dramatic, almost-black aesthetic when glazed with the reflective
coating on the inboard (#2) surface. The very low visible light transmittance
of Solarcool® Graylite®
glass (5% for one inch insulating unit) makes it ideal for privacy glazing applications
or high-sunlight climates where glare control is required.
All PFG Solarcool® reflective coated glasses
can be glazed as monolithic (1/4") products, or combined with an interior light
of glass in an insulating unit for enhanced energy performance. The interior
light of the insulating unit can be clear uncoated glass, one of PFG's Sungate®
Low-E glasses, or Solarban® 60 Solar
Control Low-E glass. (See performance data.)
PPG Industries, Inc.
Sweets Catalog Classification Code
08 81 00/PPG
PPG Industries, Inc.
PPG Glass Business and Discovery Center
400 Guys Run Road
Cheswick, PA 15024
Tel: 1-888-PPG-IDEA (1-888-774-4332)
Fax: (412) 826-2299
Website: http://www.ppgideascapes.com
Email: ideascapes@ppg.com
All PPG architectural glass is Cradle to Cradle Certified.CM
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