Azuria™ (formerly Azurlite), spectrally selective tinted
glass is like no other architectural glass product available today, from its
aquamarine appearance to its unsurpassed performance. Azuria™
glass provides buildings with a desirable low shading coefficient and high visible
light transmittance, a unique combination unmatched by any other aquamarine
glass product.
The Shading Coefficient of Azuria™ glass is extraordinarily
low, especially for an uncoated tinted product: 0.44 in a one-inch insulating
unit. Yet, visible light transmittance is high, especially for a tinted product:
60% for a one-inch I.G. unit. This combination yields a Light to Solar Gain Ratio
(LSG) of 1.58 which no other commercially available architectural glass can match.
To obtain even more impressive performance while maintaining the desired aesthetic
of Azuria™ glass, it can be combined in an insulating unit with an inboard
lite of a Sungate® Low-E coated glass or a Solarban®
60 Solar Control Low-E glass (see performance tables in this presentation).
Caribia™ glass is the newest member of PPG Industries'
spectrally-selective architectural glass family.
Aesthetic Description
Caribia glass' aqua-green tint is as strikingly beautiful
as the sea from which it draws its name. The pleasing combination of tropical
green with ocean blue will be a welcome addition to the design palette of architects.
Though inspired by the sea, this unique tint will be at home with a range of
different building materials to create structures of lasting beauty.
Caribia glass was developed by PPG in response to
an extensive color / tint survey of design architects. The top glass color choice
of these designers led PPG to create this highly unique aqua-green spectrally
selective glass.
Performance Options
Spectrally selective glass* is designed to combine excellent visible
light transmittance with reduced infrared transmittance thereby reducing
solar heat loads.
Caribia™ and Solarban® 60 Solar Control Low-E Glasses
Combining these two PPG high-performance products in a 1" I.G. unit
will give architects and builders the opportunity to achieve exceptional
solar heat control while maintaining desirable high visible light transmittance.
Atlantica™ glass (formerly Solargreen), is an emerald-green
tinted glass that combines desirable high visible light transmittance with low
shading coefficient, providing builders and designers with an attractive solution
to meeting new glazing energy conservation design criteria.
In one inch insulating units, Atlantica™ glass provides
60% visible light transmittance and a Shading Coefficient of 0.46, resulting
in a Light to Solar Gain Ratio (LSG) of 1.54. Its sparkling green color is especially
striking against light-colored facades.
To obtain even more impressive performance while maintaining the desired aesthetic
of Atlantica™ glass, it can be combined in an insulating unit with
an inboard lite of a Sungate® Low-E coated glass or a Solarban®
Solar Control Low-E glass (see performance tables in this presentation).
glass (formerly
Solex), has long been a favorite of architects desiring spectrally selective
high-performance tinted glass. Since 1952, when the Solexia™
-glazed Lever House launched the era of the glass-clad building, Solexia™
has been helping owners and architects achieve beauty and performance in their
buildings.
Solexia™ glass is a light green tinted glass that has
provided aesthetic and performance solutions for builders and architects around
the world for decades.
The light green color of Solexia™ glass subdues interior
brightness while still providing the highest visible light transmittance (69%
for a one inch insulating unit) of any tinted glass available. Combined with
a Shading Coefficient of 0.56, the resultant Light to Solar Gain Ratio (LSG)
is 1.41.
To obtain even more impressive performance while maintaining the desired aesthetic
of Solexia™ glass, it can be combined in an insulating
unit with an inboard lite of a Sungate® Low-E coated glass
or a Solarban® Solar Control Low-E glass (see performance
tables in this presentation).
Note: These products meet the new energy efficiency guidelines set forth by
the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) for spectrally selective glazing
products.
Please see the Solarban Solar Control Low-E glass profile
for short form specifications using these spectrally selective tinted glasses.
For short form specifications combining those tints with Sungate Low-E glasses,
please visit www.ppgglazing.com.
For performance data, please click the table button for this profile.
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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