Laminated Glass Architectural

Laminated Glass is available in a full array of thicknesses and sizes . Displays the visual appearance of monolithic float glass • Offers greater personal safety after breakage because it tends to remain in the frame • Suitable for safety glazing in selected thicknesses • Provides additional security over other glass types • Provides improved sound control due to the sound-deadening capabilities of the PVB interlayer Applications • Appropriate for commercial glazing • Safety glazing (selected thicknesses) • Sound control • Suitable for sloped security glazing and skylights; reduces the likelihood of fallout. • Display cases • Aquariums • Banking facilities • Glass floors • Entrance doors • Privacy Availability • Sizes up to 2.4m (96") x 3.3m (144"). Larger sizes may be available on request. • A full range of shapes, thicknesses • Clear, standard colors of green, gray and bronze and translucent PVB interlayers • Diverse glass combinations available in single and double glazing

Heat-Strengthened Glass

Heat-Strengthened Glass is less prone to spontaneous breakage and is the product of choice, with the exception of those instances where Tempered Glass or Laminated Glass is required by law, wind load, local building codes or national building codes.

Characteristics •

Approximately twice as strong as annealed glass of equal thickness • Greater resistance to thermal loads than annealed glass • Typically breaks into large pieces • NOT A SAFETY GLASS PRODUCT as defined by Consumer Product Safety Commission 16 CFR 1201, ANSI Z-97.1, 1984 or Canadian standard CAN/CGSB-12.1-M 90 Applications • Suitable for use in spandrel and/or vision areas where added resistance to wind load and thermal stress is required • Laminated solariums • High wind load areas • Laminated skylights

Availability •

Clear, Green, Bronze and Gray • Standard thicknesses of 3mm (1/8") to 10mm (3/8"); maximum width 2.4m (96"), and maximum lengths up to 3.7m (144"). Other glass thicknesses may be available on request and may vary by plant.

Tempered Glass

Tempered Glass, on occasion, can experience spontaneous breakage due to inclusions, such as nickel sulfide, which can occur during the glass-making process. Tempered Glass is called "safety glass." However, even glass which is fully tempered is susceptible to breakage. Tempered Glass may occasionally break in large shards, rather than in the classic tiny piece pattern, and some injury may result.

Characteristics •

Approximately four times stronger than annealed glass of equal thickness. • Greater resistance to thermally induced stress than heat-strengthened or annealed glass. • Suitable for use as a safety glass as defined by Consumer Product Safety Commission 16 CFR 1201, ANSI Z-97.1, 1984 and Canadian standard CAN/CGSM-12.1-M90. • Tempered Safety Glass is also mandated in other parts of the world by individual country regulations or specifications.

Applications •

Suitable where safety glazing is required • Fire knock-out panels • All glass entrances and storefronts • Extreme wind loads • Fireplace enclosures Availability • Clear, Green, Bronze and Gray • Thicknesses from 3mm (1/8") to 19mm (3/4"); maximum width 2.4m (96"), and maximum lengths up to 4.3m (160"). Other glass thicknesses may be available on request.

Insulated glass

Characteristics •

Saves on heating and cooling by reducing air-to-air heat transfer. • Offers increased personal comfort and aids in energy conservation. • Retards sound transmission. • Increases strength to withstand wind loads. Applications • Suitable for commercial and residential glazing. In dual-seal insulating glass units, the primary seal will be polyisobutylene (butyl). The secondary seal will be polysulfide or silicone. • For all structural glazing applications, a secondary seal of silicone must be specified. Availability • Polysulfide and silicone for conventional glazing. Only silicone is available for structural glazing. • Combinations vary and may use clear, tinted, ceramic decorated or high-performance glass in annealed, heat-strengthened or laminated form. Low-E is available on the #2 or #3 surface of an insulating glass unit. • Standard thicknesses range from 9mm (7/16") to 25mm (1") for commercial and residential use, and a maximum thickness of 33mm (1-5/16") in sloped-glazing applications. Other glass thicknesses may be available on request. • Aluminum spacers bent or mechanically joined at the corners. Welded joints are available on request. Certifications Insulating Glass units are subject to independent certification by government or private laboratories. In North America, Insulating Glass certification is available from the following: • Insulating Glass Certification Council (IGCC); (CBA rating). • Associated Laboratories Inc. (ALI); (CBA rating). • National Certification Testing Laboratories (NCTL); (CBA rating). • Insulating Glass Manufacturers of Canada (IGMAC).