Super Spacer Triple Glazed Units Allow Greater Freedom in Glazing Design

... says Reflex glass whose sealed units are now available as triple glazed manufactured using Super Spacer warm edge spacer.

Not only does this allow customers and architects greater freedom to design larger areas of glazing including 'window walls' in homes and commercial buildings due to the additional 35% reduction in outside noise, but it also means that with Reflex+ at the correct unit width, centre pane U-values of 0.5 W/m2K can be achieved.

With architects and consumers now chasing lower U-values rather than the flawed window energy ratings, its impressive to see how much extra heat can be saved with a triple glazed Reflex+ unit featuring a non-metal spacer bar system.

The company says that it is involved in many large-scale glazing projects that use Reflex solar control glass to save energy in the summer on air-conditioning costs, as well as provide more comfortable day lit surroundings during winter.

‘We are also working with local building control officers to improve energy savings and each project has strict U-values for materials used in the walls and roofs, typically, insulative products that can achieve U-values of 0.2 W/m2K.

‘Clearly it makes sense for designers to look for the lowest U-values in building products such as wall cladding and doors, but when it comes to glass many people forget that this is also an opportunity to reduce U-values big time and really make some significant energy savings.’

The company claims that it is supplying Clear Reflex+ into carbon neutral homes that without super low U-values in the glass would lose considerably more energy in winter and absorb more energy from sunlight during summer, leading to alternately paying for costly extra heating or the increased use of costly air-conditioning systems.

Web: http://www.reflexglass.co.uk