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| PILKINGTON COMFORTPLUS™ - ENERGY-EFFICIENT GLAZING BRINGS COMFORT AND SAFETY TO THIS BAYSIDE HOME |
 Insulating against heat loss in winter and
shielding the home from heat in summer,
Pilkington ComfortPlus™ is an energy-efficient
glass solution that preserves this home’s
expansive views.
Pilkington ComfortPlus™ has been designed specifically for Australian
housing, to economically manage the heat of summer and the cold of winter.
It incorporates both a solar-control component that reduces the sun’s radiant
heat in summer, and Pilkington low-E glass technology to insulate homes
in winter, reducing heat loss by up to 39% when compared to ordinary
clear glass.
The home’s use of energy-efficient glazing reduces the use of airconditioning
and heating, lowering energy bills and the wasteful use of energy resources,
and all of this without compromising the expansive views.
To achieve uninterrupted views, the design called for floor-to-ceiling,
seamless corner butt-jointed glazing. Pilkington ComfortPlus™ is singleglazed,
giving the designer the freedom to achieve the striking continuity of
the glass corner.
With Grade-A safety glass protection as standard, Australia’s leading
single-glazed, energy-efficient glass ensures the house is a safety zone for
the whole family. Available in a range of tones – neutral, grey, green and
clear – Pilkington ComfortPlus™ also delivers improved sound insulation and
UV fade protection. Grey was selected to provide additional glare control
and privacy.
Pilkington is currently undertaking a $130 million upgrade of its Melbourne
glass manufacturing plant, which will include state-of-the-art glass-coating
technology. The first of its type in the Southern Hemisphere, the CVD glass
coater will make a range of low-emissivity (low-E) energy-efficient glass
products. The low-E coating is applied while the glass is still red hot, to
produce a microscopically thin and highly durable hard coating, bonded
at a molecular level to become a part of the actual glass. This technology
represents the future of glass coating worldwide. |
Source: Architectural Product News - October/November 2007
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