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Low-Iron Glass: A Guide to Ultra-Clear Architectural Glazing

How Reduced Iron Content Improves Color Fidelity, Clarity and Daylighting Performance
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Bird-Safe Glass Building Legislation

What is bird-safe glass legislation? Bird-friendly building legislation refers to building codes, laws and standards that require the use of bird-friendly glass or bird-safe building materials. The ...
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How Low-Iron Glass Supports Natural Light, Visual Comfort and Energy-Efficient Design

Daylighting is the use of natural light to illuminate interior spaces, reduce reliance on artificial lighting and improve occupant experience. In architectural glazing, glass selection plays a ...
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Decorative Glass Applications

In recent years, glass fabricators have made significant advances in their technologies, creating a range of decorative glass applications that are increasingly specified by architects who seek ...
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Three Trends in Commercial Energy Codes

The Ever-Shifting Code Despite being immovable, buildings must be incredibly versatile because the standards that influence their design are ever-changing. Continually, architects and designers are ...
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Finding the Right Glass to Eliminate the Green

The Common Uses of Clear Glass Clear glass is extremely common, and is popular in a variety of architectural design applications. From applications ranging from vision glass to spandrel glass, clear ...
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The Science of Low-E Coatings

As one of the most popular and versatile building materials used in modern architectural glazing, low‑e emissivity (or low‑e glass) coatings provide exceptional energy efficiency, thermal performance ...
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How to View Glass Samples

When designing commercial spaces, choosing the right type of glass is critical. In order to choose the right product, evaluating a glass’s aesthetic characteristics up close by viewing a glass sample ...
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Why Specify Which Type of Glass?

Choosing the right architectural glass is crucial to a successful project. For more informed decisions in the evaluation, selection and specification of architectural glass, Vitro Architectural Glass ...
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"Spec Check”: Accuracy Key to Compliant Specifications, Successful Projects

Imagination and creativity are critical skills that enable architects to create beautiful, vibrant and sustainable buildings. However, one aspect of successful projects that often goes under the ...