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Biophilia and Glass: Supporting a Connection to Nature

The growing practice of biophilic design in architecture is all about maintaining a connection to nature and light through a building. Because glass is the most popular transparent building material ...
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What is Embodied Carbon?

Targeting Embodied Carbon Energy efficiency and operational carbon are key elements of eco-friendly building design, but the spotlight is increasingly turning to embodied carbon emissions as a ...
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VacuMax™ Vacuum Insulating Glass (VIG)

With unmatched insulation performance, VacuMax™ VIG by Vitro offers performance rivaling that of traditional walls.
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Solarvolt™ BIPV Lites Energize and Enhance Commercial Buildings

In March 2021, Vitro Architectural Glass launched its first ever energy-generating product: Solarvolt™ building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) glass modules. Seamlessly integrated into the building ...
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Bird-Friendly Glass Legislation

Awareness of Bird Collisions has led to Increased Bird-Friendly Codes Bird collisions with buildings result in the deaths of over one billion birds each year in the U.S. To address the issue of bird ...
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Daylighting with Low-Iron Glasses

Well-daylit interiors boast a range of benefits, such as occupant mood and productivity, a sense of connectivity between spaces, decreased use of artificial light and energy bills, stunning views to ...
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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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Bird-Friendly Glass

Glass that’s For the Birds A recent study by the American Bird Conservancy, Fordham University, NYC Bird Alliance and Stony Brook University found that building collisions kill over one billion birds ...
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Short Wave and Long Wave Energy

Understanding the solar energy spectrum is key to understanding glass coatings. Glass coatings affect the way the different parts of the solar spectrum are absorbed into, transmitted through or ...
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Designing Glass to Resist Wind and Snow Loads

Accommodating for wind and snow is one of the important upfront considerations in the design and specification process. There is a multi-step process that must be undertaken to help ensure the glass ...