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    Architectural Glass

    By kevin chiu On 01/19/2012 · Add Comment
    Your ads will be inserted here byEasy AdSense Lite.Please go to the plugin admin page to paste your ad code. Architectural glass is glass that is used as a building material. It is most typically used as transparent glazing material in the building envelope, including windows in the external walls. Glass is also used for [...]
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    Insulated glazing

    By kevin chiu On 01/18/2012 · Add Comment
    Your ads will be inserted here byEasy AdSense Lite.Please go to the plugin admin page to paste your ad code. Insulated glazing (IG) also known as double glazing are double or triple glass window panes separated by an air or other gas filled space to reduce heat transfer across a part of the building envelope. [...]
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    Heatable Glass

    On 01/17/2012 By kevin chiu
    Electrically heatable glass and windows are relatively new products, which help solve problems in the design of buildings and vehicles. The idea of heating glass is based on the use of energy-efficient low-emissive glass, which is generally simple silicate glass with a special metallic oxides coating. Low-emissive coating decreases heat loss by approximately 30%. Heatable [...]
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    Low emissivity glass

    On 01/16/2012 By kevin chiu
    Low emissivity (low e) – actually low thermal emissivity – is a quality of a surface that radiates, or emits, low levels of radiant thermal (heat) energy. All materials absorb, reflect and emit radiant energy. This article is primarily about material properties within a special wavelength interval of radiant energy – namely thermal radiation of [...]
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    Radiant barrier

    On 01/15/2012 By kevin chiu
    Radiant barriers or reflective barriers inhibit heat transfer by thermal radiation. Thermal energy may also be transferred via conduction or convection, however, and radiant barriers do not necessarily protect against heat transfer via conduction or convection. ==Reflectivity and Emissivity: All materials give off, or emit, energy by thermal radiation as a result of their temperature. [...]
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    Chemically strengthened glass

    On 01/14/2012 By kevin chiu
    Chemically strengthened glass is a type of glass that has increased strength as a result of a post-production chemical process. When broken, it still shatters in long pointed splinters similar to float glass. For this reason, it is not considered a safety glass and must be laminated if a safety glass is required. However, chemically [...]
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    Toughened glass

    On 01/13/2012 By kevin chiu
    Toughened or tempered glass is a type of safety glass processed by controlled thermal or chemical treatments to increase its strength compared with normal glass. Tempering creates balanced internal stresses which cause the glass, when broken, to crumble into small granular chunks instead of splintering into jagged shards. The granular chunks are less likely to [...]
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    Laminated glass

    On 01/12/2012 By kevin chiu
    Laminated glass is a type of safety glass that holds together when shattered. In the event of breaking, it is held in place by an interlayer, typically of polyvinyl butyral (PVB), between its two or more layers of glass. The interlayer keeps the layers of glass bonded even when broken, and its high strength prevents [...]
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    Glass brick

    On 01/11/2012 By kevin chiu
    Glass brick, also known as glass block, is an architectural element made from glass. Glass bricks provide visual obscuration while admitting light. The glass block was originally developed in the early 1900s to provide natural light in industrial factories. Crown Fountain is composed of glass brick towers. Glass brick labyrinths, used to obscure clear visual [...]
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    Polished plate glass

    On 01/10/2012 By kevin chiu
    Polished plate is a type of hand-blown glass. It is produced by casting glass onto a table and then subsequently grinding and polishing the glass. This was originally done by hand, and then later by machine. It was an expensive process requiring a large capital investment. Other methods of producing hand-blown window glass included: broad [...]
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