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Education and Resources
Confused About Fire-Rated Glass?
There’s an App for That
The mySAFTI app from SAFTI FIRST was created to take the guesswork out
of selecting the correct fire-rated glazing product for architectural
projects. The company says its new interactive design tool allows architects
and specifiers to search for products based on the fire-rating or the
application right from their iPhone.
With the new app, users can view product fact sheets, size charts, save
their favorites or request more information via email. For addi-tional
design inspiration, they can also browse the company’s project gallery
to view photos
of projects SAFTI has completed across the
country.
www.safti.com
Sole Sources
Kawneer Co. Inc. in Norcross, Ga., recently introduced its Solector™ sun
shading estimating tool. Developed for use early in the design phase,
the estimating tool is designed to enable architects to better determine
how blade angles, size and orientation impact the shading performance
of sunshades. It can compare shading performance of two scenarios using
Versoleil™ Single Blade SunShades on a façade. Additionally, using
broad assumptions, the new estimator can provide an estimate of cooling
energy and cost savings on an annual basis. Energy savings are calculated
based on solar heat gain avoided due to exterior shading of the facade.
www.kawneer.com
Highlighting Anti-Reflective Glass
A new data sheet that quantifies improvements in the performance of SOLARPHIRE
AR anti-reflective and Solarphire 2XAR two-sided, anti-reflective glasses
is now available from PPG Industries.
The data notes that Solarphire AR and 2XAR glasses can now achieve solar
transmittance of up to 96.3 percent in the visible and near-infrared bands
of the solar spectrum—from 400 to 1,100 nanometers—which enables photovoltaic
components to collect and concentrate solar energy more efficiently.
Solarphire AR glass, which has solar transmittance of 93.6 percent in
a 3.2 millimeter thickness, is manufactured with PPG’s anti-reflective
coating on one surface of a Solarphire PV photovoltaic glass substrate,
while Solarphire 2XAR glass features PPG’s anti-reflective coating on
both sides of a Solarphire PV glass substrate.
www.ppgideascapes.com
What’s Your Fav?
Got a favorite resource for glass information? Is there a tool you use
frequently for specifications and technical information? What websites
do you turn to again and again? We’d like to know! Let the Architects’
Guide to Glass & Metal know what glass-related tools and resources
you find most helpful. Just email erogers@glass.com
about the resources you need when it comes to glazing and we’ll share
the information right here in this section. We look forward to hearing
from you!
Architects' Guide to Glass & Metal
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