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Air infiltration
This is a general term that describes the values of air that leaks from the exterior to the interior.. |
Air leakage rating
A measured value of the rate of air escaping around a window, door, or skylight in the presence of a.. |
Air Space
The space formed by the spacer bar between two (or more) panes of glass in the production of IG unit.. |
Blister
A bubble trapped inside of glass, or any other gaseous inclusion present inside glass. Generally, in.. |
Blast Resistant Glass
Shards of glass flying through the air cause many deaths and injuries from a bomb blast. In a bomb b.. |
Anti-Reflective Glass
Anti-reflective glass is float glass with a specially designed coating that reflects a very low perc.. |
Argon Gas
Replaces the air between a double glazed unit. Described as being a heavy gas, it is relatively chea.. |
Bent Glass
Bent glass is normal glass that has been curved with a special process. It can be used for external .. |
Blowpipe
Usually an iron or steel tube used for forming glass by means of blowing into it. It is usually 5 fe.. |
Brewster fringes
Brewster fringes are a visual effect that appears as a sort of “oily” rainbow on a doubl.. |
BTU
The British thermal unit (BTU or Btu) is a unit of energy used in the United States, particularly in.. |
Caulk
A generic term used to describe a substance used to seal air infiltration points between fixed objec.. |
Causes of Glass Surface Damages
To avoid glass damage, the surface must be protected during shipment and storage. Appropriate handli.. |
Cavity
General term that refers to the space between panes of glass. The term cavity is used mostly in refe.. |
Cavity in IG
The term cavity refers to the space formed by the space bar between the two (or more) panes of glass.. |
Chemical durability
General term describing the lasting quality of glass while attacked by different chemical substances.. |
Condensation
Condensation is a very common phenomenon in everyday life. Although it doesn't have lasting effects .. |
Curtain Wall
Curtain wall is a term used to describe a building façade that does not carry any dead load f.. |
Depression Glass
The Great Depression in the United States was a time of severe financial problems for the majority o.. |
Dew Point
The dew point is the temperature to which a given parcel of air must be cooled, at constant barometr.. |
Digital Printing on Glass
Digital printing technologies have advanced, and new systems and inks are becoming available that of.. |
Double Skin Facades
In recent years, the use of double skin facades, sometimes referred to as a "building in a buil.. |
Drained glazing
Any type of glazing in which any water that enters the system is drained out. This can be done by co.. |
Dry Glazing
Also called compression glazing, a term used to describe various means of sealing monolithic and ins.. |
Edge Seal
The hermetic seal around the edge of an insulating glass unit. The purpose of this seal is to preven.. |
EVA interlayer
EVA stands for ethylene vinyl acetate, a copolymer resin used in the production of laminated glass a.. |
Fenestration
Fenestration is the arrangement and proportioning of windows, used by modern writers for the decorat.. |
Glass Absorption
Energy that is not transmitted through the glass or reflected off its surfaces is absorbed. Once gla.. |
Glass Thickness Measurement Laser
For glass thickness, just press a button on the laser tool and read the results on the display. The .. |
Heat Loss
Heat loss is a phenomenon that occurs in the colder winter months, when the average exterior tempera.. |
Heat Gain
Heat gain is a phenomenon that occurs in the warmer summer months, when the average exterior tempera.. |
Inert Gas Window Fills
An improvement that can be made to increase the performance of IG units is to reduce the conductance.. |
Electrically Heated Glass
Electrically heated glass is a laminated glass, incorporating almost invisible electrically conducti.. |
Helios Project
The new solar plane named Helios has reached an altitude of 100.000 feet and set a new record for su.. |
How To Save Energy With Windows
Building heat loss means increased energy costs. Much energy wasted occurs in the form of heat escap.. |
Insulating Glass
Insulating glass is a multi-glass combination consisting of two or more panes enclosing a hermetical.. |
Krypton Gas
An inert (nonreactive), odorless, colorless, nontoxic gas that is approximately 12 times more dense .. |
Laminated Glass
Laminated glass is a combination of two or more glass sheets with one or more interlayers of plastic.. |
Low-E Glass
Low-emission glass (Low-E) is a transparent to visible light and opaque to infrared radiation glass... |
Mastic
Mastic is a type of tile adhesive. Mastics are widely used throughout the construction industry.&nbs.. |
Point-Fixed Glass
Fully glazed façade systems are currently very popular with architects and investors for thei.. |
Primary Seal
A term used in the production of IG units in reference to a butyl-based sealant applied to the edges.. |
Hermetic Seal
An edge seal used in the process of assembling an IG unit. The main purpose of the hermetic seal is .. |
Smart Glazing
Smart glass or smart windows in its application to windows or skylights refers to electrically switc.. |
Sound Insulation
The need to restrict outside sound is not only a matter of environmental protection but, principally.. |
Space Bar
Space bars are used to form an IG unit. They are placed between two sheets of glass to hold th.. |
Sputtering Technology Process
The deposit of thin films is often used to change glass properties. For example, the optical propert.. |
Tempering
Toughened or tempered glass is glass that has been processed by controlled thermal or chemical treat.. |
Thermal Stress
Window glass is heated and cooled by visible and invisible (infrared) radiation from the sun and oth.. |
Thermally Toughened Glass
The thermal toughening of glass is employed to obtain a glass sheet with high surface tension in ord.. |
Toughened Glass
Toughened glass is also called “tempered glass.” It is made by a process of heating glas.. |
Triple Glazing
Three layers of glass separated by air spaces to give improved thermal or acoustic insulation. As wi.. |
U-Factor
The rate of heat loss is indicated in terms of the U-factor (U-value) of a window assembly. The insu.. |
Visible Light-Spectrum
The visible spectrum (or sometimes called the optical spectrum) is the portion of the electromagneti.. |
What Makes Glass Transparent?
In general, most liquids and gases—water, air, natural gas, cooking oil, or rubbing alcohol&md.. |
Wind Pressure
Wind has pressure due to its velocity. This pressure is calculated from the equation Vp = 0.6V².. |
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