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Acid-Etched Glass
It is produced by acid etching one side of float glass. Acid-etched glass has a distinctive, uniform..
Air Space
The space formed by the spacer bar between two (or more) panes of glass in the production of IG unit..
Alarm Glass
Alarm glass is a special laminated glass designed and manufactured for security purposes. The glass ..
Anti-Reflective Glass
Anti-reflective glass is float glass with a specially designed coating that reflects a very low perc..
Architectural Glass
Architectural glass is a world used for any type of glass used a as building material. It is most ty..
Bevelling
The process Beveling is a process whereby the edges of a piece of glass are angled from some point ..
Body-Tinted Glass
Body-tinted glass is normal float glass into whose melt colorants are added for tinting and solar-ra..
Bow
A form of distortion of toughened glass or heat-strengthened glass. During the process of toughening..
Brilliant Cut
A form of decorative process in which specific designs are cut into the glass surface by means of ab..
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..
Ceramic Fritted Glass
Ceramic fritted glass consists of a ceramic-based paint screen-printed onto clear, tinted, patterned..
Convection Technology
Convection technology is designed to improve both quality and process speed, especially with newly c..
Curtain Wall
Curtain wall is a term used to describe a building façade that does not carry any dead load f..
Design Heat Loss
Heat loss calculations are made to determine a building heating load. Design heat loss calculations ..
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..
Electronic Smart Glasses
A smart glass is intended to have the ability to control the amount of light, and heat passing throu..
Engraving
A process in which the glass surface is abraded to produce a decorative design, achieving so-called ..
Facade
In architecture, a term used to refer to the front exterior of a building. Also, other exterior side..
Fire Rated Glass
A term that defines glass proven to offer a certain degree of protection from fire. Fire-rated glass..
Glazed Roofs
Architectural glazing products are employed in a myriad of situations that require consideration of ..
Hose Stream Test
The hose stream test is part of a series of tests that begins with heat testing of the glass. Manufa..
Intaglio Glass
Intaglio is a form of design/decoration where the picture is cut away below the surface of the glass..
Kiln
“Kiln” usually refers to an oven or furnace that operates at sufficiently high temperatu..
Low Conductance Spacer
In order to overcome the problem of “cold-edges” caused by thermal leakage of classical ..
Low-E Glass
Low-emission glass (Low-E) is a transparent to visible light and opaque to infrared radiation glass...
Patterned Glass
Patterned glass is an imperfectly smooth structure with different patterns impressed on it. The ..
Photovoltaic Glass
Photovoltaic glass is a special glass with integrated solar cells that convert solar energy into ele..
Point-Fixed Glass
Fully glazed façade systems are currently very popular with architects and investors for thei..
PVC Frames
PVC or vinyl frames are primarily made from polyvinyl chloride. This is highly effective insulating ..
Sandblasted Glass
Sandblasted glass is produced by spraying sand at high velocities over the surface of the glass. Thi..
Security Glass
A characteristic of glass, usually laminated or multi-laminated glass that is designed to withstand ..
Viscosity
The term used to designate the degree of fluidity of a liquid...
Breather Tube
A very small metal tube of designated length placed into the IGU spacer during manufacture of the sp..
CAD
Abbreviation for computer aided design. This refers to special software programs installed on comput..
CIP
Abbreviation for cast in place. This is a process used in the manufacture of laminated glass. In the..
Framing System
Term describing the type of material as well as the design type of the frame used to support the gla..
Snow Load
Because of their aesthetic and practical benefits, glazed roofs have become very popular. A heavy sn..
Solar Heat Gain Coefficient
The fraction of external solar radiation that is admitted through a window or skylight, both directl..
Solar Panes
Solar panes are generally categorized into two type. The first are so called photovoltaic or PV pane..
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..
Structural Silicone Glazing
In the past 30 years, structural silicone sealants have granted designers and architects the freedom..
Tempered Glass
Tempering is a thermal or chemical treatment that compresses the surface layer of the glass, thus im..
Textured Glass
Textured glass is a rolled patterned glass, one surface of which has a specific pattern or design im..
Thermal Break
An element of low heat conductivity placed in an assembly to reduce or prevent the flow of heat betw..
Thermal Expansion
Thermal expansion is the tendency of matter to change in volume in response to a change in temperatu..
Thermal Mass
Thermal mass, in the most general sense, is any material that has the capacity to store heat. When u..
Types of Glass Transportation
Transporting glass from Point A to B is the final step for the glass manufacturer and processor. Spe..
Vertical Glazing
A glazing surface that has a slope of 60° or greater from the horizontal plane. Vertical glazing..
Warm Edge
In order to overcome the problem of “cold-edges” caused by thermal leakage through class..
Warm Edge vs Aluminum Spacers
Insulating glass units or double-glazed units are the most common types of glass used today for buil..
Window Frames
Window frames are available in many styles, and are made of different materials. When purchasing ene..