Green Design

Sustainable Technologies

Southwall Technologies, an innovator in energy-efficient glass solutions, has quietly built a worldwide portfolio of superior performance glazing installations. Over the past 25 years, architects, designers, and mechanical engineers across the globe have selected Southwall products to meet the most demanding requirements for insulated, laminated, and retrofit glass.

Project: Durham College
Location: Whitby, Ontario
Architect: Barry-Bryan Associates
Fabricator: Sunlite Insulating Glass Mfg.
Solution: Heat Mirror
These proven technologies are now being discovered by the rapidly expanding architectural community focused on Sustainable Design. Standards such as the LEED® rating system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council include critical design demands that Southwall addresses:

Optimize Energy Performance
Thermal Comfort
Daylighting & Views
Design Innovation
Increase Ventilation Effectiveness
Building Reuse

Southwall's solutions maximize the effectiveness of any commercial glass option. Our unique technology delivers superior performance and design flexibility in:

Insulation

Windows in the hottest climates don't require shading; cold weather buidings retain heat. R-10 insulated glass is a reality.

Total Envelope Design

Buildings can be "tuned" to ideal north-south-east-west glass considerations. Daylighting and "green" design is fully enabled.

Condensation Resistance

Dreaded window-surface moisture and related mold formation is eliminated down to sub-zero exterior temperatures.

Solar control

New, retrofit, or existing glass solutions provide heat rejection that is essential to any sustainable HVAC design.

Sound insulation

Use more glass with less noise with Southwall's built-in sound-deadening benefits.