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Human Comfort & Productivity
Everyone has had the experience of being blasted by the sun's heat or frozen by the winter cold radiating through a building's glazing. We all know that glass impacts comfort. In fact, recent research by Berkeley's Center for the Built Environment strongly suggests that the impact of glass on occupant comfort is more dramatic than previously thought. While numerous strategies are available to enhance occupant comfort, very high performance glass uniquely goes to the source and guards directly against excessive solar gain, or the cold of heat loss in the winter. SummerIn the summer, clear SC 75 blocks heat gain by almost 50% compared with clear glass, and other Heat Mirror configurations block even more heat to help maintain comfort under the most challenging conditions. WinterIn the winter, Heat Mirror-equipped glass with U-values of 0.10 or lower can stop the winter chill in its tracks. Heat Mirror Plus units can be as much as 10 degrees warmer than low-e glass, reducing heat loss and the cold zone that can develop around glass. A variety of Heat Mirror configurations can achieve this, while also eliminating perimeter heating systems to reduce first costs and overall operating costs.
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