Energy Performance

PV Solar Electricity as a globally major future electricity provider to boost the glass industry immensely

Dr. Winfried Hoffmann

Glass has been used since many centuries as a building material, mainly as a light transmitting window with sometimes extraordinary examples of integrated art, like the magnificent windows in our cathedrals. Only in the last few decades, however, we have seen a tremendous increase in value when spec...

Insulating Glass with inserts for sun and energy control

Frank Schneider, OKALUX GmbH, Germany

Glass has become an indispensable material in today’s architecture and building design. Aside from the insulating capacity, the facade has to fulfil technical functions, such as glare and sun protection. All these parameters have an influence on the reduction of the building’s energy consumption and...

Advantages of Switchable Glazing for Architectural Applications based on Liquid Crystal Technology

Walter Haase & Werner Sobek, Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (ILEK), University of

Window units must satisfy numerous criteria, on the one hand allowing an unobstructed view of the exterior but also providing the desired amount of protection from direct sunlight and the associated heat transfer. In order to optimize the performance of windows under varying conditions, much effort ...

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Russell Ebeid, Guardian Industries
Ms. Fiona Hall, MEP, European Parliament
Arthur Ulens, CEO, AGC Flat Glass
Bipin Shah
Stephen Byers
Jerry Ma & Cheryl Fan
James Huang
Shi Xinyong
Hrustem Smailhodzic
Werner Lichtenberger
Tommi Vainio
Bill Zhao & Ren Bartoe
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