Heat-treated and about 4 times as strong as annealed glass. Breaks apart into small pieces for safety.
Two plies of glass bonded to each other for support and strength even when broken.
Designed to keep your interior warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer with multiple panes of glass with spacer material in between.
The cooling process that forms this glass is designed to make it stronger by allowing for the thinnest and thickest parts to cool at the same rate.
With the addition of metal oxide to the glass during production, the transmission of solar energy through the glass and the color of the glass can be modified.
Standard or annealed glass can be covered with metal oxide to give a mirror-like appearance for aesthetics while allowing just the right amount of light into the building.
Like reflective glass, low-e glass is coated with metal oxides, but is tailored to allow visible light through and reflect UV and infrared light.