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NC-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
Hi all,
I am looking for some recommendations for the best high efficiency glass that has a very good Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (better than 0.23). However, we are looking for the aesthetic of the glass to be a silver/metallic tinted glass, NOT blue, green, or brown tint. So far, we haven't found any silver/metallic tinted glass with a low enough SHGC to meet the needs of our energy model.
This is for a curtain wall building with almost entirely glass facade.
Thanks!
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Erin Adkins
Executive DirectorEmpirical Energy Solutions
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July 13, 2012 - 12:33 pm
Solarban 60 (PPG Industries) has several colors of reflective glass in their SolarCool series. They all have SHGC of 0.22 or less. You may check them out and see if there is one that matches the look you are going for.