Vacuum glazing offers many advantages over traditional insulating glass solutions, including maintenance-free performance and higher energy efficiency.
Additionally, the glass panels are custom-cut to fit snugly within existing timber frames, making it ideal for renovation and new construction projects in historic buildings as well as London’s busy streets, where noise reduction is of crucial importance.
Energy efficiency
Vacuum insulated glazing boasts exceptional thermal efficiency, exceeding passive house standards and significantly lowering energy consumption and costs. Furthermore, its sound insulation properties protect you from external noise disruption to ensure an enjoyable home life experience.
Double glazing vacuum insulation works by creating a vacuum between panes of glass instead of filling any gaps with gas as in traditional vacuum double glazing. A vacuum acts as an insulator; since there’s nothing to contain the heat either way and helps keep homes warmer in winter while remaining cooler during summertime.
Vacuum glazed windows are an excellent way of providing high levels of energy efficiency without altering aesthetics or altering frames, without altering their character or altering existing frames. Their slim profile and light weight makes retrofitting an easy process; fitting into existing sash and trim without disturbing its existing character and not causing condensation issues or compromise the clarity of glass surfaces.
Aesthetics
vacuum glazing offers a revolutionary solution for historic buildings, meeting modern energy efficiency standards while upholding their aesthetic integrity. By significantly reducing heat transfer, the sealed vacuum gap drastically lowers heat costs while decreasing greenhouse gas emissions for a more eco-friendly lifestyle.
Vacuum insulation is created using a spacer situated between two toughened glass sheets. While concerns have been voiced regarding visual distortions such as Anisotropy, Roller Wave and Newton’s Rings, advancements in spacer design have addressed them effectively.
Sashed’s Heritage window range incorporates LandVac(tm) Enhance Heritage 8.3mm vacuum glazing to deliver industry-leading thermal performance. This slimline glazing unit can be found both new builds and renovation projects of existing properties located in historic or conservation areas; especially those needing renovation. Combined with industry leading levels of thermal and acoustic insulation, Sashed Heritage windows meet compliance requirements set by conservation officers or planning departments with ease.
Insulating glass
Insulating glass refers to any multi-pane glass unit designed to improve thermal insulation. Historically, these units consisted of two panes separated by a spacer filled with air or gas – traditionally aluminium spacers were commonly used but their highly conductive nature resulted in heat transfer around its edges, decreasing efficiency. Modern “warm edge” spacers employ stainless steel, foam or composite polymers which significantly reduced heat transfer while increasing U-value values of units.
HaanGlas VIG is an innovative product that combines superior thermal insulation with a sleek, thin profile for retrofit projects or new construction projects that must adhere to high insulation standards. VIG makes an excellent addition for states requiring higher standards.
vacuum insulating glass requires a getter to maintain the vacuum between its two glass sheets. This getter acts to absorb any leftover gas molecules or contaminants that build up over time, preventing them from seeping into the cavity and decreasing its insulation capabilities.
Impact resistance
Vacuum double glazing offers outstanding resistance to external pressure changes and temperature fluctuations, offering it superior longevity when compared with standard insulating glass. Furthermore, it features few failure mechanisms, making it the ideal solution for homes or commercial buildings requiring long-term sustainability.
Vacuation uses thermodynamic principles to extract air from between two panes of toughened glass, creating an insulating vacuum which blocks heat flow and minimizes energy usage. Hermetic seals and cutting-edge technologies are designed to keep this vacuum going for decades.
vacuum glazing offers homeowners and developers an alternative to traditional double glazing that does not involve spacer bars separating the panes of glass; its slim profile enables them to retain the aesthetics of heritage or listed buildings while upgrading performance. Furthermore, vacuum glazing’s use of toughened safety glass greatly decreases risk of breakage as it shattering into less dangerous pieces which conform with British Standards for thermally-toughened safety glass.
Maintenance
Vacuum insulating glass differs from traditional double glazing by not using air or inert gas as a medium through which heat and sound transfer, making it exceptionally thermal efficient while offering exceptional acoustic insulation and maintaining the slim profile of single glazing – ideal for conservation areas and listed buildings in London that prioritize historic aesthetics preservation.
Vacuum glazed windows boast U-values as low as 0.49 W/m2, providing significant energy savings without altering historic character. Furthermore, this exceptional performance minimises heat loss to lower heating and cooling costs while increasing comfort throughout all four seasons.
A vacuum layer between glass panes disrupts soundwave transmission, reaching weighted noise reduction indices of 36dB for noise pollution caused by traffic and urban activity. A getter is added to the interior surface of each unit in order to stop gas molecules or contaminants entering into its vacuum space and decreasing its insulating properties over time. This creates a quieter indoor environment as well as acting as an effective barrier against noise pollution caused by traffic noise pollution.
