Pilkington Activ™ Blue
Overview
This attractive blue glass combines dual-action, self-cleaning properties with solar control performance for a cooler internal environment. Pilkington Activ™ Blue is a revolutionary glass that is perfect for use in conservatories. It uses daylight and rainwater to breakdown and wash away organic dirt from exterior surfaces, making it ideal for hard to reach places that are difficult to clean. Its unique blue colour also helps keep internal temperatures cool whilst still maintaining excellent light transmittance.
For optimum self-cleaning and thermal performance, combine Pilkington Activ™ Blue with Pilkington K Glass™ or Pilkington Optitherm™ S4 in an Insulating Glass Unit.
Benefits
- Attractive blue colour offers excellent aesthetics and optimum performance.
- Excellent solar control performance combined with good light transmission.
- Reduces cleaning and maintenance costs and gives windows a better appearance for longer.
- Works even on cloudy days and during the night.
- Pilkington Activ™ coating lasts the lifetime of the glass.
- Easily cleaned during dry spells by hosing down.
- Low exterior reflection improves aesthetics of the conservatory.
- Easily stocked and fabricated into Insulating Glass Units in annealed and toughened forms, ensuring speedy delivery.
- Available in 4mm, 6mm and 10mm thicknesses.
- Can be combined with low E glass (Pilkington K Glass™ or Pilkington Optitherm™ S4) for the ultimate roof unit.
Technical Update
This document contains flow charts which are designed to provide you with up to date information about the technical aspects of Pilkington Activ™.
This is the April 2009 edition. New information added since the last edition (December 2008) is marked in red font so you can easily find it.
Please note that Pilkington Activ Suncool™ products are now available.
Pilkington Activ™ Glass Coating Detectors (Trade)
New style Pilkington Activ™ glass coating detectors are now available to purchase direct from the supplier, Norcott Instrumentation Limited. Click here for further details.
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Project References
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