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Pilkington Spacia™
Insulating Glass Units providing similar energy efficiency performance as a standard unit, but in a much thinner profile, so it can be used in slim frames - perfect to maintain a property's original appearance.
The width of single glazing. The warmth of double glazing.
Formerly Pilkington energiKare™ Legacy, our revolutionary Pilkington Spacia™ vacuum glazing technology gives you unrivalled thermal performance in an ultra-thin unit that fits seamlessly into traditional and conservation properties. With this innovative unit you can retain the aesthetics by using the original frames. Pilkington Spacia™, provides the most advanced new solution for an age-old problem.
How It Works
Pilkington Spacia™ consists of an outer pane of low-emissivity glass and an inner pane of clear float, with a vacuum rather than air or another gas in between. The result is excellent thermal performance from a unit only fractionally as thick as a standard Insulating Glass Unit (IGU).
(See demonstration video below)
Benefits
Using advanced Pilkington Spacia™ technology, this is the world’s first commercially-available vacuum glazing. It allows the manufacture of extremely thin glazing which can be fitted in old style fine frames, maintaining the original appearance of older traditional buildings.
- Thermal performance equal to or better than that of most low-e double glazing in the same thickness as single glass, offering the opportunity to improve energy efficiency in historic buildings.
- Five times better thermal insulation than single glazing provides lower heating bills.
- Suitable as a replacement for single-glazing in old frames, retaining the appearance of historic buildings and meeting the requirements for conservation areas.
- Suitable for other applications where use of thinner, low-weight glazing is desirable, such as sliding box sashes, secondary glazing, or as part of a triple glazed ‘super-window’.
- Also offers good acoustic performance for lower noise.
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Proven solution; successfully used in Japan
for over a decade. -
Offers reduced levels of internal condensation
compared to single glazing. - Note: Pilkington Spacia™ is part of our energy-efficient glazing range.
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