A new Newcastle University building, inspired by the shape of a crown, uses Pilkington United Kingdom Limited glass to create a striking monolithic structure in the heart of the city’s sustainable Helix development.

Insulating glass: a fire resistant glass, which gives both integrity and insulation for a specific period of time greater than 30 minutes. The Pilkington Pyrostop™ range of products is insulating glass. Do not confuse insulating glass with insulating glass units.

By replacing single glazed window glass with thermally insulated windows containing Pilkington energiKare ™ double glazing units, the amount of energy lost can be reduced by up to 75% and heating bills lowered by up to 20% each year.

Pilkington Optiphon™ is a high quality acoustic laminated glass that offers excellent noise reduction without compromising on light transmittance or impact performance.

the edge seal of a high performance insulating glass unit, which comprises primary seals between the spacer bar and the panes of glass and a secondary seal between two panes outside the spacer bar. Pilkington Insulight™ insulating glass units are made with a dual seal system.

Building Regulations across Europe are being tightened to make the use of Low E glass mandatory. Further information is available in the Product Data Sheets on Pilkington K Glass™ and Pilkington Optitherm™ and the Technical Bulletin Glass and Energy Management – Thermal Insulation.

From new homes to older traditional buildings, Pilkington energiKare™ Triple delivers the best possible energy efficiency surpassing the best performing double glazed Insulating Glass Units (IGUs). Advances in technology have made windows a larger contributor to the energy efficiency of new homes.

Pilkington Activ SunShade™ combines dual action, self-cleaning properties with medium solar control performance and an aesthetically pleasing appearance to reduce the amount of direct sunlight that penetrates into a building. Available in both Blue and Neutral colours it creates a cool and comfortable environment all year round.

Pilkington Suncool™ 66/33 T glass was specified across the whole building. This solar control and low-emissivity glass reduces transmission of heat from the sun to just 33 per cent, while allowing 66 per cent of visible light through.

We can improve the sound insulation of glass in different ways - increasing the thickness of the pane, using laminated glass on its own or within an Insulating Glass Unit (IGU) - the larger the gap between the panes, the better the insulation.