Rooflights Designers are incresingly specifying larger glass roofs for cars. The parts, termed Cielo roofs, are two or three times the size of traditional sunroof and increase the feeling of space and light within the vehicle.

Rooflights Loft conversions are proving increasingly popular with homeowners, providing not only additional living space but also helping to increasing the property value. Consequently there is a trend for large roof lights and dormer windows, allowing light to flood into the roof space. There are plenty of options for glass in rooflights which will allow natural light to fill the space, yet ...

Roof Glazing Creating a light well by using glass in the roof is a popular way of introducing light to central areas of a building. In addition to the normal considerations of thermal and solar-control, we need to consider the safety of the overhead glazing.

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Overview Offering exceptional performance, Pilkington Insulight™ glazing units are preferred by many architects as they allow for maximum design flexibility and creativity. This has resulted in many of the innovative commercial buildings we see today. Pilkington Insulight™ is a technically advanced dual-sealed unit meeting British and European standards and is designed to offer a variety ...

Overview. Pilkington Optifloat™ Opal is a popular glass that sits within our Pilkington Oriel Collection - our premium etched range.. An acid-etched product suitable for internal or external use, it creates an attractive finish for windows, partition walls, glass doors, furniture, shelving, wall cladding and many more applications.

Pilkington Optilam™ I. Laminated glass incorporating a choice of eight standard coloured interlayers. Pilkington Insulight™ Protect. Pilkington Insulight™ Protect units incorporate at least one pane of Pilkington Optilam™ or Pilkington Toughened Glass, our laminated and toughened glass products.The units offer heightened safety and security and are designed to break safely or remain ...

Wind and Snow Load Pilkington provide the service of determining the glass thickness and type to withstand wind and snow loads when the information is not available in the standards.

Overview. Pilkington Pyroclear ® is an advanced toughened fire-resistant glass for use as a basic integrity-only barrier. It is based on a new technology development which we’ve been perfecting and crafting for several years, built on an in-depth understanding of the behaviour of glass in fire, including new knowledge of the detail that influences the probability of glass failure.

The government has indicated its preference for option 2. Proposed changes to the minimum elemental standards for fabric performance – sometimes referred to as 'backstop' values - include reducing (improving) the window U value from 2.0 to 1.6 W/m 2 K. However, the expectation is that the U value will have to be much lower than this to enable new dwellings to achieve the whole building ...