Mirai, meaning 'future' in Japanese, was developed to mark the start of the next generation of low-carbon glass products to help meet stricter sustainability requirements in the built environment.
Our new low-carbon glass offers a market leading 52% less CO2e* vs our standard glass product achieved by using a combination of alternative fuel, high recycled glass content and green electricity sources.
Pilkington Mirai™ has been independently verified by a third party, certifying it as the lowest carbon glass of its kind.
The independent verification comes from a new Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) now available for Pilkington Mirai™.
Pilkington Mirai™ offers identical quality, performance and aesthetics as Pilkington Optifloat™ Clear, but with only half the impact on the environment.
*compared with our standard 4 mm Pilkington Optifloat™ Clear (European baseline).
**As per Environmental Product Declaration (EPD S-P-11498) for Pilkington Mirai™ verified by an independent third party.
With the building sector being responsible for more than one third of the EU’s carbon emissions and with buildings accounting for over 40% of the energy consumed, we have a significant opportunity to makechange™ in our industry and support the built environment by developing low-carbon products such as Pilkington Mirai™ as part of the wider solution.
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