Usually placed outside entrance doors a canopy protects people entering the building, keeps the weather away from the doors and allows natural light through to the entrance area. The feature can carry through providing a sight line passed an entrance into a lobby area. Clear glass is a popular choice but other glass options are not excluded.

Filter where you want to use your product: In a residential or a commercial project. 2. Optionally filter what part of the building you wish to glaze. 3. Optionally filter the properties you require from the glass. 4. Select a product to view more information.

Pilkington Suncool™ Q Range – is a neutral, superior solar control glass with high colour-stability, low reflection and superb selectivity. The range includes Pilkington Suncool™ Q 50, Pilkington Suncool™ Q 60 and Pilkington Suncool™ Q 70 oferring various levels of light transmission and a solar heat gain.

We also need to know something about the method of glazing e.g. two or four edge supported or even bolt arrangement in the case of canopies. Barrier - How do I design a barrier? Refer to BS6180. This has some very useful guidance and information on fixing methods pertinent to glass. Barrier - Where do I get information on the loadings?

6 Overhead canopies We require the wind and snow load (See wind and snow section) as well as the glass sizes and glazing angle. For bolted constructions we can calculate single toughened glass only up to 10 mm thick.

Pilkington Self-Cleaning Glass offers benefits for domestic, commercial and public sector applications. It is particularly beneficial in areas which are difficult to access for cleaning such as upper floor windows, conservatory roofs, other sloping roofs, atria and any building where the occupants find it difficult to clean their windows safely.

It can be used to provide uninterrupted single or double glazed cladding for the whole building. Other applications include frameless shop fronts and entrances, internal partitions, furniture, canopies gymnasiums and sports arenas.

As one of the most modern working environments in Germany, the new Microsoft headquarters in Munich-Schwabing stands for the idea of a networked working environment: optimal possibilities for teamwork, more self-determination and personal productivity as well as a high degree of flexibility, made possible by modern technologies.

The Pilkington Planar™ system has given architects the capability to create the stunning glass façades and canopies that are such a feature of modern landscapes.