The creation of large glass façades that bridge the exterior and interior of the building is a task that requires warm and stable solutions. Energy-efficient aluminium framing systems are increasingly used for such ambitious projects. They feature aesthetically narrow profiles with excellent thermal insulation.

Glass systems offer many interesting and varied architectural solutions. Pilkington Profilit™ allows designers and specifiers to transform courtyards into cosy interiors, enclose private and public outdoor areas under glass roofs and build stunning glass façades.

Modern architecture needs to get natural daylight in through façades and roofs into the core of the building. This is facilitated above all by transparent fire-resistant glazing in corridors, escape routes and fire compartments. Special shapes of buildings, arrangements and layouts can be achieved using fire-resistant glass products even when ...

Higher standards of air-tightness and thermal insulation in new build properties has meant some modern homes have become vulnerable to overheating. How glazing can help control the temperature of a home?

With a proven track record in the most demanding applications, the Pilkington Planar™ system enables architects to create a complete glass envelope for buildings, with façades on any plane.

As an industry, we’re now beginning to talk a lot more about how glass can affect building occupants. It’s a topic of conversation that’s easily overshadowed by the performance benefits glazing can bring to buildings themselves, like energy-efficiency and sustainability, for example.

The architectureworld is a fair and congress for architecture regarded as the most innovative event for architects, planners and building engineers. The architectural community will meet at the event to discuss façades, technology and sustainable construction. The topic of "reflection" leaves a number of different perspectives in the literal ...

Pilkington Planar™ provides a bolted glass surface for façades and internal walls, utilising stainless steel fittings housed in countersunk holes to fix the glass directly back to the structure. The result is a fully engineered system offering all of the properties of conventional framed façades, with the minimum of visual obstructions.

It is ideal for use in commercial façades as well as residential applications in hot climates with intense solar glare and sunlight. Pilkington SunShade™ Silver does not have a low-emissivity coating but can be combined with a low-emissivity glass in an Insulating Glass Unit for additional thermal insulation.

Pilkington Bauglasindustrie, a part of NSG Group, will be exhibiting its latest innovations at the World’s Leading Glass Trade Fair, the Glasstec 2022 show in Düsseldorf, Germany between 20th – 23rd September 2022.