There are numerous structural glass systems offered by various suppliers that open up vast possibilities for architects, allowing them to create a complete glass envelope for buildings with frameless façades on any plane.

Our glass systems are developed for use in glass façades, walls or roofs, and also for internal glazing applications. Glass systems offer many interesting and varied architectural solutions

Depending on the specific criteria of an installation, there are a range of structural glazing systems available to ensure the desired finish and performance is achieved. Glass-fin (mullion) units, for example, are among the most popular where a seamless finish is required.

Pilkington Optitherm ™ - the name for our range of ultra low-emissivity coated glass products with high thermal insulation performance in Insulating Glass Units optimised for U-value.

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.

Glass in Buildings Enhancing the Built Environment The float process has made it possible to provide the building industry with very large glass plates of great perfection, not just in flatness but in freedom from optical distortion and from flaws. And the process has facilitated much more.

Fire Corridor Floors Glass Furniture Glass Structure Internal Partition Photovoltaics Roof Glazing

Glass can be curved, clear, body-tinted or coated, low-e or reflecting. More recent achievements of Pilkington Architectural's ingenuity include Pilkington Planarclad ™, which permits windows to be opened in a building whose walls and roof may be totally clad in glass.

Pilkington Toughened Glass is a safety glass up to five times stronger than ordinary glass of the same thickness. Because of its increased strength, Pilkington Toughened Glass allows architects and builders far greater scope in their use of glass in buildings.

Glass is an excellent choice for internal partitions. Not only does it allow light to penetrate further into a building but it can provide many other functions: acoustic attenuation - reduce noise levels between areas; impact resistance - provide a screen for security or prevent falling from one level to another, create glass corridors;