Noise Control Glass No matter where it originates, from railways, aircraft or factories, noise is all around. Future trend research suggests that traffic and noise in general will only get worse. The careful and considered selection of glass can be crucial in helping to reduce noise level and meet noise requirements.

Noise control glazing: it’s all so quiet. Featured Article. 20 Oct 2019 Noise pollution is a growing environmental issue in today’s towns and cities. In a bid to block out the noise from the busy streets and skies, local authorities increasingly recognise the need to provide better sound insulation in their residents’ homes.

provides a range of noise control levels, can be combined with other products in the Pilkington range to achieve other benefits, safety glass to meet all the impact safety requirements of EN 12600, improves the living and working environment, available in clear or decorative finishes,

However, noise control glazing is now becoming more and more popular for residential properties. Homeowners are looking to filter out the increasingly noisy outside world, with property developers and landlords acknowledging the importance of sound insulation, especially for high-end properties.

C and C tr are the spectrum adjustments, which are the values added to R w to take account of the characteristics of particular sound spectra. Typical noise sources for each spectrum adaptation terms are given below. Relevant spectrum adaptation term C Type of noise source: • Living activities (talking, music, radio, TV)

Phon is the name for Pilkington's own Insulating Glass Unit (IGU) offering enhanced noise control. Phon is a proven and tested solution to the problem of noise control. Phon insulating glass units is made possible through the use of: panes of varied thickness – a 30 percent difference in thickness is recommended, e.g. 6 mm and 10 mm,

The first stage of the cleaning process is " photocatalytic ". In this stage the coating reacts with daylight to break down organic dirt. The second stage is " hydrophilic ". Here, instead of forming droplets, rainwater hits the glass and spreads evenly, running off in a "sheet" and taking the loosened dirt with it, also drying quickly without ...

Noise control If you live near a busy road, railway line or under a flight path you might wish to use glass to reduce the noise to an acceptable level. There are various ways this can be achieved depending on the reduction required including the use of specially developed laminated glass. Fitting new insulating glass units is an opportunity to ...

The role of safety glass is to protect the resident from the resulting fragments of glass and applies to glazing that reduces the risk of an accident by impact or fracture. The two most common types of safety glass are toughened glass and laminated glass. In the toughening process, the glass is subjected to a heating and cooling treatment ...

Glass technology allows us to combine different products with different features like Thermal Insulation, Safety, Solar Control and Noise Control. Pilkington Activ™ not only brings you a fantastic low maintenance glass cleaning method but also allows you to combine various products for the ultimate in glass solutions.