Post Time:Sep 14,2012Classify:Industry NewsView:159
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 11, 2012 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced that two projects featuring its glass were among the winners of the 2012 Glass Magazine Awards announced earlier this month. The awards recognize the best products and glass applications in 18 categories in the commercial, retail and fabrication markets as voted by a panel of judges.
Solarban z50 glass offers a distinctive steel blue-gray look as well as visible light transmittance (VLT) of 51 percent, a solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) of 0.31 and a light-to-solar gain (LSG) ratio of 1.70 – the highest of any glass in its category – in a 1-inch IGU. Solarban 70XL glass has VLT of 64 percent and a SHGC of 0.27, which yields an even higher LSG ratio of 2.37 in a 1-inch IGU.
To determine winners, the Glass Magazine staff compiled nominations and photographs for a panel of 27 judges representing all areas of the glass industry, and then the panel selected a winner in each category.
For more information on Solarban z50 or Solarban 70XL glasses, visit www.ppgideascapes.com or call 1-888-PPG-IDEA (774-4332).
The Bow, EnCana Corp. headquarters located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, earned the 2012 Glass Magazine Award for “most innovative energy efficient glass project.” SOLARBAN(R) z50 glass by PPG Industries is one of many features expected to help the 58-story building use 30 percent less energy than a typical office building of its size.
The Henry M. Jackson Federal Office Building in Seattle earned the 2012 Glass Magazine Award for “most innovative protective glazing project.” To make the building more secure and energy efficient, ¼-inch monolithic (single-pane) glass windows were replaced with double-pane insulating glass units pairing SOLARBAN(R) 70XL solar-control, low-emissivity glass by PPG Industries with blast-resistant glass on lower floors and conventional clear glass on higher floors.
PPG: BRINGING INNOVATION TO THE SURFACE.(TM)
PPG Industries' vision is to continue to be the world’s leading coatings and specialty products company. Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. Founded in 1883, PPG has global headquarters in Pittsburgh and operates in more than 60 countries around the world. Sales in 2011 were $14.9 billion. PPG shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol:PPG). For more information, visit
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