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© Roland Halbe
ENI’s new HQ

A LEED Gold-certified Innovation Campus with high-performance glass facades

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Discover ENI's new headquarters, an innovation campus dedicated to energy research and production. Designed by Morphosis Architects and Nemesi Architects, the LEED Gold certified complex features high-performance glass facades from AGC Interpane, ensuring optimal light conditions and energy efficiency. Learn more about the state-of-the-art features and sustainability achievements.

© Saint-Gobain Glass
Saint-Gobain Glass

First glass products certified Cradle to Cradle 4.0 in all five categories

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Saint-Gobain Glass is delighted to have achieved full Cradle to Cradle 4.0 (C2C Certified) certification at Bronze level for its float and coated glass products manufactured in Europe*, including Oraé low-carbon glass, as well as for its LSG products.

© Guardian Glass
Guardian Glass

Cradle to Cradle certification renewed for glass made in Europe

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Guardian Glass has renewed its Bronze level Cradle to Cradle certification for its float, coated and laminated glass products. This relates to the glass produced in the European plants.

© AGC Glass Europe
Glasstec 2022

AGC Glass Europe announces new low-carbon glass

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AGC Glass Europe has just announced a new glass range that has a significantly reduced carbon footprint and is to be launched by the end of 2022. Details will be provided as part of glasstec 2022 in September.

© AGC Glass Europe
Glass versus fire

AGC Pyrobel: Insulating glass that is fire resistant up to 60 minutes

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In the event of a fire in a house, standard insulating glass breaks relatively quickly and there is a risk of the flames spreading to adjacent parts of the building or other storeys. This can be prevented with the fire protection insulating glass "Pyrobel 16 IGU" from AGC Glass Europe, which is certified for a period of 60 minutes. Here are the details.

© AGC Glass Europe
AGC Glass Europe/Arino Duglass:

More production capacity for AGC all-glass sashes 

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AGC Glass Europe grants a licence for the production of Clara all-glass sashes to the Spanish glass manufacturer Arino Duglass. The cooperation will enable a significant increase in production capacity and shorter delivery times.

© Frank Weber
Guardian Glass:

New solar control glass for more light and comfort

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Guardian Glass Europe has added SunGuard SNX 70 to its SunGuard eXtraSelective range of solar control glass. With its triple silver coating, it combines excellent solar control with light transmission of around 70% and high thermal insulation. Here are the details.

© Hueck
Hueck aluminium facade:

Cradle to Cradle in Silver for Trigon FS

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Hueck has had its filigree aluminium facade Trigon FS certified according to Cradle to Cradle. The result is silver certification. This was awarded based on the entire development process as well as a life cycle assessment of the product.

© AGC Glass Europe

Highly selective solar control glass with Cradle to Cradle certificate

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With a selectivity of 2.0, the new Stopray Vision-70 and Stopray Vision-70T temperable solar control glass products outperform all conventional double silver products, according to AGC Interpane. Find out more about the details and technical values here.

© Timothy Schenck / Focchi / Studio Gang

Solar carving: A tower built with the sun in mind

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The twelve-story office building with 145,000 square feet of floor space was designed based on a concept called "Solar Carving": The course of the sun within one day was analysed in detail. Then they identified some parts of the building, "cut" them out and closed the gaps with sloping, polygonal glass surfaces.