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Danish architect Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) believes there is no single answer to what sustainable buildings of the future will look like. Two examples are the new concrete BIG headquarters in the port of Copenhagen and the timber Skypark Business Centre at Luxembourg Airport. What seems contradictory, actually shares a high standards of sustainability, resource conservation and energy efficiency, and both feature insulating glazing with Super Spacer spacers. Here are both projects in detail.
Swisspacer is advancing automation to help insulating glass manufacturers optimise production processes. CEO Matthias Bach, with the company for a year now, highlights energy efficiency as the primary driver in the insulating glass market, especially in Europe and North America.
The Salesforce Tower in Chicago is an outstanding example of the combination of sustainability and modern glass architecture. The highly efficient Ködispace 4SG warm edge spacer from H.B. Fuller | Kömmerling is used in the IG units of the full-surface glass facade.
For the new college building in downtown Berkeley, California, an architect's wish became reality: the fully automated and therefore economical production of a completely grey insulating glass edge seal. A light grey Super Spacer bar is also part of the elegant facade solution.
The heart of Belfast is home to a number of magnificent Victorian bank buildings. These listed buildings have now been fitted with new glazing using Edgetech's Super Spacer Heritage (warm edge) spacers.
The restoration of historic windows is taking on a new dimension thanks to modern technologies and the use of insulating glass with the Super Spacer spacer system. Projects in Northern Ireland and Austria show how the challenges of heritage conservation, energy efficiency and the use of a warm edge can be successfully combined.
Swisspacer's warm edge spacers have been among the best on the international market for 25 years. To mark its anniversary, the Swiss company is presenting a new image and a new logo.
Founded in 1960 and in the same family for three generations, Predari Vetri SPA has grown into a major producer of insulating glass in Italy. Their portfolio covers all types of insulating glass, including warm edge, as well as made-to-measure products with laminated and tempered glass.
The Sphere - this is the name of the currently largest spherical construction in the world. The new event centre is located east of the famous Las Vegas Strip in the world-famous casino city and clearly shapes its surroundings. The building envelope features paralell IG units with the warm-edge system from the sealant and adhesive manufacturer H.B. Fuller | Kömmerling.
Vitrum 2023 will open its doors from 5 to 8 September at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition centre in Milan. Vitrum will also feature Edgetech’s latest warm edge spacer products. Such as the entire Super Spacer product line.
Super Spacer can lay claim to some world premieres in facade technology solutions. Here are some very spectacular examples in museum spaces.
The trend for colour does not stop at the flexible spacer for IGUs. For a preview of what the people at Edgetech will be offering this year, read here and/or go visit them at BAU Munich in April.
The Ublo concept from Ublo Inc. in South Korea shows how insulating glass can be fitted with round openings and how these can also contribute to room ventilation. Here you can find out why the Swisspacer Ultimate is used as the warm edge spacer solution here.
We’ve been her before: In 1973, a global energy crisis had already directed focus to the energy efficiency of buildings. With the Thermal Insulation Ordinance of 1977, single-pane glass was banned, coated insulating glass quickly became the standard and the Uw value dropped substantially.
The new Swisspacer Ultimate Pro combines energy efficiency with optimal processing, according to the manufacturer's developers. With a new material composition, the hollow profile is more elastic and easier to process - with the accustomed stability of the spacer frames. Here are the details.
The specialist for connection technology will present exciting and smart innovations made of steel and plastic in Düsseldorf. As usual, visitors will find Eduard Kronenberg GmbH in Hall 17, again with an elaborately designed stand focusing on connections and frames.
The Super Spacer T-Spacer SG was developed for structural glazing and XXL glass panes. The typical T-shape of the warm edge spacer has been adapted to the requirements of automated insulating glass lines for large formats.
The expanding software company Systematic in Aarhus is now crowned by a new, 60 m high office tower. The facade is partly made of copper, the facade glass is from Schollglas, including the curved glass elements. Here are the details.
Housing is in short supply in American cities such as New York. Redensification is one way to gain space - especially in terms of height. Read how insulating glass with a warm edge plays an important role here.
Every summer the tennis world looks to London for the traditional Wimbledon Championships. The international tennis elite play exciting matches here. In future, the warm-edge system Ködispace 4SG from H.B. Fuller | Kömmerling will also be a part.
The facade design for the MOL Campus in Budapest featured the Super Spacer spacer system from Edgetech/Quanex. The structural glazing facade consists of flat, single-curved as well as convex and concave curved panes.
XXL safety glass explained, curved bullet-proof triple glazing, warm edge spacers in an aluminium facade and FESTERBAU FRONTALE now to be held in July. These are our top stories of the week:
Super Spacer warm edge spacers have been installed in two showcase projects whose main materials - aluminium versus conventional concrete - could hardly be more different. But read here what both projects also have in common:
Organic solar facade elements, a warm edge building in Dubai, A window system that automatically lets in fresh air and an award-winning spacer manufacturer. Here are our top stories of the week:
That is what project developer Omniyat calls "The Opus" tower in downtown Dubai. The building envelope pushes the limits of what is technologically feasible with advanced engineering. Edgetech Super Spacer TriSealTM are a key part of this massive 3D puzzle.
