With over 10,000 projects in 30 countries, including the Opera House in Dubai, the art deco tower One Wall Street in New York, and the London headquarters of Foster and Partners, Glassbel is one of the world's leading glass processors.
"With the Halio system, we have chosen the most advanced and sustainable smart glass technology. We can now respond to our customers' increasing demand for switchable façades with an aesthetically and functionally compelling product," said Glassbel CEO Dmitri Sobolevski.
The new Halio interlayer
The heart of the latest generation Halio system is the 1.2 mm thick Halio Interlayer, which is laminated into laminated safety glass. Due to a special sandwich construction, the carrier glass is hermetically sealed with the conductive layers.
Robert Jagger, Senior Manager Europe at Halio, says: "Since the glass structure is not predefined, certified Halio partners like Glassbel have much more possibilities to adapt the insulating glass units to individual customer requirements, e.g. if sound insulation is also desired. Working with a European partner also shortens delivery routes and times for Halio insulating glass units."
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The California-based provider of smart glass solutions is thus breaking new ground for the marketing of its latest generation of products in Europe and the Middle East.
Halio CEO Bruce Sohn says: "We are delighted that the Glassbel team is combining its lamination and insulating glass expertise with the electrochromic Halio Interlayer to open up new business areas in its core markets.
Real-time adjustment to light and weather conditions
For architectural facades in particular, there will be no way around intelligent facade glass in the future that can adjust the degree of its light transmission in real time to changing light and weather conditions. But Halio is also an elegant and convenient solution for energy-efficient passive houses as well as low and zero-energy buildings in the residential sector."
The cloud-based system comes complete with hardware components and software for controlling Halio and has - uniquely to date - integrated a 180° high tech sky camera with daylight sensor. The manufacturer is particularly proud of the aesthetic quality of the tint. With a colour rendering index of 97 % for double-glazed insulating glass, the glasses are colour-neutral and indistinguishable from conventional low-e glasses when clear. Transitions through shades of grey usually take less than 30 seconds.
About Halio
Halio Smart Glass is the world's fastest and most advanced electrochromic technology for commercial and residential applications. It enables optimised daylight control while optimising energy savings by reducing solar gain and minimising glare.
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"Powered by Halio" windows and skylights are available directly from Halio and from third-party suppliers, including Viracon and Glassbel, with a variety of glass coatings and configurations. For more info in German, click here.
About Glassbel
Glassbel has been successfully realising architectural projects since 2001. The glass processor and finisher is committed to precision and innovation. At the same time, each project is tailored to individual requirements, whether it involves the design of beautiful facades or customised glass elements.
