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The Rudolfshütte mountain hotel in the Hohe Tauern National Park in Austria.
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How heroal is equipping the Rudolfshütte alpine hotel in Austria

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At an altitude of 2315 m, accessible only by gondola, the Rudolfshütte mountain hotel welcomes its guests on the shores of the Weißsee lake. The traditional hotel in Austria's Hohe Tauern National Park has been fitted with heroal window and door systems, which ensure energy efficiency and comfort with optimum tightness even in strong gusts of wind.

Ultra-thin glass

Glaston and Corning Incorporated join forces

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Glaston, the inventor of the Thermo Plastic Spacer (TPS), has developed a new processing method that allows the use of thin glass in insulating glass units. The process is also suitable for triple insulating glass.

Energy upgrade to listed facade

Forster: Renovation with very narrow unico xs facade profiles

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The former office building and assembly halls of General Motors Suisse are listed buildings. In the course of the energetic refurbishment, the historic glazing of the north and south facades on the 1st floor was replaced by the delicate profile system forster unico xs.

With Fineo vacuum glass, even historical windows achieve top energy values.
Fineo

Replace old IGU with vacuum glass = less heating!

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Technically outdated window panes cause high heating costs. Often, old IG units can be exchanged for modern vacuum glass with relatively little effort. An interesting business model for glaziers and window manufacturers. Here you can find out which vacuum glasses make this possible.

A total of 335 eyrise s350 modules are currently being installed for the facade of 'The Precedent'.
Switchable solar control glass

'The Precedent' building showcases the use of smart glass for refurbishment

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For the renovation project 'The Precedent' in Brussels, eyrise supplied 1160 square metres of eyrise s350 solar control glass. During the planning by Yugening architecture, the aim was for the office and commercial building to meet the criteria of the WELL Building Standard at Gold level when completed. The switchable eyrise glass makes an important contribution to this. Here are the details.

Fineo vacuum glasses are perfect for use in historic buildings. By replacing the glass, the original profiles and frames can be retained, while at the same time optimising the energy balance.
Fineo vacuum insulating glass

A clean renovation – making old windows fit for purpose with vacuum glass

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For existing buildings, upgrading existing windows with vacuum insulating glass is an efficient and, above all, clean alternative to replacing the windows. In addition, it is also a financially attractive option, because BAFA subsidies can be applied for when new vacuum glass is installed. Here are the details.

Carsten Heuer is the Chairman of the Board of EPPA.
Energy-efficiency

European PVC window association calls for massive renovation campaign

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Efficient, energy-efficient renovations must be flanked by effective regulations. The European PVC Window Association EPPA therefore calls for more ambitious minimum standards and a massive economic stimulus programme for the energy-efficient replacement of old windows as a direct investment grant for building owners.

SageGlass:

State-of-the-art smart glass for Nestlé’s headquarters in Switzerland

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When the time came for the newer of Nestlé’s headquarter buildings to be given a state-of-the-art energy upgrade, fitting it with smart glass from SageGlass was the obvious choice: