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Insulating glass with pressure equalisation

Protection against glass breakage in insulating glass: Swisspacer Air with CE mark

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Swisspacer Air - integrated into the edge seal of insulating glass - ensures continuous pressure equalisation with the environment and thus mitigates climate loads. In collaboration between Swisspacer and the Saint-Gobain Glassolutions Insulating Glass Centre, the foundation has now been laid to allow it to obtain a CE mark.

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Interview with Swisspacer CEO Francis Cholley

"We see ourselves with a strong market position"

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Francis Cholley has been Managing Director of Swisspacer since March 2022. After one with the company, he gives a positive assessment of the company's performance - and looks forward to the future with confidence. Sustainable products remain a key topic for the future.

© Dmitry Tkachenko
Warm edge

Innovative glazing solutions for museums and art galleries

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Super Spacer can lay claim to some world premieres in facade technology solutions. Here are some very spectacular examples in museum spaces.

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Warm edge

Is there still a place for aluminium in the edge seal of insulation glass units?

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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.

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H.B. Fuller | Kömmerling:

Warm edge with a view of Manhattan

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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.

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H.B. Fuller | Kömmerling:

Ködispace 4SG warm edge system for No. 1 Court at Wimbledon

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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.

© Zaha Hadid Architects

Top stories of the week

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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:

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Super Spacers:

The building that never sleeps

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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.

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2021 Fenestration Awards:

Thermoseal named Spacer Bar Manufacturer of the Year

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The Thermoseal Group has been awarded the 2021 National Fenestration Awards in the Spacer Bar Manufacturer of the Year category for the second year running.

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H.B. Fuller | Kömmerling:

A pair of warm edge glass towers for Toronto

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In Canada's megacity Toronto, one of the city's most interesting and largest construction projects is currently under way: The new, sustainably planned CIBC Square.

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Dow:

Silicones for more sustainable facades

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Dow wants to introduce the world's first product range for carbon neutral silicones in building facades. Find out here what exactly is behind it and how it will affect windows and facades.

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Edgetech:

Super Spacers help to make glass facades more sustainable

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The copper shell for the Maersk Tower in Copenhagen is a prime example of what can be achieved when Danish architecture, Austrian steel and glass construction and German curved glass come together with Edgetech’s Super Spacer warm edge spacers. Read here how it all works:

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Swisspacer Air:

Pressure-relieved insulating glass for Denver

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When transporting IG units to locations of different altitude above sea level, the gas in the space between the glass panes can cause the window unit to bulge. Swisspacer have now come up with a solution for this:

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Interview with Jörg Lenz of Technoform:

What do IG manufacturers want from warm edge systems?

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In addition to quality and durability, the efficient production of insulating glass units with warm edge plays a central role for manufacturers. We wanted to know from Jörg Lenz, Product Manager at Technoform, how high-quality plastic spacers with warm edge can be processed economically and efficiently and how Technoform supports producers in this.

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Glossary

Warm Edge

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In multi-pane insulating glass, a warm edge is an edge seal in which the spacer between the panes of glass is made of materials with low thermal conductivity.

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Glossary

Edge Seal (Spacer)

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In insulating glazing, the edge seal (more commonly known as the spacer - because it keeps the individual panes of an IG unit apart) consists of aluminium, stainless steel or plastic profiles as well as solid plastic compounds.

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Edgetech Super Spacer:

Warm edge for wooden building in Vienna

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The HoHo Vienna is not only one of the tallest wooden constructions in the world. The LEED Gold-certified building features 6,000 square metres of insulating glass incorporating Edgetech’s Super Spacer warm edge spacer system. Read on for more details:

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Swisspacer:

Optimised for use in high-rise buildings

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With its 162m high glass facade, the Principal Tower makes an impressive statement on the London skyline. Given the dimensions of the building, attention had to be paid to every detail in the highly energy-efficient curtain wall - right down to the spacers of the facade glass. Find out here why Swisspacer systems were used for pressure equalisation to counteract climate loads.

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Edgetech:

Structural glazing spacers for manual processing

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Following the launch of the Super Spacer T-Spacer SG spacer system for automated processing, Edgetech/Quanex now presents the manual version for structural glazing elements and XXL formats.