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Adapting to climate change

Building and urban planning in a changing climate

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Natural daylight supports our circadian rhythm, keeps us alert and productive. This is why humans prefer living and working spaces that are flooded with natural light. However, in a changing climate, buildings need also more air-conditioning due to longer and more intense periods of heat.

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masson, GGW and Chromogenics become partners

Pioneering cooperation brings switchable glass to the world of conservatories

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Manufacturer masson is now introducing switchable ConverLight glass for its residential conservatories. This has now been sealed by the partnership with GGW and ChromoGenics. The first conservatory to be realised with switchable glass is now located in an exclusive villa suburb of Hamburg. The glass was manufactured by the Hero Group.

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eyrise Smart Glass

Facade modernisation with 3300 square metres of switchable glass

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Today, 3300 square metres of eyrise s350 solar control glass are making an important contribution to sustainable building certification as part of a building renovation in Zurich. Here you can find out why eyerise glass was chosen.

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Saint-Gobain

Dynamic solar control and fire protection for the Alto Pont-Rouge in Geneva

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Saint-Gobain's glass specialists developed a unique combination of SageGlass switchable solar control glass and Contraflam fire-resistant glass from Vetrotech for the facade glass of the Alto Pont-Rouge commercial and office building in Geneva.

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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.

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Smart glass

Halio and Glassbel become partners

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Lithuanian glass processor Glassbel Baltic is integrating the (switchable) Halio interlayer into its product portfolio with immediate effect. From now on, customers of Glassbel and Halio will be able to purchase the switchable Halio insulating glass (Halio Smart Glass) from Glassbel's production in Lithuania.

© Adrien Barakat
Switchable glass

View of the Alps: SageGlass for the Panorama Dining Room

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At an altitude of 1040 m, guests at the Hostellerie am Schwarzsee hotel have a wonderful view over the lake and of the Swiss Pre-Alps. In order to preserve the prospect in the newly renovated Panorama Dining Room even when the sun is shining, switchable Harmony glass from SageGlass was installed in the facade.

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Smart glass:

Glas Trösch presents switchable insulating glass

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Switchable solar control glass keeps the heat out, offers reliable glare protection and saves a lot of energy. With  eyrise s350 Glas Trösch presents a switchable insulating glass in its portfolio.

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eyrise:

Dynamic liquid crystal glass for building refurbishment in Switzerland

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As part of a comprehensive building refurbishment of an office property in Zurich, eyrise B.V. was commissioned to supply over 3,000 square metres of dynamic liquid crystal glass.

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SageGlass:

Switchable glass for a school built to Passivhaus standard

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The Ruselokka Skole in Oslo was built to meet the highest standards of energy-efficiency. As part of this ambition, the project features smart dynamic switchable glass from SageGlass.

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Top stories of the week

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Switchable glass for sciences building, battery maintenance for lifters, a glass wall for offices and solar facades for energy generation. Here are our top stories of the week:

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SageGlass:

14,000 square metres of switchable glass for research district in San Diego

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Two industry innovators have teamed up for a ground-breaking real estate project in San Diego in the US. The largest urban commercial district on the California coast will feature 14,000 square metres of SageGlass. Here are the details.

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Top stories of the week

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A renovated float line in Russia, an introduction to switchable glass, collaborative robots that help to cut delivery times and the ins and outs of burglary-resistant windows. Here are the top stories of the week:

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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:

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Sageglass:

Switchable glass for Jean Peyraud Primary School

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The Jean Peyraud Primary School and the Collège Fernand Lagrange are located in the centre of Pierre-Buffière in France. The municipality had decided to have the school building rebuilt. Here you can find out why switchable Sageglass was used there.

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SageGlass:

Smart glass for massive office development in India

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What will employees demand from post-pandemic workplaces? Here is a glimpse into how electrochromic smart glass is shaping the office of the future.

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Glass Basics:

Smart glass for facades and how to use it

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Based on the latest polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) technology, switchable smart glass (also known as smart glass or switchable glass) is glass that can be switched from frosted to clear at the press of a button. See here for the basics on this technology:

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Interior glass:

6 ideas for great uses of glass in indoor spaces

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Thanks to state-of-the-art finishing technologies, the possible uses of individual glass products are almost limitless today. The German Federal Flat Glass Association (BF) has put together six popular solutions for interior spaces.

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Eyrise:

BAFTA headquarters in London get dynamic solar shading rooflights

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Solar shading rooflights made from eyrise liquid crystal glass have been installed at the London headquarters of The British Academy of Film and Television Arts. See here for pictures from the building site and more details:

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Adaptive facades: Insights into the building envelope of the future

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Active, self-regulating, power-generating - and most of all adapting to their environments: This is how facades of the future should be. And smart glass plays an important role here, as we will explain here.

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FC-Campus:

First office building to utilise switchable liquid crystal solar control glass

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The new FC Group headquarters is the world's first office building to be equipped with eyrise s350 solar control glass from Merck, which can be switched at the touch of a button. See here for more details:

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SageGlass:

More than 90 Lidl stores fitted with switchable glass

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The smart glass specialist SageGlass is expanding its market presence. The switchable SageGlass has now been installed in over 90 newly built stores in Germany. Here you can find out how the active solar control glass is profitable and why both staff and customers rate it highly.

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Solar glass:

Two-in-one: a window provides shade and electricity

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American scientists have developed a thermochromic glass with a perovskite semiconductor interlayer. This enables windows to provide shade and generate solar power at the same time.

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Glatt Tower refurbishment: New facade using smart glass

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After 40 years, the Glatt Tower in Wallisellen, Switzerland, had to be renovated. The tower was given a new building envelope equipped with switchable facade glass from SageGlass. Here you can find out how this completely eliminated the need for external sun protection.