Heat Mirror

The choice of the right glazing is one of the most important and far-reaching decisions that an architect or building owner will make. This decision impacts the overall designs, human comfort, energy efficiency, mechanical HVAC design and loads, daylighting, condensation control, ultraviolet fading and sound control. In the design of any building (whether it be residential, commercial or industrial) one must look at and take into consideration the six principal glazing design challenges. These are:

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  • Winter Comfort and Heating Load
  • Summer Comfort and Cooling Load
  • Natural Daylighting
  • Appearance and Reflectivity
  • Ultraviolet Fading Control
  • Condensation Control

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The Heat Mirror® family of wavelength-selective products offer the solution to all glazing design challenges such as climate, elevation and application. These solutions provide unparalleled flexibility to "tune" a building to meet these needs. As more and more architects, builders and homeowners adopt Southwall's technology buildings will move from part of the environmental problem to part of its solution.

HEAT MIRROR® INSULATING GLASS

Heat Mirror® is a low-emissivity coated film product suspended inside an insulating glass unit. The result is a triple unit with two airspace's without the weight of triple insulation glass and with far superior insulating and shading performance.

All Heat Mirror® products can be used with virtually any type of glass - clear, heat absorbing, reflective, heat-strengthened, tempered, laminated - to achive superior performance in a wide range of aesthetics.
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