1. What were the Project’s challenges in the appropriate use of natural lighting and thermoacoustic comfort?
The requirements to obtain LEED certification in terms of natural lighting and thermo-acoustic comfort were relatively high, requiring the use of highly efficient solar control glass, in other words, a mirror with high light transmission and the lowest possible solar factor.
In addition to the performance issue, the architects were looking for bronze glass, which is not high-performance glass. Therefore, several simulations and prototypes have been carried out to reach the aesthetic equilibrium point, technical and financial performance that could meet all these requirements, and the glass supplied by GlassecViracon achieved this objective.
The Project achieved the pre-certification with the chosen glass, reducing energy consumption during its operation with a balanced investment in equipment for the air conditioning system and artificial lighting.
2. How does GlassecViracon laminated glass meet performance and design standards?
The solar control glass met all the performance and aesthetic requirements, and architects and investors acclaimed the result.
3. What are the project sustainability differences?
The Project met several requirements to obtain LEED GOLD pre-certification: the curtain wall and the construction method and its efficiency played a prominent role in achieving this objective. The high-performance solar glass panels were essential, especially with higher sun exposure.
4. What were the essential technicalities of GlassecViracon glass?
What stood out from the façade of this Project was undoubtedly reconciling a glass that could represent the architecture with a bronze façade and, in addition, achieving high efficiency in terms of solar control with high light transmission and this is not an easy task because the metallic layer of the solar control glass could overlay the color desired by the architect. Therefore, seeking an aesthetic effect by light transmission without compromising the performance of the glass was a significant challenge factor in choosing the glass for the façade.