High-performance honeycomb glazing
Panelite’s ClearShade high-performance exterior glazing enables the optimization of both daylighting and solar heat control. The only high-performance honeycomb glazing technology tested by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), ClearShade is fully integrated with LNBL / US Department of Energy’s building envelope performance analysis software WINDOW 7.
ClearShade redirects light rays to transmit up to 70% daylight and substantially diffuse glare, to reduce the energy required for electrical lighting and improve user comfort. While most building envelope solutions favor daylighting or solar heat control at the expense of the other, ClearShade addresses both, with a 75% improvement in solar heat gain control over standard IGUs and Solar Heat Gain Coefficients as low as 0.11 at midday.
ClearShade can be specified to provide more or less visual transparency as required by the program or building orientation. The honeycomb insert is available in a range of architectural colors and patterns, and the makeup of the insulating glass unit can also be specified in a broad range of standard or custom colors, coatings, frits, and dimensions.
Source: Panelite.
Contact: Panelite, Culver City, CA, USA.
