Date: 23 January 2024
Since its debut in 2006, Solarban庐 70 (formerly Solarban庐 70XL) solar control low-emissivity (low-e) glass by Vitro Architectural Glass has reshaped how architects and designers think about sustainable construction by permitting them to meet today's ever-growing and increasingly stringent building energy codes without altering daylighting or the natural connection to the outdoors.
The introduction of Solarban庐 70 glass marked a significant moment in architectural glass history as it was the first product to integrate a third layer of silver into the coating, enhancing glass performance to an unprecedented level.
Today, Solarban庐 70 glass remains the most proven, commonly-specified triple-silver-coated low-e glass on the market, with more than 700 million square feet 鈥 about the area of Cleveland, Ohio 鈥 shipped since its inception.
鈥淔or nearly two decades, Solarban庐 70 glass has stretched the limits of solar control and transparency, enabling architects and designers to include large sections of transparent glass in their building designs,鈥 said Fernando Diez, Vice President of Marketing, Vitro Architectural Glass. 鈥淚n addition to its optimal clarity and energy performance, Solarban庐 70 glass maximizes daylighting, enhances aesthetics and increases efficiency, making it an ideal choice for sustainable design.鈥
Solarban庐 70 glass provides excellent energy efficiency without making the glass too dark or reducing the visible light transmittance (VLT) too much. This balanced combination of clarity, consistency and solar control performance is why Solarban庐 70 glass is the industry鈥檚 most specified triple-silver-coated low-e glass. In a one-inch insulating glass unit (IGU), Solarban庐 70 glass provides a VLT of 64% and a solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) of 0.27.
Vitro continues to refine its triple-silver coating technology, as evidenced in products like Solarban庐 72 glass and Solarban庐 70 Optiblue庐 glass (formerly Solarban庐 z75 glass). Solarban庐 72 glass was designed explicitly for Vitro low-iron glass substrates, Starphire Ultra鈥慍lear庐 glass, and Acuity庐 low-iron glass. Solarban庐 70 Optiblue庐 glass has a steel blue-gray appearance that controls glare while offering superior solar control properties that support sustainable design.
Solarban庐 70 glass can also be combined with a full range of performance-tinted glasses from Vitro to give architects a virtually unlimited palette of color and performance options.
For more information about Solarban庐 70 glass and other Vitro Architectural Glass products, visit or call 1-855-VTRO-GLS (887-6457).
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