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BMW dealership, Melrose Arch, Johannesburg
Architect: Stafford & Associates
Installation: Stirling Aluminium
Product: CoolVue
COOLVUE®
laminated clear coated safety glass
CoolVue® glass meets the growing demand for natural day lighting and building transparency, without the heat gain associated with ordinary clear glass.
CoolVue can transmit more than 70% of visible light while blocking more than 50% of solar heat. CoolVue clear or tinted glass offers similar levels of heat reflection as Solarshield, but CoolVue provides lower visible reflectivity, which allows through-vision by day and at night.
CoolVue is manufactured by laminating a wavelength-selective heat-rejecting coating between two layers of PVB (polyvinyl butyral) and glass. CoolVue also reduces sound transmission, increases safety and security, and filters up to 99.5% of damaging short-wave UV radiation.
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Edge working
CoolVue must be edge-sealed. Please contact SmartGlass for sealing instructions. The edges of all heat absorbing glass should be polished to reduce the possibility of thermal breakage. The edges must be free of vented damage. These edges may be produced by a straight line polishing machine. Contact SmartGlass for a detailed thermal stress warranty.
Environmental influences
The visual appearance of coated glasses is determined not only by the colour of the glass and the coating. It is also influenced by environmental factors such as solar angle, ambient light level and quality, reflections in the glass, and the viewing angle. The nature of coated glass makes it imperative to assess the true colour and reflectance of the proposed product in the context of an existing building, failing which in a full-scale mock-up, before a final selection is made. SmartGlass is available to assist in this process.
Coating: glazing guide
CoolVue is a sided product, meaning that its appearance will vary when viewed from different sides. Care must be exercised when cutting and glazing to ensure a uniform appearance. Stock sheets are labelled by the factory to indicate the coated side. CoolVue must only be installed with the coating towards the sun.
Sizes
| Thickness | 6.76 mm | 6.76 mm | 8.76 mm |
| Stock size (mm) | 2440 x 2000 | 3210 x 2000 | 3210 x 2000 |
| Clear | S | R | R |
| Serene Green | R | R | R |
| Grey | S | R | R |
| Regal Blue | S | R | R |
S = Available as standard
R = Available on request subject to order quantity and sheet sizes
CoolVue is manufactured by SmartGlass under licence from Southwall Technologies, Palo Alto (California, USA). CoolVue is manufactured to the same standards as Southwall Technologies California Series™ laminated glass, which incorporates a high performance "heat rejecting" Coating XIR®.
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