by Gareth Sadat | Sep 15, 2019
What is the R value? What is the R value? The R-Value is the thermal resistance of a glass or window system including the glass, The higher the R-value, the less heat is transmitted throughout the glazing material. The R-value is the reciprocal of the U-value. w...
by Gareth Sadat | Oct 7, 2019
What is Toughened Glass? What is Toughened Glass? Toughened Glass is flat or curved glass that has been heat-treated to induce a high surface and /or edge compression. Fully toughened glass, if broken will fracture into many small pieces (dice) which are more or less...
by Gareth Sadat | Sep 15, 2019
What is Tempered Glass? What is Tempered Glass? Tempered Glass is flat or curved glass that has been heat-treated to induce a high surface and /or edge compression. Fully toughened glass, if broken will fracture into many small pieces (dice) which are more or less...
by Gareth Sadat | Sep 15, 2019
What is STL? What is STL? STL is Sound Transmission Loss which is the reduction of the amount of sound energy passing through a wall, floor, roof, etc. It is related to the specific frequency (1Hz) at which it is measured and it is expressed in decibels (dB). Also...
by Gareth Sadat | Sep 15, 2019
What is STC? What is STC? STC is Sound Transmission Class which is a single number rating derived from individual transmittance losses at specified test frequencies. It is used for exterior and interior walls, ceilings and floors and in the past was also used for...
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