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Ordinary glass is green with envy.
Skylite Glazings
Starphire® Ultra-Clear Glass by PPG adds an entirely new dimension to skylite and atrium glazing. Regardless of the overall thickness of the skylite glazing configuration, Starphire glass is “clearly” superior to ordinary clear glass in brightness, clarity, transmitted color integrity, and visual excitement. When your design calls for maximized transmission of undistorted natural light, Starphire glass has no equal. From art galleries to convention centers to corporate offices to shopping malls, when you want to bring the beauty and brightness of the outdoors into your interior design, skylites of Starphire glass are “clearly” remarkable:
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Maximized transparency: 7% higher Visible Light Transmittance than clear glass in a typical skylite glazing configuration
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Undistorted transmitted color – no “greening” of ordinary clear glass, especially when combined with common screen-printed designs (e.g., holes or dot patterns)
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Adds sparkle and brilliance to interiors
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Easily fabricated to required specifications
Starphire glass can be combined with solar control Low-E coatings to satisfy energy requirements while maintaining its ultra-clear visual character.
Starphire glass is available in thicknesses from 2.5 mm to 19 mm and is stocked regionally to assure consistent supply reliability.
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PPG Starphire Glass | Skylite Glazings
This photo compares ordinary clear glass and Starphire glass in typical skylite units employing screen-printed white 40% hole patterns to diffuse the light and reduce solar energy transmittance: Notice the whiteness and brightness of the Starphire unit (right) compared to the “greening” of ordinary clear glass (left). Objects viewed below Starphire skylites will not be color distorted by the green tint of ordinary glass.
Leipziger Messe Neues Messegeland
Leipzig, Germany
Starphire glass satisfies the architectural quest for openness, vision, and simplicity in the Messe Leipzig “ Crystal Palace .” The desire for maximum transparency made Starphire glass the obvious choice in this stunning, state-of-the-art edifice. |