Building Construction

Showroom Windows

Glasses used in showroom

windows

Spidernet Glazing
 Showroom Windows

A display window (most commonly called shop window or store window is a window
in a shop displaying items for sale or otherwise designed to attract customers to the
store. Usually, the term refers to larger windows in the front façade of the shop.

Characteristics of an ideal shop window

 Maximum display of merchandise
 Reduces solar energy transmission
 Reduces ultraviolet radiation
 Aesthetically pleasing
 Scratch resistant
 Protects the displayed product
 Reduces Solar heat gain - saves energy usage (reducing usage of Air Conditioning,
etc)
 Spidernet Glazing

This system is used for very large glazed structures, the spider framework
supports the large glass panes, avoiding flexing or buckling which may
happen if the panes were to rest on their bottom edge. It also absorbs
important movements of the building and it frees the lower frames from the
weight of the glass.

FIXING OF THE SPIDER FITTINGS

Types of Glasses used for shop windows

Since the 1950s, from the first incarnation of the standard glass window
production that we know today, there is a huge variety of glass types now in
production that can be applied to domestic, commercial and industrial
properties, both inside and out.

For front glazing outlined below are some of the high tech glasses currently
in production:
 Alarm glass
 Anti reflective glass
 Body tinted glass
 Fire resistant glass
 Float glass
 Laminated glass
 Reflective glass
 Tempered glass
 Bulletproof glass
 Alarm Glass

This is a security glass that is specially laminated with a wire of 0.1mm

between the sheets of glass. The wire is part of an electrical circuit that
triggers the alarm if the glass is damaged, and is therefore ideally suited to
secure commercial or industrial premises.
 SENSORS IN
ALARM GLASS
 Anti reflective glass

Standard float glass undergoes a dipping process that coats it with metal
oxide layers. Anti reflective glass is great for use in places such as a building
with a wall of glass keeping the visuals clear, it also increases the glass sheets
durability.

Properties:
 reflects a low percentage of light
 clarity and transparency
 UV protection
 ANTI
REFLECTIVE
GLASS
 Body tinted glass

During the float glass melt process chemical colorants can be added which tint
the colour and increase absorption from the sun.

Properties:
 minimises the solar radiation that enters a building, keeping it cooler inside
 it's possible to have the glass made in many different shades
 Fire resistant glass
There are two main types of fire resistant glass, each designed
with their own benefits:
 Heat transmitting - This incorporates wired glass and reinforced laminated
glass which offer protection against flames and inflammable gases, but only for
a short while. It does not prevent heat being transferred to the other side of the
glass, so it will be hot to touch.
 Fire insulating - This glass is capable of a longer containment period of flames,
gases and smoke, and also prevents heat transmission to the other side of the
glass.
 FIRE
RESISTANT
GLASS
 Float glass

Standard flat, clear window glass is called float glass; named after the
manufacturing process that creates it.
Properties:
 It is tougher and more scratch-resistant.
 It posses high optical clarity and superior safety properties.
 It is available in larger sizes and various thickness.
 It consumes 30% to 40% less energy and is thus environment friendly.
 It is aesthetic in appearance and its use has opened unlimited possibilities of
innovation in architectural design.
 It is ideally suitable for solar applications due to high light transmission and it
results in higher efficiency.
 Laminated glass

In this 1 PVC sheet is laminated between 2 glass pieces.

Properties:
 The coating over the glass means when it is hit it may crack but the pieces are
held together preventing splinters of glass.
 It is also installed to delay the spread of fires.
 Reflective glass

Starting with float glass, a metallic coating is added that serves to minimise the
solar heat that passes through.
Properties:
 The metallic coating has a mirror effect, and so reflects back the light and
prevents passers by seeing into the building.
 Prevents some of the heat from passing through.
 Tempered glass
Tempered or toughened glass undergoes a different manufacturing process to
normal glass, this glass is designed to be around 3 times as strong as normal glass.
Properties:
 Toughened glass is physically and thermally stronger than regular glass.
 For a glass considered toughened, this compressive stress on the surface of the
glass should be a minimum of 69Mpa.
 It breaks in a unique way. If any part of the glass fails, the entire panel shatters
at once.
 Sound proof.
 BULLET PROOF GLASS

Bullet-resistant glass (colloquially known as bulletproof glass) is a type of strong but

optically transparent material that is particularly resistant to being penetrated when
struck by bullets. Two types:
 Made from polycarbonate thermoplastic:
- Protection against small arms (pistols, axe, clubs, etc)
- Thickness: 70–75 millimetres (2.8–3.0 inches)
 Made from glass sheets bonded together with polyvinyl butyral, polyurethane:
- Protection against heavy fire arms. Used since World War II.
- Thickness: 100–120 millimetres (3.9–4.7 inches)
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GLASS
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