Green building design criteria emphasizes the energy-efficient performance of fenestration materials and maximum use of natural daylight. Given this background,
Saint-Gobain’s glass products form indispensable materials for green building. Saint-Gobain’s wide range of glass products has several functional benefits: optimum transparency – helps in day lighting of the interiors, energy efficient – cuts down heat and keeps interiors cooler and helps integrate the interiors with the exteriors. Studies have proven time and again that these benefits could substantially improve the productivity and health of the occupants of a building.

Saint-Gobain Glass is completely recyclable and non-toxic in nature. They satisfy all the ecological parameters of being the most sought after “Green Building Materials" in Green Buildings. Saint-Gobain's glass solutions harmonizes a structure with its environment and have varied “Green” benefits of which some of them are:

Day lighting - The use of Saint-Gobain glass brings in optimum light and helps in maximizing natural day lighting, thus reducing considerably electricity consumption on artificial lighting.

Achieving energy efficiency - High performance glass from Saint-Gobain helps in controlling the solar and thermal heat gain in the interiors and helps reduce air-conditioning expenses.

Recyclability – All Saint-Gobain Glass products are recyclable and satisfy the important parameter of being a “Green” building material.

Controls noise – Saint-Gobain’s Acoustic solutions help in achieving a high degree of acoustic comfort by keeping away noise penetrating from the exteriors to the interiors thus ensuring a calmer atmosphere inside.

Blending interiors with exteriors (Views) – Facades made up with Saint-Gobain glass do not obstruct external vision and give a spectacular view of the outside world from the cozy interiors.

Innovative application - Being very flexible building materials Saint-Gobain Glass products help satisfy and capture an architect's utmost imagination in its shape and form.

Self Cleaning – The future belongs to environment friendly SGG Bio-Clean, the self cleaning glass from Saint-Gobain which keeps itself clean on its own and brings out an ever sparkling effect.