Energy-efficient glazing in green airports
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What makes an airport green?
Think of an airport as a door to an unknown destination. Every time a traveler gets off an aircraft, it is the airport that creates a first impression. It might be positive. It might be negative. But research tells us that airports help shape a traveler’s perception of a particular destination. As a result, airports across the country are becoming more conscious of making the travel experience as comfortable as possible through sustainable design. Sustainable design not only helps achieve a high level of energy-efficiency and cost reduction, but also prevents fatigue for waiting passengers and visitors.
Role of energy-efficient glazing in green airport architecture
- Energy-efficient glazing helps in daylighting integration and creates a no-fatigue environment
- It maintains indoor environment quality while increasing occupants’ comfort
- It reduces maintenance costs
- It reduces overall electricity bills as glass minimizes the need for air-conditioning and artificial lighting
- It increases the aesthetic value of the airport while maintaining acoustic comfort
- It allows optimum light transmission with low glare while controlling the distribution of light
- As energy-efficient glass assures sustainable performance all year round, it builds enveloped energy-efficiency
Going green with glass
- For 24x7 performance all year round, choose an energy-efficient glass solution with:
- High selectivity
- Optimum Solar Factor and U-value
- Abundant light transmission to cut down glare
- A high degree of acoustic comfort can be achieved by laminating the glass with acoustic PVB
- Very low external reflection will ensure seamless vision while approaching terminals
Ideal specification for green airports
Performance |
Ideal Specification |
Light Transmission |
40% - 50% |
Solar Factor/SHGC |
0.2 - 0.25 |
U-value |
less than 2 Wsqm/k |
External Reflection |
less than 20% |
Acoustic |
45-50db reduction |
Technical specifications for energy-efficient glass for airports:
- Fifth-generation double-silvered low-e coated glass is the ideal solution to achieve:
- High light transmission
- Low power consumption
- Very low external reflection
- Very high transparency
- Selectivity with regard to the ratio of light transmission to solar heat gain inside the airport, superior spectral selectivity of 2 provides complete transparency with the highest heat ingress insulation.
- Double-laminated DGU (86.4-24-68.4) is the ideal glazing combination for the desired acoustic comfort.
Recommended product range
Any variant of Envision (SKN Series), a fifth-generation glass, is the right choice for sustainable design for green airports

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