Green design for office spaces
The office space is undergoing a sea change today with the thrust being on using environmentally sustainable materials more than ever before. A green office is the result of a judicious mix of several eco-friendly parameters where glass making a significant contribution. Energy-efficient glass amply meets several criteria demanded by a green design for office spaces.
How glass meets office space requirements
Typically, offices have the following requirements that are best met by glass, thus ensuring a green office:
How to go green with glass for office spaces
Ideal specification for a green office
Performance | Ideal Specification |
Light Transmission | 20% - 30% |
Solar Factor / SHGC | 0.2 - 0.25 |
U-value | less than 2 Wsqm/k for 24X7 operations |
Daylight Factor | 2% - 3% |
Technical specification
Fourth-generation glass is the ideal glass for a green office. Fourth-generation single silver-layer coating process ensures optimum Visible Light Transmission index and efficient SHGC. The coating imparts optimum light transmission index, which helps cut out excess light, maintain the daylight factor at its minimum, and contributes towards reducing glare.
Fourth-generation glass includes Nano, Planitherm, and Nanosilver. These are advanced solar-control glass with little internal reflection and optimum light transmission that contribute towards green design for office spaces.
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