When you are building a new house for your family, you certainly want the best for yourself. This is why you ask questions and seek professional answers. The question of glass is no exception, as you want to know what types of glass, windows, and doors will best suit your needs. We at Gilbert Glass often get calls from our current and prospective customers, who want to know the difference between transparent and opaque glass, as well as the benefits and weaknesses of both. This is why we decided to devote some time to the discussion of these issues.

In order to understand how opaque glass differs from transparent glass you should first learn the principles of glass physics. We have already talked about conduction, and here we must turn our heads to convection. The latter is the way heat moves through gases and liquids. For example, warm air is usually above the air which is cooler: this is one of the basic laws of physics you learn at school. Likewise, heat moves through the window glass, and professionals at Gilbert Glass know that the quality of windows and your comfort at home greatly depends on the way glass transmits heat. This is where the difference between transparent and opaque windows comes into play.

All opaque objects, including glass, do not transmit more than 50 percent of heat and light. Some opaque objects absorb as much as 95 percent of energy and solar radiation. The darker the opaque glass window the more solar radiation it will absorb. So, if you are looking for a sun-absorbing window, use dark opaque glass that will leave all solar energy beyond your premises. For example, in industrial manufacturing units opaque glass can become a real savior and a perfect protection against overheating.

By contrast, transparent glass absorbs only 10 percent of solar radiation, transmitting the rest into the house. Once transmitted, this solar radiation is re-transmitted again by the interior surfaces in the form of infrared radiation. Yet, transparent windows are the best solution for homes, and you can choose among different energy-efficient varieties of glass, to meet your comfort demands. Gilbert Glass is always at your disposal!

Efficient windows: what?s new? Gilbert Glass has a lot to share with you! The glass industry constantly evolves, and it is extremely important for our customers and suppliers to stay abreast of the latest changes in the glass window production field. Today, we want to pay some attention to the way glass windows should be incorporated in new buildings. This is a new topic, since today?s glass industry professionals emphasize the importance of constant collaboration between them and their construction industry colleagues. We know that designing new homes is not an easy task. Even more difficult is the task of building a new home that is harmonious and safe. This is why it is essential to consider the question of windows and glass at the earliest stages of the construction process.

What do you need to know if you are going to build a new home for yourself? First, your windows must meet the energy code requirements for your zone. Ask Gilbert Glass to explain the benefits and principles of energy-efficient glass window design. Second, you must ensure that the glass windows you choose for your new home utilize the benefits of natural energy, including sunlight, to the fullest but do not distort the way your new home looks. Window performance is being influenced by a variety of factors, which include but are not limited to climate and location, shading conditions and window orientation, window area and location in your new home, window type and even the way your window is installed. We at Gilbert Glass pay considerable attention to all these things. You will not have to worry about the quality of your windows and your comfort in the house. For example, if your house is south-oriented, optimize orientation to get most of your windows on the south side of your home. This way, you will get plenty of warmth and sunlight to keep your home warm during cold times. Remember, that when it comes to glass windows, it is always better to trust the business to distinguished professionals: we at Gilbert Glass are ready to fulfill even the most challenging glass window task!

Tempe Glass professionals constantly monitor changes and developments in the glass market. We try to stay informed about the latest advancements in glass technologies, to be able to provide our customers with the most recent information and highest quality glass solutions. We must say that, in the past 10-15 years, the residential glass market has undergone serious technological changes. Residential glass windows are not what they used to be a decade ago. Today?s customers face a wide choice of residential window options, and Tempe Glass professionals are here to help them make the best choice. All they need to know is that window technologies never stop, and there is always something new and surprising for everyone.

The past years witnessed the emergence of several new glass window technologies that have greatly reshaped today?s glass window market. Low-e (low-emissivity) glass coatings represent just one of the many examples of such technologies. With the help of low-e coatings, you can reduce energy losses during winter and reduce the heat gain in summer. Just imagine how much energy you can save, only with the help of low-e windows! Triple and quadruple glazing will be a good way to reduce heat loss through your glass windows. With Temple Glass you can have all these options installed in your home! If you are still not confident that low-e glass is what you need to optimize your energy costs, ask for improved glass spacers that reduce the heat loss. Whatever type of glass you choose, you should know that in the age of technologies, there is nothing you could not do to improve your home. All you need to do is to choose a professional in the field of glass, and Tempe Glass is definitely the best professional choice. Here you can get acquainted with the latest news in the field of glass-making and decide what exactly you wish to do in order to feel more comfortable and warm at home.

Gilbert Glass professionals do not simply provide customers with superior quality products but also seek to fit themselves in the latest sustainable development trends. This is one of the main reasons why we are so attentive to the materials and quality of work provided to customers. This is also why we familiarize ourselves with the potential benefits and risks of new construction and design materials. In this blog, we want to discuss the importance of volatile organic contents and their implications for sustainable development in the glass industry. Like any other industrial manufacturing field, the glass industry uses complex chemical compounds to produce sophisticated and functional glass products. Volatile chemical compounds represent an important stage in the development of new glass products, but we at Gilbert Glass should understand that VOC have both positive and negative sides.

No, that certainly does not mean that VOC are necessarily dangerous! Also, that does not mean that all glass products are unfriendly to the environment. It is nothing but pure chemistry, and our glass products meet all standards of quality and safety. The topic of VOC is important mainly because it provides a better understanding to consumers of the glass products they buy and use in their homes and businesses. Today?s manufacturers use complex methodologies to determine and disclose the VOC in their products. Basically, they heat their products and evaporate all volatile contents. Then they weight the product and measure the difference. The amount of VOC is usually expressed as the number of grams per Liter of the substance (g/L). If you need more information about the way glass products are manufactured and whether they meet the basic safety regulations, please, ask Gilbert Glass. We are ready to inform you about everything that interests you in the glass market.

Summer is coming, and everyone wants to have the best quality glass windows for their home comfort. Today, Tempe Glass has something to say about the principles of designing energy-efficient glass windows. Hopefully, this information will be helpful to those who do not understand how solar design in glass windows really works.

We design home glass windows that are intended to collect and distribute solar energy in ways that make your presence at home more comfortable. In winter, our glass windows operate as an instrument of solar energy collection. In summer, you will see how our glass windows reject sunlight to make it cooler inside. This is actually what specialists at Tempe Glass call ?passive solar design?: we have a good command of solar physics laws and use them for your benefit and our profitability and success.

Take a step back to your school years and think about the fundamental law of physics: heat moves from a hotter to a cooler object. The goal of this movement is to achieve the right balance of temperatures: heat energy will move between the objects until their temperatures are equal. Passive solar design of our glass windows makes use of the same principle: with the help of conduction and convection, we guarantee a sustained balance of temperatures within your house every day, irrespective of the season and weather outside.

More often than not, our glass products reflect the basic principles of physical conduction, when heat affects solid matter molecules, making them vibrate. Professionals at Tempe Glass know that it is through these vibrations that materials transfer heat. Remember what happens to you when you place yourself into a hot bath tub: your body becomes hot and your skin goes red! Each molecule of your body vibrates, accepting the heat from the bath tub water. In a similar way, our glass windows are designed specifically to transfer the outside heat to make your house warmer during cold winters!