Year-round Comfort with Solarban® 60 Solar Control Low-E Glass
October 17, 2008
Solarban 60 glass is the ideal energy efficient window solution for climates in which you want to:
* Block direct solar heat year-round.
* Reduce solar heat gain where air conditioning costs are significant.
* Reduce fading and degradation of a home’s carpets, curtains, and furniture from UV rays.
* Provide improved comfort in the winter.
The low-e coating on Solarban 60 glass is applied by the magnetic sputtered vacuum deposition process to ensure superior thermal performance. It is the first PPG glass to offer solar control along with the insulating performance and aesthetic benefits of low-emissivity glass (low-e glass).
Solarban 60 Low-E Glass Performance Properties
Standard Insulating Glass Unit with clear glass, conventional aluminum spacer, and air fill. Solarban® 60 Insulating Glass unit with Solarban® Solar Control Low-E glass, Intercept® spacer, and argon gas fill.
Solarban® 60 glass keeps you warmer in the winter
The overall U-Value (insulating value) of windows with Solarban® Low-E glass is about 39% better than standard clear insulating glass. (Lower U-values mean higher insulating performance.)
Winter Furnace Heat 
Window U-Value(clear glass)=0.46 Window U-Value(Solarban 60)=0.28
Solarban® 60 glass keeps you cooler in the summer
Solarban® Low-E glass transmits about 48% less solar energy than standard clear insulating glass.* Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) is a measure of how much solar heat is transmitted through the glass. (Lower numbers mean less summer heat.)
Summer Solar Heat
SHGC=0.75 SHGC=0.39
Solarban® 60 glass reduces U.V. Energy and allows visible light transmittance
Solarban® Low-E glass is about 72% more effective at reducing fabric-fading ultraviolet (U.V.) energy, yet still allows about 88% as much visible light in as standard clear insulating glass.*
Transmittances (without/with Solarban 60)
Ultraviolet Energy=58%
Visible Light=81%
Ultraviolet Energy=16%
Visible Light=71%
*Comparisons are based on center of glass measurements of 3/4″ insulating glass units; two 1/8″ (3mm) glass panes and a 1/2″ (12mm) air space. Actual glass performance may differ silghtly due to glass thickness, gas fill, and glass to frame ratio.
Solarban 60 Low-E Glass Features and Benefits
Solarban 60 Solar Control Low-E Glass Features
- Improves window U-value as compared to uncoated glass.
- Allows the inner pane to stay warmer in winter.
- Reduces room side condensation of the window.
- Reduces the transmission of ultraviolet light.
- Has a natural appearance, both when viewed from the outside and inside.
- Carries a 10-year warranty against coating failure. PPG has sold more than 100 million sq. ft. of low-e glasses since 1984 without a single documented coating failure.
- Created by PPG, a leader in flat glass manufacturing with extensive quality assurance and technical services groups and one of the world’s largest glass research and development centers.
Solarban 60 Solar Control Low-E Glass Benefits
- Customers save on both heating and cooling costs with energy efficient windows.
- Comfort is enhanced by reducing drafts around windows and allowing higher room humidity without condensation
- Builder callbacks and potential window deterioration due to excessive condensation are reduced.
- Fading of interior furnishings, such as carpets, drapes, and furniture may be reduced.
- The exterior of the home maintains a pleasing appearance and interior colors remain true.
- Customers can be assured that the glass in their windows is backed by the strength and experience of a leader in the glass industry and a Fortune 300 company.
- PPG customers enjoy outstanding technical support and access to the most advanced products in the window and door industry.
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