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FROM THE EDITOR
W
elcome to this special supplement to ADF, focusing on what remains one of the most popular facade materials for the majority of architects, particularly in the commercial sector – glass.
We bring you a mix of news, comment, and product innovation features, as well as an outstanding case study from Canada. The Sustainable Energy Engineering Building at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia not only has the laudable positioning of developing clean power innovation to tackle climate change, it also employs some interesting design strategies in order to support students and staff in doing that.
Glass is the means by which the building’s attractively formed facade (which is echoed in its interior) is constructed, bringing light into the atrium and other areas in the traditional way for such relatively deep planned schemes. However it also helps visual connection in further ways, such as via the many glass balustraded walkways, giving a sense of unity to the internal areas.
Elsewhere, we have thought leadership from Pilkington UK, on how solar control glass is broadening its application by being able to provide a wider range of functions such as self- cleaning or enhanced acoustic performance. In this way, according to our contributor Leo Pyrah, it will prove to be a major weapon in the battle to achieve the UK’s net zero carbon target in 2050, and as Building Regulations progressively tighten, well before then.
While this article looks at a broad requirement, our other comment piece usefully tackles a niche technical issue, that of glazing performance in smoke vents. Understandably a tightly regulated, somewhat complex area, given its critical importance for fire safety for commercial projects for example. Darren Wainwright of SE Controls gives the lowdown on what specifiers need to know to begin an informed decision that ensures compliance.
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Wainwright however refers to harmonised European standards in his piece, and while things may not change in the short term following our departure from the EU, I can’t help wondering where we will be in a few years when it comes to regulatory rigour in the construction industry. One of the benefits of EU membership has surely been that we have had a level playing field for product suppliers and specifiers to aim for (ie CE Marks). Now there must be a degree of uncertainty, not to say that we cannot, and should not, achieve regulatory best practice as the UK goes it alone.
James Parker Editor
GLASS & TRANSLUCENT MATERIALS
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ON THE COVER... The design of the facade at Simon Fraser University features white precast concrete sandwich panels that alternate with reflective glazing, inspired by the patterns of elecrical circuit boards
Cover Image © Ema Peter For the full report on this project, go to page 17
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