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products will play an essential part in achieving new standards. With solar control glass, the amount of solar energy entering a building is controlled using a tinted coating on the outside of the glass. In short, solar glass products can reflect heat away from the inside of the home to help ensure the space doesn’t get overheated. Solar glass is also a much more cost-effective solution to the problem than specifying air cooling technologies, and it’s possible to specify solar glass, which is designed to reflect twice as much heat as standard glass.
The heated glass revolution From a FHS perspective, one solution which can be a direct replacement for traditional radiators is heated glass for bi-fold doors, which enables natural daylight and thermal comfort to be enhanced simultaneously. Composed of a sealed unit layered with an intelligent conductive coating that is electrically heated to convert electric power into radiant heat yet has no visible trace of a heating system inside. The coatings used are completely undetectable, so from a homeowner’s perspective, the glass will look the same as in any other bi-fold door.
An energy-efficient solution, the glass units are also thermostatically controlled, creating ambient temperatures perfect for installation within aluminium bi-folding door systems.
Multifunctional & maintenance-free
Opening up even more possibilities with roof glazing, heated glass infill panels are also available, meaning that the roof glazing will not only illuminate the space throughout the day but also provide a radiant heat source for the space in the colder months, enabling both natural daylight and thermal comfort to be enhanced simultaneously.
Heated glass dramatically reduces condensation, preserving uninterrupted views and potentially contributing to a healthier indoor environment. Plus, no ongoing maintenance is required, providing a hassle-free heating solution compared to systems that need regular servicing, further adding to the benefits of heated bi-fold glazing.
Paul Higgins is commercial director at TuffX
Matching colours should not involve different shades of opinion
M
aking sure you have the right colour for decorating projects is not always straightforward.
HMG Paint has researched the subject of colour matching very thoroughly and has now issued a detailed guide to help both the user and the decorator to get it right first time.
Shade cards and wall charts can prove misleading so HMG offers some sensible do’s and don’ts. Colours can vary slightly throughout shade cards and that can be as
a result of the printing inks used. Cards can ‘yellow’ over time, matching one batch with another can be tricky and observing colours under different sources of illumination can be misleading. HMG ensures that ever colour in its library is standardised in digital format, all are allocated unique library codes and every colour produced is measured against the standard using a spectrophotometer. The firm’s batch cards are also stored for up to five years in a dark storage area so previous batches can be checked.
Simple advice to the end user includes always make sure you use the same batch on the same job and when ordering colours be specific. HMG makes the point that ordering, for example, Ford Gentian Blue is not specific but ordering Ford Gentian Blue XSC1146 is. Orders should also be placed against standard RAL or library codes and users should bear in mind that colours are a matter of perception. One person’s view of
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“one shade lighter” can differ from someone else’s view. A physical sample is a better bet. HMG reinforces the point: “has the colour been observed in natural daylight?” HMG match all its colours under natural daylight. The comprehensive Guide to Achieving the Correct Colour is available via the HMG Paints website, part of the company’s comprehensive Knowledge Base of informative articles covering various aspects of decorating from paint application to problem solving.
0161 205 7631
www.hmgpaint.com/knowledge/knowledge- base/302/hmg-guide-to-achieving-the-correct-colour
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