What are Double Glazing Glass Walls

Double glazing glass walls are also known as insulated glazing. This is a process that is done using double, or triple, the window panes and in the separation between the sheeting air, and another gas fills the space. Having these multiple layers of the building product separated with air will reduce the heat transfer like insulation does. This allows the architect to include the beauty and visibility of this product but maintain the insulating factors to reduce energy cost.

These translucent panels are mainly used on the exterior of the building and not used for the construction of items such as

interior folding glass walls

. These doors that are constructed from the same material are built from break resistant versions, and they can also be doubling paned but this is not a necessity for these types of items.

All of these IGU units are made with a material thickness that ranges from 3mm to 10mm. In special applications the thickness of the material can be increased. The 3mm to 10 mm thickness is the average that is used.

The IGU units can be constructed using laminated glass panels or the tempered panels as part of their construction. Most of the items are constructed with all of the panes being used being the same uniform thickness. There are special applications that will have the different panels be different thicknesses.

When concerned with the acoustic attenuation the architect will have the pieces designed with differing thicknesses on the separate pieces. Security reasons also sometimes cause the design crew to want the pieces to be established out of sheeting that is of varying thicknesses.

The sheets of material are separated from each other by something known as a spacer. These spacers were at one time always constructed out of metal. Manufacturers thought that the metal spacers provided more stability in the finished product. The problem with using metal spacers on these is that metal conducts heat and therefore it undermined the reduction in heat flow.

These metal spacers also resulted in condensation problems and with the formation of ice at the bottom of the unit once it was sealed. The ice formed at the bottom because of the sharp temperature difference that was created between the air surrounding the window and the window itself. To correct this problem the manufacturers started to make the spacers from structural foam.

Generally the spacers are either filled or they contain desiccant to remove moisture that becomes trapped in the space between the sheets that create the window. When the moisture is removed it lowers the dew point of the gas that is filling the space and results in the prevention of condensation when the temperature on the outside of the surface drops.

These items are typically used because they provide extra visibility, and they offer extra lighting, and they also offer great insulating values for the room. They are also placed into rooms and buildings where the dampening of the outside noises is desired. So many medical facilities use these so their rooms can be quieter.