PPG introduces SOLARBLUE and PACIFICA glasses for immediate delivery
New blue tints create numerous energy-efficient color options
Solarblue glass (left) displays a light sky-blue tint. Pacifica glass (right) has a rich blue hue.
Architects can expand their color options by combining Solarblue glass with reflective Solarcool glass coating (left) or by specifying Pacifica glass with Vistacool (center) or Solarcool (right) glass coating. Solarblue Pacifica Solarblue Solarcool Pacifica Vistacool Solarcool |
PITTSBURGH, July 30, 2009 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE: PPG) performance glazings business has launched
Pacifica and
Solarblue glasses, two new blue-tinted glasses. Both are now standard products available for immediate shipping.
Dark-blue
Pacifica glass, part of the
Oceans of Color collection of ocean-inspired tints, may be combined in an insulating unit with color-neutral, high-performance coatings such as
Sungate 500 glass,
Solarban 60 glass and
Solarban 70XL glass to generate light-to-solar gain (LSG) ratios up to 1.63. This product is also compliant with the Florida reflectivity code requirements for “turtle glass.”
Solarblue glass, which joins the Earth and Sky Tones collection, features a light sky-blue tint. In an insulating unit with clear glass, it has visible light transmittance of 50 percent and a solar heat-gain coefficient (SHGC) of 0.49. When combined with
Sungate 500,
Solarban 60 or
Solarban 70XL glasses,
Solarblue glass can achieve LSG ratios up to 1.84.
Solarblue and
Pacifica glasses with
Solarcool reflective coatings offer two additional aesthetic options for architects, with SHGCs ranging from 0.32 to 0.25.
Pacifica glass also may be specified with
Vistacool subtly reflective, color-enriched coatings, yielding a SHGC of 0.27.
Pacifica and
Solarblue can also be ordered with
Solarban 70XL and
Solarban 60 solar control low-emissivity coatings on the second surface exclusively through the
PPG Certified Fabricator Program (
PPG/CFP). Without
Solarban coatings, the products are available from more than 100 glass fabrication locations throughout the United States and Canada, and from international representatives in 25 countries.
With the introduction of
Pacifica and
Solarblue glasses, PPG now has the industry’s broadest palette of tints and performance options. For more information, visit
www.ppgideascapes.com/blues. To learn about PPG’s entire collection of architectural glasses, visit
www.ppgideascapes.com or call 1-888-PPG-IDEA (774-4332).
About PPGPittsburgh-based PPG is a global supplier of paints, coatings, optical products, specialty materials, chemicals, glass and fiber glass. The company has more than 140 manufacturing facilities and equity affiliates and operates in more than 60 countries. Sales in 2008 were $15.8 billion. PPG shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: PPG). For more information, visit
www.ppg.com.
Oceans of Color, Pacifica, PPG Certified Fabricator Program, Solarban, Solarblue, Solarcool, Sungate and Vistacool are trademarks of PPG Industries.
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Contact:Rob Struble
PPG Performance Glazings
412-820-8138
rstruble@ppg.comwww.ppgideascapes.com