The new Urban Center of Turin will demonstrate the role of glass in the construction sector, making it beautiful to see, but also functional with regards to the project of the building, able to offer energy efficiency, safety and light. Saint-Gobain Glass Italia has in fact, supplied the material of the five large windows of the structure looking out onto both Via Milano and on the Piazza Palazzo di Città , using SGG Vision-Lite, the new anti-reflection glass, in combination with SGG Planitherm low-E glass, in response to the aesthetics and high insulation needs of the building in winter and summer, so as to have savings on energy and the quality of air. A unique insulating glass pane contains different technologies and numerous advantages, resulting in the ideal solution for shop windows that look out onto pavements where pedestrians pass. The need to reduce energy consumption is, right now, a high priority to conserve the ever more limited resources of fossil fuel, as well as to reduce environmental pollution caused in the production of energy. In Italy, in particular, Legal Decree 192 of 2005 foresees a series of performance specifications with regards to energy efficiency in buildings, and the highest levels of thermal transmittance permitted for walls, attics and ceilings.
