Ppg'S Solar Glass Shipments Reach Milestone

PPG Industries recently announced that shipments of its SOLARBAN 70XL glass, reportedly the industry's first triple-silver-coated, solar control, low-e glass, have surpassed 94M square feet. According to the company, this glass, which was introduced at the 2005 GreenBuild Int Conf and Expo, set a new standard for solar control performance for architectural glasses with a clear-glass appearance. Featuring a solar heat gain coefficient of 0.27 and visible light transmittance of 64%, the glass has a light-to-solar gain ratio of 2.37. For more information, please visit: www.ppg.com