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In the next few weeks/months it looks like we are going to see the introduction of triple glazing into the market.
Triple glazing is already available in the market place, but this is a different particular breed of triple glazing. This is one made up of a double glazed unit, with a third layer of glass separate to that, sitting in it’s own dedicated little cavity within the frame, with it’s own little dedicated glazing bead.
Companies like the Advance Group in Scotland have been doing this for a while now, and feedback from them seems to suggest that customers have taken to the new product positively.
Triple glazed windows are expected to have a U-value of about 0.7, much better than what is currently available from energy rated double glazed windows.
The main question is what price are these new products going to come in at. Are they going to be much more than double glazed windows? Advance Group in Scotland have said that there isn’t much difference. In fact they told me a price which seemed to me to be quite reasonable. And that is they key. Providing that they are way much more than double glazed prices, then I can see this taking off.
We might even see companies selling triple glazing as standard providing the demand is there are the costs don’t vary too much.
Triple glazing is already available in the market place, but this is a different particular breed of triple glazing. This is one made up of a double glazed unit, with a third layer of glass separate to that, sitting in it’s own dedicated little cavity within the frame, with it’s own little dedicated glazing bead.
Companies like the Advance Group in Scotland have been doing this for a while now, and feedback from them seems to suggest that customers have taken to the new product positively.
Triple glazed windows are expected to have a U-value of about 0.7, much better than what is currently available from energy rated double glazed windows.
The main question is what price are these new products going to come in at. Are they going to be much more than double glazed windows? Advance Group in Scotland have said that there isn’t much difference. In fact they told me a price which seemed to me to be quite reasonable. And that is they key. Providing that they are way much more than double glazed prices, then I can see this taking off.
We might even see companies selling triple glazing as standard providing the demand is there are the costs don’t vary too much.
>Any ideas how this works with a 44mm triple glazed sealed unit if it is in a 70mm system?
That would only leave 13mm of pvc frame either side of the triple glazed unit.
Do they use a wider profile outer frame for this new 44mm triple glazing?
>44mm Glazing in a 70mm frame is nothing new and has been availble from our system supplier for ages. We have been supplying 0.8 w/m2K U value windows using this prduct with great sucess.
>DG , i think you may have it wrong regarding how the triple glazing is made up , the unit that the advance group uses is just a simple unit , glass/sb/glass/sb/glass , i don't know where you get the idea of a single pane sitting in its own little channel with it's own glazing bar , Unless i'm missing something.
>Kenny – I'll get the diagram online in the morning. I tried to find one online but I guess it's too new. But the image we got from a manufacturer was definitely showing a separate channel for that single pane.
>If it was a single pane,would it not get condensation on it etc .Surely need to all be in a sealed unit !!! Then again i`ve been wrong before :-)
>Hi Advanced Group here. Thought I would come on and try and iron out exactly what we manufacture. We manufacture a 44mm triple glazed unit, 4mm glass / 16mm cavity, 4mm glass / 16mm cavity, 4mm glass constructed as one stand alone unit. We can see no advantage in having a double glazerd unit and a seperate single pane. Sounds complicated and expensive! We worked hard in conjunction with our profile supplpier to develop a unique glazing bead which enables us to continue to use the 70mm profile. This is system is unique to us in Scotland. Our window achieves… Read more »
>Thanks Advance Group for developing such windows to add beauty and life to homes.