Summer Home - All Glass
The client wanted lots of glass for this
contemporary beach home, but didn't want the hassle and look of mechanical
blinds or curtains to obtain privacy and UV control.
Innovative Glass designed
an E Glass™ solution using LC Privacy Glass, glazed in the clients'
chosen Semco windows from Heritage Millworks.
The laminated &
insulated glass units were sent to the frame distributor for factory
glazing, then installed just like all the other windows in the home.
The 99% UV-reducing
windows are normally clear, but when the client wants privacy, they
simply push a wall-mounted button, and all the windows turn frosted
white.
When in the private
mode, if a guest arrives at the door, the client is able to push the
"door" button, and just the sidelights surrounding the door
turn clear for 5 seconds for viewing, then automatically turn private.
All the glass automatically
turns private at dusk should they be in the rear of the house or in
their absence at sunset.
Innovative Glass also
provided a sophisticated selective control system to simulate Venetian
blinds. By using a Decora style slide dimmer, the client could "raise
and lower" the virtual blinds, effectively removing the sunglare
and heat gain from the upper windows, and still viewing out of the lower
windows.
Lastly, the client
was given a remote control that they could give to the local law enforcement
officials for monitoring their vacant home during the winter. A patrol
car can simply pull up in front of the home, and instantly "clear"
the windows for internal inspection, without alarm codes, keys, or entering!
ABC's TV Extreme Makeover - Home
Edition - NYC Apartment
Innovative Glass was
chosen to design and build an E Glass™ solution for ABC's high
profile NYC Firefighters' apartment project. The goal was to provide
light control and sound containment in the newly constructed bedroom.
Innovative Glass built
five 3 ft x 4 ft wide laminated SPD Smartglass panels to go into the
bedroom walls. When the switch was activated, including a remote control,
the panels turned a dark blue tint, preventing 99 % of the light from
passing over to the adjacent room. The client was also able to dial
in any light transmission level in-between with a dimmer.
The laminated panels
provided the acoustical benefit.
This project was produced
from start to finish in 1 week to conform with the demanding live schedule
of the TV producers.
Kitchen Windows
The client wanted to
have clean, maintenance-free window coverings in their new kitchen to
give them privacy at will, and still allow the light to come in.
Innovative Glass supplied
the client with two sets of Andersen Slider windows glazed with insulated
LC Privacy Glass for light diffusion and instant privacy at will. A
simple Decora wall switch was used to flip the windows into the "frosted"
state to achieve privacy.
Corporate Executive Conference Room
The client wanted to
shield their Executive Conference Room from hallway traffic and distractions,
and sound control when holding their meetings and making presentations.
Innovative Glass retro-fitted
the three 24" square glass panels with laminated LC Privacy Glass,
and gave the client a manual wall switch, and a hand held remote control
to obtain instant privacy when confidential meetings were in progress.
The laminated glass
provided an additional benefit of sound reduction as well.
Steve Abadi - Chairman and Founder
of Innovative Glass Corporation
Steve Abadi shown in
front of his E Glass solution for a client's all glass summer home.
Steve Abadi, Chairman
of Innovative Glass Corp. demonstrating his company's SPD Smartglass
Skylight at a recent trade show.
The Insula-dome skylight
was glazed with an insulated, variable tint SPD Smartglass™, that
cuts the light, heat and sunglare entering the space.
The Skylight has 3
types of controls - a manual control, a remote and an intelligent SmartSensor,
that automatically darkens the glass when the sun is directly above.
When the sun is obscured by clouds, or at night, the glass automatically
reverts back to clear.
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