Glazing & Glass Coatings

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Passive buildings for active communities: Overhead glazing and glass louvre installations for indoor swimming pools and sports halls

Despite being widely-used amenities, indoor swimming pools and sports halls frequently place a financial burden on local governments due to their high annual operating costs. Buildings constructed to the passive house standard, with a good building envelope and natural ventilation, can help relieve the economic burden significantly in the long term.

Resource | 12/10/2023

Designing for 7 stars: Key window design considerations under the new energy efficiency building standards

Due to the recent increase to a minimum 7-star NatHERS energy rating for new homes, there is a common misconception that designers will need to reduce the number of windows or opt for smaller windows in their design. However, it is possible to increase the thermal efficiency of windows, without compromising on aesthetics or functionality, with solutions currently available on the market.

Resource | 31/07/2023

Understanding acoustic glazing: Specifying the best glass for noise reduction

As urban densities rise, the ability to control external sounds in our homes, workplaces, hospitals and schools has gained importance. With the wide range of glazing solutions available, understanding the differences between single-glazing, multi-layered glazing, laminated glass and high-performance acoustic glazing is essential.

Resource | 17/05/2023

Case Study: 388 Barkly Street, Brunswick, Melbourne

Proudly brought to life by a Brunswick-based architecture and design practice, Dreamer, in close collaboration with Breathe Architecture, 388 Barkly Street is a unique project that graciously embodies the notion of thoughtful, ethical and considered design. BINQ were able to supply the project with a premium performance solution that aligned with their sustainability goals, as well as its thermal performance requirements.

Resource | 22/03/2023

Case study: St James the Great, East St Kilda

Having specified Shade Factor products on various projects in the past, the architect decided to select their sun shading solutions in this instance again. The project team specified the Warema E100AF cable guided external flat blade external venetian blinds with six percent perforation and no rolled edges, finished in DB 703 Anthrazit-Metallic.

Resource | 15/03/2023

Case Study: Crystal Houses, Amsterdam

Six years young and still going strong. Crystal Houses is the flagship store to Hermes, formerly Chanel, combining Dutch heritage with international architecture on PC Hooftstraat, Amsterdam’s luxury brand street. But it’s more than just a flagship store. It was a ground-breaking project, a world-first, based on months of research and testing, to create a unique, solid cast glass brick façade that’s completely transparent, right down to the mortar.

Resource | 29/11/2022

Coating surface positions

This whitepaper explores coating surface positions in glass make-ups based on factors like coating type, glass make-up, and application. Emphasising the significance of grasping surface counts in various glass configurations (single glazed, double glazed, and triple glazed units), it also discusses detailed guidelines for coating placement, taking into account factors like LowE type, tinted glass, and specific applications.

Resource | 26/04/2022

LowE Basics

LowE glass is Low Emissivity coated glass. Think of Emissivity of how much heat can go through the glass… if it is a low amount as 'Low Emissivity' states, then there is something special about that glass that stops more amounts of heat going through it, compared to regular float glass.

Resource | 26/04/2022

Glass Basics

Glass is an amazing product that we use in our buildings in various applications. It can be transparent, opaque, tinted, coloured, reflective, strong, safe and coated for enhanced performance. Where would we be without glass? For windows and glass doors it allows us to live and work in buildings with a view and natural light filling our spaces while being solid and protecting us from the outside elements.

Resource | 26/04/2022

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Glazing & Glass Coatings

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Case study: Light, nature and connection – an aesthetic for physics at ANU

Case study: The BMW Showroom, Melbourne

Sustainability Podcast Series eBook: Architectural Window Systems

Passive buildings for active communities: Overhead glazing and glass louvre installations for indoor swimming pools and sports halls

Designing for 7 stars: Key window design considerations under the new energy efficiency building standards

Understanding acoustic glazing: Specifying the best glass for noise reduction

Case Study: 388 Barkly Street, Brunswick, Melbourne

Case study: St James the Great, East St Kilda

Case Study: Crystal Houses, Amsterdam

Coating surface positions

LowE Basics

Glass Basics

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