SAGE glass was the product of choice for the architect when it came to finding a solution to manage solar heat gain and glare at the prestigious Peninsula and Kingswood country clubhouse in Frankson, Melbourne.
Architect Simon Hanger of Demaine Partnership recognised that the large north- and west-facing glazed gable walls of the new country clubhouse needed a dynamic device to manage solar heat gain and glare.
After ruling out internal and external shading devices, Hanger chose SAGE electronically tintable insulating glass for the application.
The tinting of SAGE glass is managed through a computer controller, which is programmed to tint the glass according to daylight and solar loads detected by external photo sensors.
When the glass is in shade, the power is off and the tint is clear. As the sun moves to the north and west elevations, the photo sensors detect the rising solar intensity, consequently increasing the level of tint to allow as little as 1% of daylight to be transmitted through the glass. At this tint level, the glare is eliminated and solar heat gain is reduced to a remarkable 0.09.
SAGE glass, the world’s most advanced electronically tinted dynamic window glass is available from George Fethers and Company.
