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A New Generation of Glass Facades | 1 Superior Energy Efficiency | 2 Ultimate Aesthetics | 4 Living and Working Comfort | 6 Single Skin for Double Skin Performance | 10 Active Sustainability | 12 System | 14 Unit Selection | 15 Maximised Installation Efficiency | 20 Technical Specification | 22 Support and Consulting | 24 Company Profile | 25 Projects | 26

A NEW GENERATION OF GLASS FAÇADES Unitised single skin for double skin performance Q-Air is a unique single skin glass façade that offers all the performance and benefits of an active double skin façade. A premium unitized glass curtain wall system, Q-Air uses an innovative, multi-chamber insulating core, which delivers exceptional energy efficiency, living comfort, aesthetics and economic benefits. Q-Air is available in transparent, translucent and opaque glass options. Q-Air best-performing glass curtain wall: • Exceptional energy efficiency and living comfort • Ucw ≥ 0.30 W/m2K • g =...

SUPERIOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY Thermal and visual performance Q-Air is the only glass curtain wall system in the world, which provides superior energy efficiency whilst maximizing the prevention of excessive solar heat gain and delivering unimpeded visual contact with the environment. Q-Air glass curtain wall compared to conventional glass curtain wall Q-Air provides up to 30 % of energy savings. Q-Air glass curtain wall: Q-Air 6 chambers (QATT6): Ucw ≥ 0.30 W/m2K g = 0.09 – 0.19 LT = 0.10 – 0.33 Q-Air 5 chambers (QATT5): Ucw ≥ 0.43 W/m2K g = 0.10 – 0.27 LT = 0.11 – 0.40 Q-Air 3 chambers...

Fully transparent low-energy building solution With Q-Air a low-energy building of an annual energy consumption as low as 25 kWh/m2 can be achieved using no exterior solar shading and with 100% transparent Q-Air curtain wall. This is unmatched with any other single skin glass façade systems. Thermal / thickness ratio Q-Air was developed to provide exceptional thermal performance in a consistent minimal wall thickness. All elements within the façade are designed to integrate into the system within the consistent and controlled façade zone. Q-Air transparent compared to conventional...

ULTIMATE AESTHETICS Fully structural glazed surfaces High aesthetics and multiple design possibilities allow Q-Air to meet the widest architectural ideas and aspirations as it uniforms large, fully structural glazed surfaces on both sides without any external shading devices. Q-Air, available as a structural external and internal face without any visible frames, emphasizes an attractive flat architectural solution. Decorative glass Q-Air offers an extensive choice of decorative and design options. The standard configuration can be either transparent, translucent or opaque glass. A variety...

LIVING AND WORKING COMFORT Q-Air is designed to provide maximum comfort for its occupants with exceptional: • Thermal comfort • Visual comfort • Sound comfort THERMAL COMFORT Highest thermal insulation and no excessive solar heat gain Q-Air provides state-of-the art thermal performance for the entire building envelope through-out the year. Q-Air transparent and translucent optimally utilizes solar energy without any need for external solar shading systems, since the high thermal insulation of Q-Air and low solar heat gain provide optimal and constant building thermal performance. Using...

VISUAL COMFORT Panoramic glazing Everyone benefits from receiving as much natural light as possible. Q-Air manages solar heat gain, thermal and light transmittance so perfectly that a fully transparent glazed area is achievable whilst fulfilling the building regulations for thermal insulation and total energy consumption of the building. Building regulations for conventional glass curtain wall systems typically lead to the minimising of transparent areas of the façade by as much as 70 %, at which point visual comfort is affected. Q-Air enables full panoramic glazing for maximised visual...

SINGLE SKIN FOR DOUBLE SKIN PERFORMANCE Q-Air, as a unique single skin glass façade, offers all the performance and benefits of an active double skin façade, which means it contributes significantly to lower energy consumption, investment benefits and maintenance savings. Energy savings up to 30 % Q-Air enables energy savings up to 30 % and significantly contributes to exceptional energy efficiency of the building, because the highest thermal performance contributes to lowest energy consumption during the whole lifetime of the building. Thermal performance of Q-Air is at least double that...

Q-Air is the perfect choice for architects, developers and investors looking to provide the best-performing sustainable building in a highly desirable glass appearance - even 100 % panoramic glazing is now available. Q-Air system assures the highest energy efficiency and provides an excellent living and working environment. Additionally, as much as 96 % of the entire curtain wall system is recyclable as well as being constructed from environmentally and people friendly materials. Q-Air assures sustainable benefits: • Greater transparent-to-opaque glazed area ratio, up to 100% • Exceptional...

SYSTEM Q-Air is the only glass curtain wall system available, which uses state-of-the-art engineering to achieve the highest performance level. Q-Air curtain wall system consists of a series of factory-engineered opaque, translucent and transparent insulated sandwich glass units, which are manufactured using advanced structural glazing technology that provides recessed joints throughout. Complete answer to curtain wall systems: • Transparent, translucent and opaque units • Integrated substructure • Sealing and fixing elements • Architectural details • Corner elements • Integrated windows and

UNIT SELECTION To provide a complete building envelope solution for any building type or application, such as offices, hotels, sport & leisure facilities, retail centres, libraries, museums, educational and health facilities, Q-Air is available in transparent, translucent and opaque options. If windows, doors and other elements are needed, Q-Air integrates and combines all. Unit options Q-Air unit options and combinations: * Combination unit can be composed of transparent, translucent and opaque option or integrates window. Structural supporting system Q-Air curtain wall offers two...