FOAMGLAS® Corporate Brochure
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Pittsburgh Corning (U.K.) Ltd. 63 Milford Read Reading, Berks. RG1 8LG United Kingdom Phone +44 (0) 118 950 0655, FAX +44 (0) 118 950 9019 info@foamglas.co.uk, www.foamglas.co.uk Headquarter PITTSBURGH CORNING Europe SA Albertkade 1 B-3980 Tessenderlo www.foamglas.com Thermal insulation systems for the entire building envelope

A part of industrial history 2 | 3 Major contribution to environmental protection 8 | 9 Passive fire protection 10|11 Unique product properties 12 | 13 Floor insulation, compression-free and stable 14 | 15 Perimeter insulation, protects against moisture and water penetration 16 | 17 Facade insulation, innovative and economical 18 | 19 Interior insulation, effective and flawless in terms of building physics 20 | 21 Flat roof insulation, long-lasting and compact 22 | 23 Metal roof insulation, aesthetic and safe 24 | 25 Economic feasibility also means sustainability 26 |

A part of industrial history Given its quality and environmental merits combined with its long-term performance history, FOAMGLAS® is increasingly in demand and used worldwide. The manufacturing of glass foam as insulation was patented as early as 1935. Two years later, in 1937, the founding of the Pittsburgh Corning Corporation by two leading American companies in the glass industry – Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company and Corning Glass Works – followed. The American corporate group has acquired tremendous know-how and the greatest possible skill in the industrial use of glass. The site of the...

FOAMGLAS® branch offices FOAMGLAS® agents International consulting and delivery Headquarters: 1 HQ Worldwide, Pittsburgh Corning USA, Pittsburgh, USA; 2 HQ Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Pittsburgh Corning Europe N.V./ S.A., Tessenderlo, Belgium Production sites:: Europe: 1 Belgium, Tessenderlo; 2 Germany, Schmiedefeld (Thüringen); 3 Czech Republic, Clasterec USA: 4 Sedalia; 5 Fresno All local adresses are published on our website www.foamglas.com

Global presence FOAMGLAS® enjoys increasing demand world-wide. Guggenheim Museum, New York. architect Frank Lloyd Wright Museum of Islamic art, Doha – Qatar, architect I. M. Pei. Reichstag, Berlin, architect Sir Norman Foster Today FOAMGLAS® insulation is available throughout the world. There are locally operating distribution offices in Europe, the USA, Asia and also in the Far East. In Europe production takes place at three sites. In the USA two further production plants are available. The constant high quality standard is guaranteed world-wide by appropriate foreign materials monitoring....

Sustainable production FOAMGLAS® inorganic insulation contains no propellants harmful to the ozone layer, no flame retardants and no binding agents. FOAMGLAS® is a high-quality thermal insulation material for structural engineering and for technical operating plants. The insulation is manufactured primarily from recycled glass (> 66 %) and natural raw materials that occur almost without limit in nature. With the recycling of glass, FOAMGLAS® makes an important ecological contribution. Raw materials and the manufacturing process determine the unique combination of properties of this unusual...

Major contribution to environmental protection FOAMGLAS® is environmentally neutral and harmless in terms of building biology. FOAMGLAS® insulation systems not only saves the client from unpleasant surprises like high heating costs or insulation losses resulting from moisture ingress , it also protects the environment in several other respects. On the one hand it enables significant energy savings, on the other FOAMGLAS® is ecologically irreproachable and neutral in terms of building physics. When the building is dismantled, the insulation can be recycled or used as filler, for example in...

Passive fire protection In the event of a fire, FOAMGLAS® does not produce any toxic gases FOAMGLAS® melting point > 1000 °C (cf DIN 4102-17) FOAMGLAS® protects the building structure In spite of having legally fulfilled the fire protection conditions, many buildings do not withstand the effects of fire and the enormous development of heat. After fires, heated discussions about responsibility and fire protection are often ignited. Here the question of insulating materials plays a central role. Scientific investigations clearly show: FOAMGLAS® can contribute significantly to passive fire...

Unique product properties Unique properties make FOAMGLAS® an incomparable insulation. Thanks to its special properties, FOAMGLAS® fulfils even the most stringent requirements for building physics. FOAMGLAS® offers outstanding system advantages that achieve a very favourable cost-benefit ratio over the service life of a building. Due to its hermetically sealed cell structure, cellular glass is extremely in-compressible, absolutely waterproof and sealed against vapour diffusion, and does not absorb any moisture. FOAMGLAS® is the only insulating material in which the vapour barrier, due to...

Floor insulation, compression-free and stable FOAMGLAS® is compression and deformation free. Residential building, Brixen (I) ARAG insurance, Munich (D) Linde Agora, Munich (D) Thermal insulation is meant to enclose the whole building free of gaps. In addition to the roof and the walls, the building components in contact with the soil must also be thermally insulated. Thermal insulation in the floor can be arranged over or under the floor slab. FOAMGLAS® may be used in accordance with building supervision approval under foundation slabs as load-bearing thermal insulation, even with rising...

Perimeter insulation protects against moisture and water penetration FOAMGLAS® perimeter insulation is approved even with rising water pressure. Office building Kia Motors headquarter Europe, Frankfurt Main (D) Best Western Hotel, Usedom (D) JOC, Gent (B), architect Beel & Achtergael Exterior wall insulation in the soil makes stringent demands of the insulation. It must resist pressure, moisture, rotting, rodents, insects and humic acid. FOAMGLAS® fulfils this stringent profile of requirements without problems. It protects basement rooms against heat losses and, with appropriate...