Guardian Elevations Energy saving and comfort in your home is realised through exceptional design The environment outside your home greatly influences the environment inside your home. Exceptional design takes account of the external environment and controls its influence on the inside of your building.

Facts about glass and glazing performance Solar Heat Gain (g value) When choosing the right glass for your windows there are a number of factors to consider, all of which will influence the temperature and the environment inside your home. Most of these factors tend to be overlooked when choosing new windows, however to get the best performance and optimal comfort from your glazing the following factors are vitally important: The heat from the sun, also known as the solar factor, solar heat gain or g value, will quickly cause areas of your home to overheat as the suns energy passes through the...

The orientation of your house or apartment plays a vital part when considering which glass to use on different elevations Northern Elevation North facing elevations are subject to far less solar heat, the high sun in the summer time means that Northern elevations can easily be shaded, basic eaves can prevent solar energy from over heating a room and in the winter when the sun is low the north face generally evades direct solar energy. The lack of any solar heat on the north face means this area may require extra heating to maintain temperature. ClimaGuard ClimaGuard Low Emissivity glass is the ideal...

Choosing the right glass for the right elevation is essential to help control not only the temperature but the environment inside your home, reducing heating and air conditioning costs, increasing natural light and helping to reduce glare where possible. NORTHERN ELEVATION EASTERN ELEVATION SunGuard SN 70/37 WESTERN ELEVATION SunGuard SN 70/37 SOUTHERN ELEVATION www.guardianglass.co.uk ©2013 GUARDIAN Industries Corp. Reference code: PI / Guardian Elevations / GB-UK / 2-13 ClimaGuard® and SunGuard® is a registered trade mark of Guardian Industries Corp.