Modernized Midtown Manhattan Office Building Features Solarban® 60 Starphire® Glass
Clad in Solarban® 60 Starphire® glass, the modernized façade of 135 West 50th Street’s storefront and lobby provides a bright and welcoming ambiance. (Photography: Robert Deitchler, Courtesy of Gensler)
PITTSBURGH, PA August 2, 2023 – Located in one of New York City’s most iconic districts, 135 West 50th Street has transformed into the ideal community-oriented bright, daylit, energy-efficient space.
Photography: Robert Deitchler, Courtesy of Gensler
When it came time to upgrade the midtown Manhattan office building, architect Gensler sought the perfect balance of clarity and energy efficiency and found it in Solarban® 60 Starphire® glass by Vitro Architectural Glass.
Solarban® 60 Starphire® glass combines the industry’s most transparent low-iron glass with a high-performance solar control low-e coating to produce a visible light transmittance (VLT) of 74 percent and a solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) of 0.41 in a standard 1-inch IGU.
The combination provides exceptional daylighting and year-round comfort for occupants and visitors of 135 West 50th Street.
In addition to the transformed storefront and lobby, Solarban® 60 Starphire® glass is also featured on the second-level amenity floor, which includes a social lounge, wellness area, and a full-height operable wall that opens to bring the office and community together.
To learn more about Solarban® 60 Starphire® glass and other products from Vitro Architectural Glass, visit www.vitroglazings.com or call 1-855-VTRO-GLS (887-6457).
About Vitro Architectural Glass
Vitro Architectural Glass, part of Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: VITROA), is the largest glass producer in the Western Hemisphere, manufacturing a range of industry-leading, energy-efficient, high-performance products such as Solarban®, Sungate® and Starphire Ultra-Clear® glasses. Committed to continually raising the industry standard for sustainability, Vitro was the first U.S. glass manufacturer to have its entire collection of architectural glass products earn Cradle to Cradle Certified® status and the first North American manufacturer to publish third-party verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for flat glass and processed glass products. Additionally, all Vitro architectural glass products meet the Top 20% Low Embodied Carbon (LEC) material category based on standards set by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Vitro operates seven glass production facilities across North America, four residential glass fabrication plants in Canada and one of the world’s largest glass research and development facilities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, please visit VitroGlazings.com.
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