PITTSBURGH, December 14, 2022 – Vitro Architectural Glass (formerly PPG Glass) announced that VacuMax™ Vacuum Insulating Glass (VIG) has been named as one of the “Top 75 Products of 2022” from leading architectural publication Building Design + Construction (BD+C). 

Annually, the editorial team of BD+C evaluates the range of new and updated products, materials and systems for the U.S. building design and construction market. Products identified as the “best of the best” make up the magazine’s “75 Top Products” report, which has been published in the November/December print issue of the magazine and online at BDCnetwork.com/75-Top-Products. 

VacuMax™ VIG units consist of two fully tempered lites of glass separated by a non-leaded metal seal and a vacuum air space. The units' slim construction and light weight allow them to be incorporated into virtually any traditional glazing system and significantly improve thermal efficiency, delivering insulation performance that is two to four times better than conventional insulating glass and up to 14 times better than standard monolithic glass. 

Delivering center of glass (COG) R-values of R14+, VacuMax™ VIG units rival the thermal performance of traditional walls. Improved R-values in cladding materials are increasingly in demand as building owners and developers face imperative incentives to minimize their environmental impact, from new stringent energy code updates to Net Zero energy goals. 

To learn more about VacuMax™ VIG, visit www.vacumaxvig.com. To learn more about products from Vitro Architectural Glass, visit www.vitroglazings.com or call 1-855-VTRO-GLS (887-6457). To view the full list of BD+C’s “Top 75 Products of 2022,” visit www.bdcnetwork.com. 

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.

Media Contact:
Robert J. Struble
Vitro Architectural Glass
412-820-8138
rstruble@vitro.com
www.vitroglazings.com