PITTSBURGH, January 31, 2017 — Vitro Architectural Glass has introduced Sungate^® 460 glass, a clear passive low-emissivity (low-e) glass that enables window manufacturers to achieve “Equivalent Energy Performance Values” for residential insulating glass units (IGUs) in the ENERGY STAR^® 6.0 certification standard.

Brad Boone, residential glass market manager, Vitro Architectural Glass, said Sungate^® 460 glass is engineered to help window manufacturers maximize the value of their products while enhancing their performance.

“Sungate^® 460 glass works by permitting solar energy to enter the home; then by trapping the re-radiated energy and combining it with furnace heat to reduce winter heating loads,” he explained. “When window makers fabricate an IGU with insulating gas, a warm-edge spacer and Sungate^® 460 glass positioned on the third surface, the unit can be installed with quality framing materials to reach ENERGY STAR^® mandates. That can save manufacturers money by eliminating the need to place low-e coatings on the second and fourth surfaces of the unit.”

Designed for the northern and north-central ENERGY STAR^® climate zones, Sungate^® 460 glass has a center-of-glass winter nighttime U-value of 0.26 and a solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) of 0.58 in a standard 3-millimeter IGU.

When supplemented with quality framing and insulating spacers and gases, that center-of-glass performance can facilitate overall window U-values of 0.30 and minimum SHGCs of 0.42, which qualifies windows for certification under the ENERGY STAR^® 6.0 standard.

Sungate^® 460 glass also features a neutral, clear-glass aesthetic that harmonizes well with brick, stone, wood and metal siding while transmitting high levels of daylight.

For more information, or to request a sample of Sungate^® 460 glass, call 412-820-8500 or visit www.vitrowindowglass.com.

Sungate^® is a registered trademark owned by Vitro.

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