Sealed Unit Windows - Planitherm

Realistic sealed units for usage in all realistic products. Improve the energy efficiency of your windows and help reduce your heating bills!

Advantages

Using double glazing with SGG PLANITHERM is the best way to improve the energy efficiency of your windows and make your home more comfortable.

Performance

• Thermal insulation – reduces heat loss more effectively than traditional low-E coatings
• Promotes solar heat gain – free heat from the sun passes easily through the glass helping to warm your home.
• Energy efficient – reduced need for heating helps to save energy and protect the environment whilst saving you money on heating bills.
• More comfortable rooms – improved thermal insulation means fewer cold spots and drafts near windows and doors.
• Less condensation –the inner surface of the glass stays warmer therefore reducing condensation inside.

Neutral Appearance

• No tint to the glass – Unlike traditional low-E coatings that suffer from a brownish tint, SGG PLANITHERM looks very clear. This means your curtains or Georgian Bars will not look dirty or discoloured.
• More light – less tint also means more light can enter the room, making it more comfortable and luminous
• No ‘haze’ – SGG PLANITHERM does not suffer from the unsightly dusty appearance common with traditional types of low-E glass

Where can it be used

SGG PLANITHERM can be used for any external double glazing application: windows, doors and conservatories

What is it?

The SGG PLANITHERM family of products are specifically designed to keep interiors more comfortable in winter months and improve the energy efficiency of your home.

Glass of this type is commonly known as low emissivity glass, or ‘low-E’ glass for short and is always incorporated into double glazed units.

SGG PLANITHERM has a high performance transparent metallic coating that reflects heat from radiators and fires back into the room, rather than allowing it to escape through the window.

Building Regulations and Window Energy Ratings

Government Building Regulations require us to energy efficient materials in buildings and help protect the environment.

A Window Energy Rating scheme has now been introduced to assess the overall energy efficiency of a window and offers a new means of compliance with these regulations.

SGG PLANITHERM supersedes the requirements for all possible methods of compliance and is one of the most effective ways of improving window energy ratings.

Combinations

Double glazed unit with SGG PLANITHERM TOTAL 1.1
Outer pane: SGG PLANILUX, 4 mm
Cavity: Argon 16 mm
Inner pane: SGG PLANITHERM TOTAL 1.1, 4 mm

New Technology in your sealed units Super Spacer®

The world’s first all foam, NO-Metal spacer system

All Super Spacer® warm edge spacer products are manufactured with Edgetech’s specially engineered, all foam, NO-Metal technology. Super Spacer is a true dual seal warm edge spacer system that uses a high-performance acrylic adhesive for its structural seal, backed by a moisture vapour seal. Two seals are better than one – proven by the fact the windows made with Super Spacer last five times longer in durability tests than single-seal units.

Super Spacer’s all foam, NO-Metal formula provides:

Thermal Performance

Windows lose and gain heat by conduction, convention, radiation and air leakage. Conduction is the movement of heat through a solid material – touch a hot skillet and you feel heat conducted from the stove through the pan. Heat flows through a window in much the same way.

Unlike metal-based spacers, the all foam construction of Super Spacer is non-conductive, blocking heat flow through the window. By blocking the heat escape path, Super Spacer provides one of the best thermal performances in the industry. Also see Warm Edge Spacer Technology for more information.

Durability

Unlike metal spacers, Super Spacer can bounce back when put to the test against winds, temperature fluctuation, rain, snow and UV light. The foam construction of Super Spacer allows it to expand and contract as need, but always return to its original shape. Without Super Spacer’s 100 percent memory formula, windows can eventually crack and lead to seal failure.

Super Spacer’s Durability is proven by its outstanding performance in the industry’s toughest durability test – the P1 Chamber. Super Spacer units withstand 140-degree Fahrenheit temperatures, 95-100-percent humidity and constant UV bombardment. Also see Durability for more information.

Mould Prevention

The fact that Super Spacer is non-conductive means that it also protects a major household threat: mould. Window condensation can lead to moulds that increase the likelihood of allergens, including fungi, viruses and mites that might cause respiratory infections, allergies and asthma.

Mould needs moisture to grow. To keep condensation off of glass, windows need to have the warmest inside surface temperature as possible – and the world’s warmest edge occurs with Super Spacer.

Sound Absorption

The closed-cell polymer foam in Super Spacer transmits very little sound compared to conventional metal spacers. Another reason you’re more comfortable at home with Super Spacer.