Question of the day: Have you used smart windows, and if so, where and why?

BuildingGreen.com LIVE: Cutting-Edge Windows that Can Be Tinted on Demand by Alex Wilson on 04/17/2012

Question of the day: Have you used smart windows, and if so, where and why?

SageGlass, the electrochromic glazing made by Sage Electrochromics , is the only widely marketed dynamic glazing on the market today, and the company has made some significant advances since I last covered the product in this blog a few years ago. SageGlass relies on a low-voltage electric current to tint the glazing. The company uses a sputtering process (like that used to produce soft-coat low-e glazings) to coat a pane of glass with five extremely thin, highly specialized ceramic layers. These coatings are typically applied on the #2 surface (the inner surface of the outer pane of glass). When voltage is applied across these coatings, according to Sage, ions travel from one layer to another, prompting a reversible solid-state change that causes the coating to tint and absorb light. Reversing the polarity of the applied voltage causes the ions to migrate back to their or...

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@EcoSmartHomes » 01 May '12, 4pm
Windows that can now be tinted on demand! How cool and useful! [link]
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Window Tint on Demand [link] You choose the amount of sun you want to let in.
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Question of the day: Have you used smart windows, and if so, where and why? [link]
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@atwilson » 18 Apr '12, 1am
My latest Energy Solutions blog - on dynamic glazing that can be tinted on demand: [link]
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@HBAArchitects » 18 Apr '12, 6am
Cutting-Edge Windows that Can Be Tinted on Demand: Here's the same space with the SageGlass roof in the tinted s... [link]
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Cutting-Edge Windows that Can Be Tinted on Demand [link]