PITTSBURGH, PA  December 13, 2023 – As DPR Construction continues to build a portfolio of its own net-zero offices around the country, Sacramento is the sixth and latest. Earning a spot on the coveted COTE^® Top Ten Awards for 2023, a 27,000-square-foot structure built in 1940, together with a 5,600-square-foot addition, deliver daylighting, views and occupant comfort with Solarban^® 70 glass (formerly Solarban^® 70XL glass) from Vitro Architectural Glass.

To meet aggressive International Living Future Institute Net Positive Energy requirements, and to achieve LEED^® Platinum and WELL Building Standard^® certifications, a tight, thermally efficient building enclosure and good quality daylighting were essential.

“The first driver for the project was to achieve net zero energy, so getting the thermal efficiency of the envelope cranked up was critical,” confirms Drew Padilla, Assoc AIA, Principal, SmithGroup, San Francisco, whose firm designed the award-winning project.

For the assortment of storefront units, the high-performance glazing for the operable and fixed windows on the building façade needed to reduce glare and solar heat gain, preserve views and promote natural ventilation, and insulate the building.

“Different glazing products were considered, but Solarban^® 70 glass was selected for its superior reputation, price point and aesthetic,” relates Padilla. When paired with conventional clear glass in a one-inch insulating glass unit (IGU), Solarban^® 70 glass provides a solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) of 0.27 and visible light transmittance (VLT) of 64%.

Considered one of the city's most environmentally sustainable buildings, DPR has positioned the office as a “Living Lab” for wellness and eco-friendly design. The hope is that the site will serve as a model for the sustainability level that can be achieved with existing buildings.

For more information about Solarban^® 70 glass and the rest of Vitro Glass’s full line of architectural glasses, 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 complete 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, as of April 2024, all Vitro architectural glass products meet the Top 20% Low Embodied Carbon (LEC) material Global Warming Potential (GWP) threshold the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) established pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and related guidance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 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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