PITTSBURGH, February 8, 2017 — Solarban^® 90 solar control, low-emissivity (low-e) glass by Vitro Architectural Glass (formerly PPG Glass) has won a 2016 Readers’ Choice Award from USGlass magazine in the category of primary glass products.

The industry’s first quad-silver-coated glass, Solarban^® 90 glass combines a true neutral-reflective appearance with outstanding solar control. In a standard one-inch insulating glass unit (IGU) on clear glass, Solarban^® 90 glass has a solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) of 0.23 and visible light transmittance (VLT) of 51 percent, which yields an exceptional light-to-solar-gain (LSG) ratio of 2.22.

Earlier this year, Vitro Glass made Solarban^® 90 glass available on its full array of performance-tinted glasses, including Atlantica^®, Azuria^®, Optiblue^®, Optigray^®, Pacifica^®, Solarblue^®, Solarbronze^®, Solargray^® and Solexia^® glasses. For added transparency, Solarban^® 90 glass also is available on Starphire Ultra-Clear^® glass.

Solarban^® 90 glass represents a significant technical advance because its solar control, low-e coating incorporates a fourth layer of silver with nanoparticles. Vitro Glass product developers can manipulate the nanoparticles in this portion of the coating stack to control the reflectivity, color and solar performance of glass, and thereby expand the palette of appearance and performance options available to architects.

Created with input from architects desiring a clear, neutrally reflective glass, Solarban^® 90 glass meets requirements of the Cradle to Cradle Certified^™ program at the Bronze level. Vitro Glass has more architectural glass products certified by the program than does any other float glass manufacturer.

To learn more about Solarban^® 90 glass or Vitro Glass’s entire family of Solarban^® solar control, low-e 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.

Media Contact:
Robert J. Struble
Vitro Architectural Glass
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