PITTSBURGH, August 29, 2023 – Vitro Architectural Glass (formerly PPG Glass) announced its VitroSphere^® Digital Glass Simulator won a 2023 R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine.

The R&D 100 Awards have been the most prestigious innovation awards program for the past 60 years, honoring great R&D pioneers and their revolutionary ideas in science and technology. Submissions for this year’s awards came from 15 countries and regions.

Launched in the spring of 2022, the VitroSphere^® Digital Glass Simulator enables customers to accurately visualize more than 20 Solarban^® low-e glass products’ color, transparency and reflectance on different types of buildings at various times of day.

The tool allows users to explore their façade selections in sunny and overcast weather conditions, which can significantly impact how a façade is viewed. A zoom feature also lets users see the glass up close and get a view of what the glass would look like from inside the building.

 

“Through extensive evaluation of the digital rendering industry in glass, other commercial building products, and products in other industries, we found a lack of digital simulation tools,” said Fernando Diez, Director of Marketing at Vitro Architectural Glass. “Glass is hard to depict due to its changing visual characteristics based on lighting, weather conditions and time of day, so this is an ideal tool for visual thinkers. VitroSphere^® allows users to see exactly what the glass will look like, making it easier to specify glass that aligns with aesthetic goals.”

VitroSphere^® Digital Glass Simulator also connects users to relevant product data, literature and other Vitro glass design tools to help guide product selections and start conversations about which Solarban^® glass product will be the best fit for a given project.

To access the VitroSphere^® Digital Glass Simulator, visit thevitrosphere.com.

For more information about Vitro Architectural Glass products, 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:
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Vitro Architectural Glass
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