Living in a glass house

Solar power is one resource in which the Gulf is not lacking
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Somfy

Somfy’s internal blinds allow users to alter the look and feel of any setting. The blinds help control heat transfer, reduce glare and help protect your furniture and floor coverings from fading – all at the touch of a button. Somfy’s internal blinds come in several styles including: aluminium/wooden venetian blinds, pleated blind, roller blind, fabric Roman blind, nets or curtains. For the full range of products/services, check out www.somfy.com.   

Schüco

Schüco’s fully integrated PV systems turn sunlight into electricity, delivering free electricity to your home. It’s third-generation, highly integrated thermal systems captures heat from the sun, uses it to heat water and then stores the water in a high-efficiency tank for use in the home. For the full range of products/services, check out www.schueco.com.

Scheuten

By applying advanced coating technology, Scheuten can now develop and produce coatings which combine ample light penetration with effective solar control. Scheuten Glass offers a combination of solar and efficient heat reflecting properties with Isolide Brilliant glazing, representing the latest in technology in this area. Every combination of Isolide Brilliant possesses a U-value equal to that of the superior Low-E categories. Isolide Brilliant affords architects almost unlimited possibilities for designing transparent facades without making concessions to interior climate control. The colour of this insulating glass product appears neutral from the outside. For the full range of products and services, check out www.scheuten.com.

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Saint-Gobain

Be it thermal insulation, acoustics, safety/security, self-cleaning or solar control, Saint-Gobain Glass has an extensive range of high performance solutions for the construction market. Products directly related to solar control include: Planitherm Total, Planitherm 45, Cool-Lite, Bioclean Cool-Lite and Priva-Lite. For a complete list of products and services, check out www.saint-gobain-glass.com.  

EnergyGlass

Specialists in building integrated photovoltaics (BiPV), EnergyGlass uses poly vinyl butyral (PVB) for its PV modules. PVB is typically used for layering the safety glass in curtain walls, glazing for roofs, parapets/balconies, shading windows, greenhouses and noise barriers. EnergyGlass products have been researched, developed and supported by the Universities of Milan and Turin. For a complete list of products and services, check out www.energyglass.eu.

Romag

Romag is a UK-based manufacturer of specialist transparent composites to the security, renewable energy, architectural and specialist transportation markets. Romag’s key areas of activity are the supply of PV solar panels and glass and glazing products to the renewable energy, architectural, safety/security and transportation markets. For a complete list of products and services, check out www.romag.co.uk.

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