Architectural glass news & insights
Company updates, technical notes and selected project stories.
Fire-rated glass fundamentals: monolithic and composite types
Guide to fire-rated glass types, covering monolithic and composite options, integrity and insulation ratings, material limits, and fabrication compatibility.
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Xionggang Glass: Laminated Insulating Fire-Rated Glass for Commercial and Public Buildings
Sichuan Xionggang Glass produces laminated insulating fire-rated glass and a full range of architectural glazing from a 70,000 m² Chengdu facility.
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Fire-Rated Glass: Product Types and Applications
Overview of six fire-rated glass categories for facades and partitions, including monolithic, insulating, borosilicate, wired, gel-filled and coated types.
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Specifying thickness for fire-rated glass partitions
How fire resistance rating and product type—monolithic non-insulating versus laminated insulating—determine fire-rated glass thickness for partition applications.
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Composite Fire-Rated Glass: Construction Types and Specification Guidance
A technical overview of laminated insulating fire-rated glass, fire-resistance ratings, thickness options and specification for facades and partitions.
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Fire-Rated Glass Types and Selection Guide
Overview of monolithic, laminated, IGU, wired and specialty fire-rated glass types, their fire-resistance properties and typical facade applications.
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Selecting Energy-Efficient Glazing: IGU, Vacuum, Tinted, Reflective and Low-E Options
Overview of five energy-efficient glazing types—IGU, vacuum, tinted, reflective and Low-E—and their thermal performance characteristics for facades.
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Xionggang crystal-silica fire-rated glass – technical features
Nano-silica composite fire-rated glass: A(EI) ratings, dual-seal IGU construction, Low-E compatibility and UV stability for curtain-wall applications.
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Nano-silica composite fire-rated glass: construction and performance
Guide to nano-silica composite fire-rated glass: EI-class laminate, 30–180 min fire resistance, dimensions up to 2400 × 4910 mm, thickness 10–75 mm.
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IGU vs Fire-Rated Glass: Functional Differences
IGUs deliver thermal performance through sealed, gas-filled cavities. Fire-rated glass provides integrity and insulation for fire compartments.
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Specifying Fire-Rated Glass for Curtain Walls and Facades
Guide to selecting Class A (EI) and Class C (E) fire-rated glass for curtain walls, atrium barriers and facade openings under Chinese standard GB 15763.1-2009.
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Xionggang wins 2023 building-materials technology award for nano-silica composite fire-rated glass
Sichuan Xionggang Glass won a 2023 building-materials technology award for its nano-silica composite EI-class fire-rated glass, providing integrity up to 3 hours.
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