Cardinal Glass Industries launched Quad LoE-452+, a true four-layer silver coating with solar control and the lowest emissivity within the Cardinal Glass family of low-E coatings.
“This introduction is significant not only from a performance perspective, but from a sustainability one as well,” says Roger O’Shaughnessy, president and CEO. “Quad 452+ with Neat+ is a great example of how many small advances can add up to a big impact on climate change.”
Quad 452+ comes standard with Neat+ glass, creating what the company calls a combination of high performance and naturally cleaner glass. Quad 452+ has a solar heat gain coefficient of 0.22, a visible transmittance of 52 percent, and a 2.30 light-to-solar-gain ratio. Neat+ repels 40 percent more dust than uncoated glass and has a photocatalytic activity that is 25 percent higher than original Neat, according to the company.
Cardinal’s double-sputtering process deposits Neat+ on the bottom of the glass during the same pass through the coater as the energy-efficient Quad 452+ coating. Cardinal reports that Neat+ also incorporates titanium dioxide that reacts to the sun’s UV rays to break down greenhouse gases such as methane, helping to further clean the window.
In addition, Cardinal reports that Quad 452+ blocks 99 percent of UV rays to protect furniture, carpets, fabric, artwork and other furnishings from sun damage. The company also says it has a 10 percent exterior reflection, and is neutral in transmission, in reflection and on angle.
