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jeudi 5 mars 2015

How The Smart Glass Film Technology Can Transform Your Firm

By Leslie Ball


In the world, change is the only constant thing, and indeed, there is no other sector that experiences faster change than technology. The change in technology is affecting all aspects of our life, and if you cannot adapt fast enough, you will be left behind, and become obsolete. The same applies to our business. Just yesterday, the blinds overtook curtains and the perfect privacy solutions in our offices. The story is no longer the same; the smart glass film has overtaken every aspect of providing privacy and security to the offices and other business premises.

The smart glass technology, also known as the switchable windows or switchable glass is the technology that depends on minute electric current to turn the glasses from completely opaque, to translucent or transparent and vice versa. It does this using voltage, light or heat when activated. There are several technologies that can be used to achieve this effect; the common ones include thermochromic, electrochromic, photochromic, the suspended particle, and the liquid crystal technology.

On installation in the envelope of buildings, the smart glass has the ability to create a climate adaptive building shell. The result is the opportunity for cost saving on lighting, heating, and air-conditioning. In addition to this, it offers the opportunity to avoid the installation and maintenance costs for curtains, blinds, and even motorized light screens. They are also known to block the ultraviolet radiation, which in turn helps reduce fabric fading.

There are some designs that can transform any glass into a very high definition rear projection screen. This allows the presenters to display corporate presentations, video images, and even TV images. It simply gives your business that WOW factor you need to be at the cutting edge of the industry.

The areas of applications are as wide as the glasses. They are mainly used for room partitions, security and privacy glazing, skylights, vision panels, counters and furniture in businesses premises, conservatories, sunrooms, screen for video projections, blinds, windows, and doors.

It has very many areas of application, just as many as the places that require windows and doors. Most commonly, they are used for office partitions, the security and privacy glazing, business furniture and counters, sunrooms, vision panels, video projection screens, conservatories, and blinds among others.

In order to get the right one though, you have to consider their specifications. The variables are many to consider, thanks to many manufacturers. However, some of the things to look at include, the power consumption, the time taken to change from transparent to translucent (one interface to the other), the thickness, haze coefficient, the frequency, light transmittance, and the operation specification among others.

The additional factors to look for are the durability, low maintenance cost, availability in different sizes and shapes. In residential buildings, they are appropriate for internal partitions, doors, windows, conservatories, and en-suite. In commercial applications include doors, roof lights, windows and other partitions. The healthcare applications are the X-ray protection screens, ICU partitions, examination rooms, and even the movable privacy screens.

There are many other areas that where they are used such as banking halls, security rooms, hotels (conference, bar and restaurants, and toilets and balconies). Generally, this is what you need to take your business to the next level.




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