Solarban 70 Glass by Vitro Architectural Glass Remains Industry’s Most Proven Low-Emissivity Coating

Since its debut in 2006, Solarban 70 (formerly Solarban 70XL) solar control low-emissivity (low-e) glass by Vitro Architectural Glass has reshaped how architects and designers think about sustainable construction by permitting them to meet today's ever-growing and increasingly stringent building energy codes without altering daylighting or the natural connection to the outdoors.

The introduction of Solarban 70 glass marked a significant moment in architectural glass history as it was the first product to integrate a third layer of silver into the coating, enhancing glass performance to an unprecedented level.

Today, Solarban 70 glass remains the most proven, commonly-specified triple-silver-coated low-e glass on the market, with more than 700 million square feet – about the area of Cleveland, Ohio – shipped since its inception.

“For nearly two decades, Solarban 70 glass has stretched the limits of solar control and transparency, enabling architects and designers to include large sections of transparent glass in their building designs,” said Fernando Diez, Vice President of Marketing, Vitro Architectural Glass. “In addition to its optimal clarity and energy performance, Solarban 70 glass maximizes daylighting, enhances aesthetics and increases efficiency, making it an ideal choice for sustainable design.”

Solarban 70 glass provides excellent energy efficiency without making the glass too dark or reducing the visible light transmittance (VLT) too much. This balanced combination of clarity, consistency and solar control performance is why Solarban 70 glass is the industry’s most specified triple-silver-coated low-e glass. In a one-inch insulating glass unit (IGU), Solarban 70 glass provides a VLT of 64% and a solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) of 0.27.

Vitro continues to refine its triple-silver coating technology, as evidenced in products like Solarban 72 glass and Solarban 70 Optiblue glass (formerly Solarban z75 glass). Solarban 72 glass was designed explicitly for Vitro low-iron glass substrates, Starphire Ultra‑Clear glass, and Acuity low-iron glass. Solarban 70 Optiblue glass has a steel blue-gray appearance that controls glare while offering superior solar control properties that support sustainable design.

Solarban 70 glass can also be combined with a full range of performance-tinted glasses from Vitro to give architects a virtually unlimited palette of color and performance options.

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