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Glass

Add glass to your windows that for example lessen the solar heat or sound or that are self-cleaning. Explore all glass options here.

Glass for Elit Original, Elit Extreme and Elit Passiv

In this section you can find glass that fit the product families Elit Original, Elit Extreme and Elit Passive. Default is the glass included in the product unless you make some other glass options. Optional means that the glass can be added when you order the window, at extra cost.  

Scroll down to read about insulation glass units, privacy glass, solar control glass, self-cleaning glass, personal safety, noise reduction glass and fire glass.

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Insulation glass units

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Product families Elit Original Alu, Elit Original Trä, Elit Extreme and Elit Passiv are Elitfönster's most well-insulated windows, with low and very low U-values​​. The windows are glazed with insulating / energy glass in various combinations, see data sheets for each product for more details.

For Elit Original Alu and Elit Original Trä you can, at extra cost, choose glasses that further improves the window's insulation (lower U-value) and thus saving energy.

Elit Original Alu has a standard U-value of 1.1 and Elit Original Trä a U-value of 1.2. As an option, at extra cost,  Elit Original Alu can be made ​​with a U-value from 0.9 to 1.3 and Elit Original Trä with ​​a U-value of 1.0 to 1.3.

U-value is always specified according to EU standard, size 1230 mm x 1480 mm.

Privacy glass

Privacy glass is pleasant in some rooms. The most common location is in the bathroom, but in an urban area the need may be larger.  Privacy glass is available in the following types, at extra cost:

  • Marin, also known as raw glass. Default for privacy.
  • Cotswold
  • Etched
See examples in the palette to the left.

Solar control glass

Generous glass areas allows the heat indoors to quickly become troublesome during the lighter part of the year. Solar control glass can both provide a more consistent indoor climate and reduce the need for cooling. Elitfönster's solar control glass lets in almost as much light as ordinary glass, but blocks almost two-thirds of the total solar heat. Solar control glass can be chosen as an option at extra cost, for Elit Original Alu, Elit Original Trä and Elit Passiv. Solar control glass is standard in Elit Extreme.

Sun protection glass is available in the following types:

• Standard - Suncool 70/40. The most common glass for sun protection, suitable for villas and houses. This glass is default if you do not specify any other type when ordering. Daylight Transmittance 65% (very little loss of daylight). Solar radiation 39%.
• Plus - Suncool 66/33. Suitable for larger windows and windows in homes and offices. Daylight Transmittance 61% (moderate loss of daylight). Solar radiation 33%.
• Super - Suncool 50/25. Recommended when the need for shielding is very large. Daylight Transmittance 46% (significant loss of daylight). Solar radiation 25%.


See examples in the palette to the left

Selfcleaning glass

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Self-cleaning glass glass makes window cleaning much easier. The special surface of the glass dissolves the dirt by sunlight. When it rains, the dirt just slides off. Sun- and rainexposed window locations might mean that you need not clean at all. For more protected  window locations the glass may need to be hosed down with a hose occasionally.
 

For more information on self-cleaning glass, visit Pilkington Activ glass on the Web and about self-cleaning glass in combination with solar protection at Emmaboda Glas.

Safety/Security glass

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Personal Safety reduces or prevents the risk of injury if the glass would be crushed. Safety glass can be laminated so that the shattered glass is left hanging (Class 2 (B) 2), or hardened so that the glass is shattered with rounded edges (Class 1 (B) 2). The position of  the safety glass is on the interior or the exterior, or on both sides of the insulation glass unit.
 
In BBR (Boverkets Building Regulations) are valid. The regulatory framework includes guidelines for requirements for personal safety for certain types of glazed walls and patio doors in homes.
 
For residential properties, with glass surfaces located closer than 0.6 m from the floor or ground area, require safety glass. In other places apart from housing where children can be present, with glass surfaces located closer than 0.8 m from the floor or ground area, require safety glass. The glass must meet the requirement for 2(B)2, 1(C)2 which means that they must be of laminated or toughened. Responsibility for compliance with BBR is put on the developer.
 
Personal Safety glass can be chosen as an option at extra cost, for Elit Original Alu, Elit Original Trä and Elit Passiv. Choose from laminated glass 2(B)2 or toughened glass 1(C)2 which is placed inside and / or outside depending on the requirements. Elit Extreme has also certain types of personal safety glass as an option at extra cost. For more information, contact Elitfönster's retailers.
 
 

Noise reduction glass

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Elitfönster offers effective solutions for limiting the sound and noise from the outside, according to your needs. Silencing, also known as noise reduction, is achieved through the choice of glass, but also through adjustments to the window design.

 

Sound glass for triple glazed windows

Sound glass for increased noise reduction for the sound value of 38-39 dB * (which gives almost a halving of perceived noise from the outside) can be selected as an option at extra cost, to Elit Original Alu, Elit Original Trä, Elit Extreme and Elit Passiv. Elit Original Alu and Elit Original Trä can also be fitted with sound laminated glass providing even more efficient silencing.

* Noise reduction in the basic model is a sound value of 34 dB.
 
Tables showing the noise reduction of different models of Elit Original Alu, Elit Original Trä, Elit Extreme and Elit Passiv, can be found here (pdf).
 

Fire glass

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A window with fire-resistant characteristics will help stopping or impeding the fire so that emergency exits and escape routes are kept free for as long as possible. Elitfönster offers a range of effective solutions for increased fire protection, to fit your needs.  

Elit Original Alu and Elit Original Trä can be selected in a fire-resistant design, as an option, at extra cost, . Elitfönster offers Elit Original Alu and Elit Original Trä type approved in the following fire classes: E30, E45, EI30 and EI45. Elit Extreme and Elit Passiv are not available in fire-resistant design.  

Tables showing the various fire classes can be found here (pdf).

Condensation reducing glass - FogTite

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With energy efficient windows occurs occasionally and at certain times of day exterior condensation on the window. The extent varies due to several factors and because the outer glass is not heated from within and become colder than the surrounding air. FogTite glass reduces the number of days with external condensation by about 70%.

Elit Original Alu and Elit Original Trä can as an option, at extra cost, be selected with condensation reducing glass FogTite.

Elit Extreme and Elit Passiv is not available with condensation reducing glass Fog Tite.