Advanced Glazings Ltd. and Cabot Aerogel announce new insulated glass product

26-Oct-2009

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Revolutionary new technology enables translucent glass in buildings at virtually the same insulation value as a solid wall

 

(Boston, MA) October 26, 2009 – Cabot Corporation's (NYSE: CBT) Aerogel business today announced a new daylighting technology to be introduced at the 2009 Greenbuild International Conference and Exhibition, November 10-13. Advanced Glazings Ltd. will be introducing the new line of their Solera^® daylighting insulated glass units systems that, for the first time ever, will now be available with Nanogel^® aerogel, a translucent form of silica aerogel. 

Solera + Nanogel systems allow architects and engineers to design buildings with extensive glass exteriors that have an insulation value up from a traditional R-2 to an unprecedented R-17. Nanogel aerogel, made by Cabot Corporation, comprises 95% air and is the world's lightest and best insulating solid material - four times more effective than the highest-grade fiberglass insulation.

Double-glazed translucent insulated glass Solera units are designed to fit into standard curtain-wall or window-systems, blending seamlessly with clear glass panels. Every pane is custom engineered to diffuse daylight specifically to the needs of each individual application. Using a combination of glass fiber veils acting as a prism and honeycomb cells designed to eliminate air convection, Solera units not only convert harsh daylight into soft, museum quality light without shadows and glare, but it offers excellent thermal and sound insulation. The standard line of products provides an R value range from R2 through R5 without having to triple or quadruple glaze. With the introduction of Nanogel aerogel into the honeycomb cells, the insulation value of the glass panel is increased up to a center of glass R-17, making it the highest thermally-insulated glass unit in the world. This is near to the value of an insulated solid wall yet it still admits full spectrum natural daylight into a building.  Designers can now take advantage of all the benefits daylighting creates for health, productivity and education while at the same time greatly reducing energy bills for HVAC and lighting. The ability to insulate a glass building with an R value of up to 17 has never before been possible and offers huge potential for design, energy efficiency and quality of life.

Made from just glass, acrylic, and aluminum, Solera units are recyclable by weight while Nanogel aerogel is environmentally friendly, perennially reusable and both are widely specified as an essential component of daylighting in many LEED certified projects. Nanogel aerogel is also a Silver Cradle to Cradle Certified^cm material. This stringent independent certification process by MBDC aims to eliminate waste entirely and to create a healthy and sustainable society. The selection process examines a product's manufacturing characteristics, its ecological impact and recyclability.   

Meet Advanced Glazings Ltd at Cabot Aerogel's booth at Greenbuild (# 546) to learn more about this remarkable energy efficient innovation and to see a live demonstration.  Please contact David Sykes at 615 364 6631 or at david.sykes@pressential.com to secure your preferred date and time.

What is Nanogel aerogel?
Sometimes called "frozen smoke", aerogel is the lightest and best insulating solid in the world.  Cabot Nanogel aerogel is a hydrophobic aerogel produced as particles. Each particle consists largely of air (~95%) contained in nano-sized pores that severely inhibit heat transfer through the material. Nanogel particles can be contained in various ways to facilitate incorporation into a wide range of systems including pipe-in-pipe systems, LNG & cryogenic gas transportation and storage systems, insulative coatings, daylighting panels, sporting equipment, clothing, and others. Cabot produces Nanogel aerogel in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility located near Frankfurt, Germany where it began commercial production in 2003. For more information visit www.nanogel.com.

About Cabot Corporation
Cabot Aerogel is a business of Cabot Corporation. Cabot Corporation is a global performance materials company headquartered in Boston, MA. Cabot's major products are carbon black, fumed silica, inkjet colorants, capacitor materials, aerogel and cesium formate drilling fluids.  The Company's website is www.cabot-corp.com.

About Advanced Glazings, Ltd.
Advanced Glazings Ltd. was founded in 1995 by Dr. Douglas I. Milburn to develop, manufacture and market sustainable and commercially viable technologies related to sunlight. To date, Advanced Glazings Ltd. has developed two important products; Solera^TMunits, for the architectural daylighting market and InsolCore^TM units for the greenhouse market, both based upon transparent insulation technology. Solera products were introduced at the 2000 conference of the American Institute of Architecture. For more information, visit www.advancedglazings.com.

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Contact: Hilary Thorne Banda

Marketing Communications Manager, Cabot Aerogel

Email:   hilary_banda@cabot-corp.com