What are the different types of glasses that can be use in the building construction?

The different types of glasses that can be used in the building construction are as follows :- - Flat glass - Coated glass - Clear glass - Tinted glass - Insulated glass - Spandrel glass - Wired glass

Normal or float glass

• Clear glass
• Tinted glass
• Patterned Glass or Textured Glass
• Wired glass
• Extra clear glass

High performance glass

• Solar control glass
• Low E glass
• Solar Control – Low E Glass

Processed glass

• Laminated glass
• Tempered or Toughened glass
• Heat-strengthened glass
• Reflective Glass or Mirror Glass
• Insulated Glass Units
• Ceramic Printed Glass
• Lacquered Glass
• Frosted Glass

Composition of glass

• Borosilicate glass
• Commercial glass
• Glass fibre
• Lead glass

Specifications for glass

• Float glass
• Annealed glass
• Heat strengthened glass
• Fully tempered glass
• Heat soaked tempered glass
• Laminated glass
• Wired glass
• Low-emissivity (Low-E) glass
• Self-cleaning glass

Other glasses

• Broad glass.
• Crown glass.
• Cristallo.
• Curved glass.
• Cylinder glass.
• Dichroic glass.
• Drawn glass.
• Environmental protective glazing.
• Façon de Venise.
• Flint glass.
• Forest glass.
• HLLA glass.
• Horticultural glass.
• Kiln-distorted glass.
• Kiln-formed glass.
• Lead glass.
• Leaded glass.
• Obsidian.
• Mixed-alkali glass.
• Potash glass.
• Soda-lime glass.
• Stained glass.

Let’s discuss various innovative types of glasses used in building especially from an architectural point of view:

1. Clear glass
2. Tinted glass
3. Patterned glass or textured glass
4. Wired glass
5. Extra clear glass
6. Solar control glass
7. Low E-glass
8. Solar control low E-glass
9. Laminated glass
10. Tempered glass or toughened glass
11. Heat-strengthened glass
12. Reflective glass or mirror glass
13. Insulated glass units
14. Ceramic printed glass
15. Lacquered glass
16. Frosted glass
17. Soda-lime glass
18. Potash lime glass
19. Potash lead glass
20. Boro silicate glass
21. Common glass

the different types of glasses that can be use in the building construction are given below

1.Annealed Glass

2.Heat Strengthen Glass

3.Fully Tempered Glass

4.Laminated Glass

5.Poly Vinyl Butyral or PVB

6.Insulated Glass

7.Low-iron/ Extra Clear Glass

8.Coated Glass

9.Decorative Glass

These are the glasses that can be use in the building construction .