Acoustic Laminated Secondary Glazing

In order to ensure that guests were guaranteed a good night s rest the proprietors of the hotel approached selectaglaze for a secondary glazing solution.

Acoustic laminated secondary glazing.

Laminated glass is the next best option after secondary glazing to reduce noise but is usually more effective at reducing high frequencies such as aircraft noise. Insulating glass ig consists of two or more glass window panes separated by a vacuum or gas filled space to reduce heat transfer across a part of the building envelope. Pilkington insulight phon units provide enhanced sound insulation. Different performances can be achieved by combing different combinations of glass thickness and number of interlayers.

This makes any background noise insignificant enough to simply be ignored. The perimeter frame is then sealed to the existing reveals so there are no gaps that would allow noise or drafts to penetrate. After all one pane of laminated glass will have a big impact on your noise troubles. The secondary window is constructed using aluminium frames thick laminated glass and thermal acoustic seals.

Some property owners believe they can save money by using laminated glass with secondary glazing. A window with insulating glass is commonly known as double glazing or a double paned window triple glazing or a triple paned window or quadruple glazing or a quadruple. Secondary glazing is installed by either reveal fixing or face fixing each installation type will increase either acoustic or thermal performance. Using laminated glass for secondary glazing may give you some unwanted negatives.

The appearance of the acoustic glazing is entirely transparent and will appear as a standard laminated glazed leaf. Euro 68 wooden window profile with insulated glazing. Recent technological advances in the manufacturing of the interlayer contained within laminated glass have shown an improvement in acoustic performance. Using laminated glass for secondary glazing may give you some unwanted negatives.

Reveal fix to achieve the optimum acoustic performance we recommend acoustic glass where the secondary glazed unit is installed with a 150mm to 200mm air cavity glass to glass. The high specification acoustic double glazing installed to mitigate against this problem proved inadequate for the task. The acoustic interlayers can reduce sound transmissions through the glass reducing the frequency of noise that can travel through the glass towards 100hz. Pilkington optiphon is a high quality acoustic laminated glass that offers excellent noise reduction without compromising on light transmittance or impact performance.

After all one pane of laminated glass will have a big impact on your noise troubles.