Glass as a building material

Glass as a building material

Examples of buildings constructed primarily of glass

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Disadvantages of using glass in buildings

Advantages of using glass in buildings

Types of glass used in construction

How glass is made?

1 pic. Glass

• Heating sand or quartz to a high temperature.
• Molten glass is molded into a wide range of forms.
• When it cools to its solid or ambient form, glass is a rigid material.

How is glass made?

2 pic. Sand

3 pic. Melting sand

4 pic. Melted sand

Types of glass used in construction

Sheet or flat glass

• Produced by pulling molten glass through rollers.
• The result is a low-cost, undistorted glass.

5 pic. Glass sheets

Types of glass used in construction

• Made from sodium silicate and calcium silicate.
• Molten glass is floated on a bed of molten tin, rendering a flat, clear surface free of distortions.

6 pic. Temperature control in float glass manufacturing

Float glass

Types of glass used in construction

Laminated glass

• Made of layers of ordinary glass bonded by a flexible, clear polymer.

7 pic. Laminated glass

Types of glass used in construction

Energy-efficient glass

Manufactured by glazing float glass with a special coating on one side.

8 pic. Energy-efficient glass

Types of glass used in construction

One example of a real building that utilizes energy-efficient glass is the Bullitt Center located in Seattle, Washington, USA.

9 pic. Bullitt Center

Types of glass used in construction

Wired glass

• It has metal mesh embedded in it.
• This holds the glass together in the event of cracking.
• Wired glass holds together during a fire.

10 pic. Wired glass

Types of glass used in construction

Tinted glass

• Simply glass that is colored.
• Certain types of ions, are added to the normal glass mix.

11 pic. Tinted glass

Types of glass used in construction

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