There are many options to convert an open patio into a sun room enclosure. In most cases it is important to preserve the beautiful Arizona’s landscape. Therefore, incorporating a lot of glass area into the sun room enclosure design. Using sliding glass doors and transoms above is the most economic way to create sun room enclosures. The energy efficiency of the glass is very important in any enclosure with a large glass surface. Therefore we recommend to use doors and windows with “smart glass” which is insulated and low E glass. All glasses in doors are tempered glass.
Low-e Coating Types & Manufacturing Processes
There are actually two different types of low-e coatings: passive low-e coatings and solar control low-e coatings. Passive low-e coatings are designed to maximize solar heat gain into a home or building to create the effect of “passive” heating and reducing reliance on artificial heating. Solar control low-e coatings are designed to limit the amount of solar heat that passes into a home or building for the purpose of keeping buildings cooler and reducing energy consumption related to air conditionin
Both types of low-e glass, passive and solar control, are produced by two primary production methods – pyrolytic, or “hard coat”, and Magnetron Sputter Vacuum Deposition (MSVD), or “soft coat”. In the pyrolytic process, which became common in the early 1970’s, the coating is applied to the glass ribbon while it is being produced on the float line. The coating then “fuses” to the hot glass surface, creating a strong bond that is very durable for glass processing during fabrication. Finally, the glass is cut into stock sheets of various sizes for shipment to fabricators. In the MSVD process, introduced in the 1980’s and continually refined in recent decades, the coating is applied off-line to pre-cut glass in a vacuum chambers at room temperature.
Because of the historic evolution of these coating technologies, passive low-e coatings are sometimes associated with the pyrolytic process and solar control low-e coatings with MSVD, however, this is no longer entirely accurate. In addition, performance varies widely from product to product and manufacturer to manufacturer (see table below), but performance data tables are readily available and several online tools can be used to compare all low-e coatings on the market.
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