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Radiance Activ roof glass
The future of conservatory glazing
Radiance™ Performance Glass has been specifically developed for use in conservatories to ensure all year round enjoyment. There are two types of glass offered from Radiance's name, Radiance™ Tints and for the ultimate perfomance, Radiance™ Activ. Both are manufatured to the highest of standards and come complete with a ten year product warranty.
Fact: More and more people are asking for glass in their conservatory roofs as well as their side frames and doors.
What can Radiance™ Performance Glass do for me?
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Cool in summerYou want to enjoy your conservatory during the summer months, but often they can be too warm during the day. Thanks to the solar control properties of Radiance™ Glass you can enjoy a cooler environment during the hottest of summer days. The unique glass combination of Radiance™ Tints rejects up to 63% of directly transmitted solar enerjy while the Radiance™ Activ rejects an even more impressive 70%, almost two and a half times times better than standard glass. |
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Warm in winterRadiance™ Glass employs a unique micro-coating on the inner glass pane means that your conservatory will provide a warm and enjoyable living enironment all through the year. Because of the market leading insulation properties help improve energy efficiency and thus reduce heating bills. The heat loss co-efficient of all Radiance™ glass units achieve a 1.4 u-value, or if you want more performance you can upgrade to the Radiance™ Plus range wichi has a u-value of just 1.1, which is around 60% better than a standard glass unit. |
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Activ self-cleanRadiance™ Activ includes a special self-cleaning technology that will help keep your conservatory roof free from organic dirt, grease and grime. Most cleaning coatings require water to work, but with Radiance™ Activ the technology is activated by the sun or water, so organic dirt is broken down 24/7 whatever the weather, leaving the rain to rinse the glass clean again. |
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SoundproofingRadiance™ Glass offers a number of technological advancement over other glass, and every aspect of its performance has been considered, including the sound insulation. With a conservatory glazed with Radiance™ Glass you can benefit from around twice the sound insulation that a typical polycarbonate roof offers, so you can enjoy a peaceful environment even in the rain. |
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Reduced glareYou want your conservatory to be a bright and airy space for you to enjoy, but in the brighter days, glare from the sun can spoil your enjoyement of a conservatory. As such Radiance™ Glass has been designed with an ice blue tint that keeps unwanted glare to a minimum, reducing glare by over 40% in comparison with standard glass units. |
Fact: All Randiance™ Glass is manufactured to the very highest of standards and comes complete with a ten year product warranty.
How does it work?
Radiance™ Glass is an argon-filled double glazed sealed unit. This inert gas filling helps provide an even better level of insulating performance than many other conservatory glazingt options.
All Radiance™ glass units benefit from a permanent body tint. Radiance™ Activ is ice blue in finish whilst Radiance™ Tints is available with a green, grey or bronze finish.
The Radiance™ Tints range is available with the option of a low maintenance, easy-clean coating, however it is not available with an Activ surface as they encorperate self-cleansing technologies.
Technical data
| % Light Transmission | % Direct Energy Transmission | 'u' Value (W/m2k) | |
| Radiance Tints | Up to 67% | 41-42% | 1.4 |
| Radiance Tints+ | Up to 70% | 36-39% | 1.1 |
| Radiance Activ | 50% | 33% | 1.4 |
| Radiance Activ+ | 52% | 30% | 1.1 |
Fact: Not all conservatory roof glass is the same. Ensure you ask for Radiance™ as a guarantee of quality and lasting performance.
The Radiance™ Glass can be used just as effectively in the side frames and doors to further improve the performance of the conservatory, particularly when the conservatory is south-facing.
