Glass conservatory also named as a glass sunroom, glass winter garden.

The sunroom adopts a non-traditional building constructed with glass and metal frames to achieve the purpose of enjoying the sun and being close to nature.

The perfect glass applied in the glass conservatory should comply with the below requirements:

1. Thermal insulation.
Good thermal insulation glass will not only save your energy costs in the air to prevent indoor temperature too high but also keep warm in winter.
2. Soundproof.
A silent living environment is perfect for your relaxation.
3. No Condensation.
Keep away from the boring glass condensation in winter, especially when your sunrooms have a glass roof.
4. UV block to prevent fading.
Keep your furniture and clothes away from fading.
5. Good lighting.
Taking the most advantage of natural daylight.
6. Easy cleaning.

The almost all glass winter garden needs to be easy cleaning to keep clean and free from dust, dirt, and ideal visual appearance.

In some areas solar shading is required in hot summers, extrasolar shading facilities or functions should be added to the glass conservatory.

World-famous glass manufacturers have developed low-E coatings specialized applied in glass conservatory and glass greenhouse, the feature is extremely high light transmittance -80% and extremely low thermal conductivity-U value can reach 1.1W/M2.K combined with 16mm Argon spacer, in addition, warm edge spacers which will contribute to the further decreasing of overall windows U value.

These products include the Pilkington Optitherm S series, AGC Iplus total series, and Saint Gobain Planitherm series, As China glass manufacturers and suppliers in China, we also developed similar products,

Typical glass combinations for glass sunrooms are:

4 low-e+16ar+4,clear tempered insulated glass

6 low-e +16ar+6,clear tempered insulated glass

Even though the double silver low-E coating has satisfied the most requirement of glass conservatory, and suitable for cold areas for examples Europe, North America, while there’re still points need further enhancement.

1. UV blocking.
Most double silver low-E coatings can block about 15% Ultraviolet. Extend the Ultraviolet blocking function of low-E coating, to further increase the UV blocking performance, laminated glass should be used to prevent interior furniture, leather, clothes color fading, laminated glass will also help increase the soundproof performance by 5-7Dbs.

Easy cleaning.
The precondition of high light transmittance is to keep the glass clean, while it’s always difficult for conservatory owners to clean it regularly, especially greenhouse roofs. A self-cleaning function should be added to keep your house clean.EnduroShield®for Glass is an optically clear protective coating that chemically bonds to the surface, creating a non-stick barrier resistant to corrosion, etching, and staining, it can be applied in exterior glass and offer 10 years warranty.

Solar shading.
In hot areas, solar shading low-E is a priority because higher light transmittance means high SC value, which allows more solar energy transmitted to the glass. House owners can select low transmittance low-E coatings instead, or select thermochromic glass which can change the glass color with different glass temperatures. Thermochromic is special PVB, it helps glass color change from light to dark when the temperature goes high, block solar radiation and help energy saving, it’s awesome for you to have a glass conservatory that can change color all day time.

Of course, there’re many other measures to further increase the solar shading effect for already existing conservatories, for example, sticking a solar film on the glass surface, or adding an internal or external shading facility, or even using blind glass to adjust the light transmittance as you want.