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Material Specifics
Master Specification Number for GLASS
AND GLAZING is 202

There are many manufactures of glass for

the facade of a building and here are a couple arcat.com, gmic.org companies call it

Glass is the generic name construction

Material Applications

Glass is mainly intended to be seen through and to be the buildings skin. Emerging innovations for glass is to have a venting system with in the glass and wall so it cools and heats the building. Also to make the glass thinner and more reusable for recycling. Physical Properties:

Finish: Clear piece of solid material Surface forms/ shapes: Surface is smooth shapes and forms are any you want the material to be Dimensions: Glass can be any height width or depth it is a very flexible piece of material that can be molded into any dimension you would like it to be

Acoustic properties :Glass can block the acoustic ability with the glass it is made with and also the kind of framing it is surrounded by Glass is a secondary structural element because it doesn'tt hold up the building but it is the face of the building and is put into a frame that holds it all together. Installation of glass: It is hoisted into place and the sealant is put into place then the glass is put into the frame. After that the window is sealed again on the outside to keep it in place Average cost per square foot of glass is $25

Material Background

The glass made for windows is by having the components into a hot boiled stove. Once it is hot enough and in the good state of the material it is poured into a framed pallet so it is the shape and form the customer wants or the standard form of the window. The components that are in the glass are sand, limestone, and sodium carbonate

Place of origin which these components were chosen are from the ancient Greeks and the Egyptians. The raw state of the glass is all the components that make the glass in its solid form that then gets melted into the liquid form.

Steps to make glass:1 melting and refining, 2 float bath, 3 coating, 4 annealing, 5 inspection, 6 cutting to order. The way it is made has the most historic value of how it is made and what the glass is made of

Environmental impact

Expected life of the glass: the glass is expected to last as long as the weather lets it. Glass doesn'tt fade it can be scratched by people. The weather has the most response to this because the wind can make it last short or long. Mother nature is the pure force that determines the life of a glass window. To maintain the glass the silicone or the framing of the glass window will have to be checked yearly so that the material holding the window is rotting away or broken. Also you have to clean it every day to keep that shine. The glass is not biodegradable but the glass can be recycled but being re melted and put into the same pot as the glass it is made from.