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ClimaGuard 55

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The future is here, and it looks bright

Expansive windows and sun-drenched rooms add beauty to any home – but they can also add heat and glare. ClimaGuard® 55 coated residential glass is the answer for waterfront and mountain-view homes, and everything in between. It blocks more solar heat than ordinary glass to keep interiors cooler, even on the hottest, sunniest days.

It’s about views that inspire and rejuvenate. A home filled with light and life. Energy efficiency and lower cooling costs in even the hottest seasons. With ClimaGuard 55 glass, homeowners don’t miss a thing – except uncomfortable heat and glare.

Next-generation performance now – and for years to come.

ClimaGuard 55 glass is double-silver coated and delivers triple-silver performance, while maximizing daylight. Ideal for application in Southern, South-Central and North-Central regions, it provides powerful solar control to reduce uncomfortable heat and glare – without darkening rooms or compromising the view.

It’s all possible with this product’s 0.243 U-value, 0.258 SHGC and impressive 55% visible light transmission. Thanks to its advanced performance, ClimaGuard 55 glass can help window manufacturers meet and exceed ENERGY STAR® V7 requirements. Pair with ClimaGuard IS 20 fourth surface coating to further elevate performance.

Product information
Substrates
  • Clear Float 2.3 mm (3/32") - 5 mm (13/64")
Applications
  • Windows
Manufacturing Options
  • Edge deletion
  • Annealed
  • Dual Product (Annealed and Heat Treated versions)
  • Must be Heat Treated
  • Tempered
Recommended Coating Positions
  • pim:coating-positions/surface-2-double-igu
Maximum Size
  • <96"x144"
Edge Deletion
  • No
Glass Type
  • Double Silver Coated Glass
  • Low E
Glass Functions
  • Improved aesthetics
  • Reduced glare
  • Solar control
Fabrication Options
  • Must be used in an Insulating Glass Unit
Appearance
  • Neutral
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Performance data

The glazing make-up suggestions below are pre-defined to provide examples of commonly used combinations of products. There are many other glass combinations available at Glass Analytics.

Double Glazed

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GLASS: Guardian Clear Glass (North America) Glass, 1/8" (3mm) (2-ClimaGuard® 55/27 (North America))

GAP: 10% Air, 90% Argon 12.7mm

GLASS: Guardian Clear Glass (North America) Glass, 1/8" (3mm)

Calculated Values are in accordance with NFRC2010

Performance Values

Visible Light
Transmittance (τv)
56 %
Reflectance outside (ρv)
17 %
Reflectance inside (ρv)
20 %
General Color Rendering Index (CRI)
96.4
Ultraviolet
Transmittance UV (τuv)
21 %
Solar Energy
Solar transmittance (τe)
25 %
Reflectance outside (ρe)
44 %
Reflectance inside (ρe)
47 %
Solar absorptance (αe)
31 %
Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC)
0.28
Shading Coefficient (sc)
0.32
Thermal properties
Winter night U-Value
0.245 Btu/hr·ft²·F
Summer day U-value
0.217 Btu/hr·ft²·F
Light to Solar Gain
Light to Solar Gain (LSG)
2.01

Triple Glazed

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GLASS: Guardian Clear Glass (North America) Glass, 1/8" (3mm) (2-ClimaGuard® 55/27 (North America))

GAP: 10% Air, 90% Argon 12.7mm

GLASS: Guardian Clear Glass (North America) Glass, 1/8" (3mm)

GAP: 10% Air, 90% Argon 12.7mm

GLASS: Guardian Clear Glass (North America) Glass, 1/8" (3mm)

Calculated Values are in accordance with NFRC2010

Performance Values

Visible Light
Transmittance (τv)
51 %
Reflectance outside (ρv)
20 %
Reflectance inside (ρv)
25 %
General Color Rendering Index (CRI)
95.4
Ultraviolet
Transmittance UV (τuv)
18 %
Solar Energy
Solar transmittance (τe)
23 %
Reflectance outside (ρe)
45 %
Reflectance inside (ρe)
43 %
Solar absorptance (αe)
32 %
Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC)
0.26
Shading Coefficient (sc)
0.29
Thermal properties
Winter night U-Value
0.184 Btu/hr·ft²·F
Summer day U-value
0.178 Btu/hr·ft²·F
Light to Solar Gain
Light to Solar Gain (LSG)
2.00
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