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News Release from: Pilkington Building Products UK | Subject: Milestones Transport Museum
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 February 2003
Shedding Light On Transport
The impressive and newly constructed Milestones Transport Museum in Basingstoke has utilised Pilkington InsulightT Insulating Glass Units incorporating LUXACLAIR Blinds.
The impressive and newly constructed Milestones Transport Museum in Basingstoke has utilised Pilkington Insulight Insulating Glass Units incorporating LUXACLAIR Blinds Pilkington Insulight Units were supplied and installed by Pilkington Plyglass, one of Pilkington Processing and Merchanting's 21 nationwide branches
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 11 Mar 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The museum is an historic catalogue charting the development of transport across the years.
It houses a comprehensive collection of transport, technology and everyday life, displayed in a network of 19th and 20th century street scenes and discovery areas.
The building is predominantly located underground, with a domed roof and transparent curtain walling running across the front and top of the structure.
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The Pilkington Insulight Units and blinds were specified for installation along this curtain walling with operation controlled by sun sensors.
Because of the sensitive composition of some of the exhibits, protection from direct sunlight was essential and the combination of LUXACLAIR blinds and specialist glass from Pilkington offered both the necessary protection and aesthetic appeal.
The blinds are designed to be integrated into the facade, resulting in a smooth, high tech appearance.
They offer precise light control and adjustable sunshading and being sealed, require no cleaning or maintenance.
Used here in conjunction with 6.4mm Pilkington Optilam laminated glass to both inner and outer panes of the double glazed units, the blinds provide glare control as well as excellent thermal insulation, saving on climate control measures.
This allows easier internal temperature management for the protection of the exhibits within the museum.
Milestones Transport Museum is the work of award winning Hampshire County Council's Architects Department, and a spokesman for the council is delighted with the finished result.
"The benefit of installing LUXACLAIR blinds encompasses a number of key issues, including heightened thermal efficiency and greater freedom of design for architects and designers.
The result is a protected enclosed space, which has the advantage of light ingress without the associated hazards." Pilkington Merchanting and Processing UK is the specialist business of Pilkington, merchanting bulk glass and processed bespoke products for the industry, and is renowned for the assurance it offers in terms of the quality of the end product and throughout all stages of the manufacturing process.
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