Pilkington K Glass Satisfies New Building Regs

Pilkington K Glass will continue to be the ideal method to meet current and future legislation, whilst retaining its status as the nation's favourite glass.

The Government's Consultation Document on changes to Building Regulations Part L has now been issued.

It confirms that windows that achieve the current Part L U values will continue to satisfy requirements in the future.

With the recent fevered speculation now over, Pilkington Building Products - UK is confident that its incredibly popular Pilkington K Glass will continue to be the ideal method to meet current and future legislation, whilst retaining its status as the nation's favourite glass.

Pilkington K Glass is the most widely recognised consumer glass brand in the UK and it will continue to fulfil the requirements of Part L for many years yet.

The glass' low emissivity improves the thermal performance of a building and provides an effective method of reducing fuel bills.

The durability of the low emissivity coating also makes it ideal to handle and process.

Rick Wilberforce, market development manager, Pilkington Building Products, comments: "The Consultation Document confirms that replacement window U values will remain at 2.0 W/m2K.

For new build, because the requirement is to be based purely on the total energy performance of the building, the requirement for any specific U value will no longer apply.

Pilkington K Glass, the leading product in the domestic market, will therefore continue to fulfil customer and legislatory requirements for many years yet." The preservation of the current Building Regulations levels will be welcomed by the glass trade and customers alike.

New independent research has shown that consumer awareness of Pilkington K Glass is by far the highest of any glass brand.

The results also confirm that homeowners are more likely to want Pilkington K Glass than any other brand.

It also means processors only have to stock a single product that can be toughened or laminated or simply left in annealed form.

Pilkington manufactures a range of low-E glasses, using both hard and soft coat technology.

Pilkington K Glass, the market leader, incorporates hard coat technology to produce a highly durable thermally efficient coating, whereas the soft coat alternative, Pilkington Optitherm SN, can be used to further reduce heat loss from glazed areas and is particularly ideal for large-scale curtain walling applications and other commercial projects.

Both products provide excellent thermal insulation and greater comfort for the majority of environments.

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