Pilkington Activ SunShade™ combines dual action, self-cleaning properties with medium solar control performance and an aesthetically pleasing appearance to reduce the amount of direct sunlight that penetrates into a building. Available in both Blue and Neutral colours it creates a cool and comfortable environment all year round.

Discover Pilkington Suncool™ – a high-performance solar control glass range designed to reduce heat gain, improve energy efficiency, and provide year-round comfort. Ideal for façades, curtain walling, and commercial glazing.

Solar control glass is a hi-tech product developed by the glass industry to allow sunlight to pass through a window or façade while radiating and reflecting away a large degree of the sun’s heat. The indoor space stays bright and much cooler than would be the case if normal glass were used.

In hot conditions or for building with high internal loads, solar control glass is used to minimise solar heat gain. It allows sunlight to pass through a window or façade while radiating and reflecting away a large degree of the sun's heat.

Pilkington Optifloat™ Tint is body tinted glass and can be used for visual appeal, to reduce glare or where a degree of solar control performance is required.

Pilkington Suncool™ provides superior solar control properties, helping to control solar gain whilst providing high light levels; Ideal for large vertical certain wall facades; Helps to keep the building cooler in summer, reducing or eliminating the need for air conditioning

The range has products which combine both self-cleaning and solar control properties, making them highly desirable amongst homeowners looking for the ultimate in glass solutions. By exploring this website you will find all the information you need about the use of self-cleaning glass in your home and its extensive range of benefits.

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For example a glass from Pilkington Activ™ range will offer both self-cleaning properties and solar-control, and when combined with a low-e glass as the inner pane of the insulating glass unit such as Pilkington K Glass™ will provide excellent thermal efficiency.

Installing self-cleaning glass combined with solar-control glass in the form of Pilkington Activ™ Blue or Neutral, can reduce the need for air conditioning and heating costs can be reduced by using a low-e glass such as Pilkington K Glass™ as the inner pane of the insulating glass unit.