Use the new CR Laurence design criteria for totally frameless shower enclosures – without headers!  Call Tiffany MacDonald in our office for the design criteria, or download it from our website – go to technical information, shower enclosures section. As long as these criteria are followed, a header-free enclosure is permitted based on engineering performed by CR Laurence. As with any other shower enclosure, the CRL Showers Online software manages the glass dimensions, hardware cutouts and locations, and clearances.  And our CNC fabrication and convection tempering furnace produce glass that meets or exceeds industry standards. Click on the Frameless Shower Enclosures tab on the left side of this page for more information about Syracuse Glass’s custom heavy glass shower door offerings.

Typical Header-Free Design

Schott’s Pyran Platinum fire rated glass ceramics, available from Syracuse Glass have been certified as the world’s most environmentally friendly fire rated ceramic product, made without heavy metals used in competing products. This “cradle to cradle” silver level certification is another reason to use Schott Pyran Platinum products – in addition of course to the superior surface quality and clear appearance. For more information, select the fire rated glass tab on the left, and see the technical document covering this achievement.

The State of New York Codes Division has announced that the State will be revising codes this year.

The effective date of the new codes is December 14, 2010.

The Building Code of NYS 2010, Residential Code of NYS 2010 and Energy Conservation Construction Code of NYS 2010 will replace the 2007 versions that are currently in force.

ENERGY CODE:  Syracuse Glass can supply glass and aluminum products that will meet the energy code requirements. 

We can provide center-of-glass performance values (u-factor, SHGC) or, if we’re providing the Tubelite framing material, whole system performance (combined glass and framing) using AAMA 507 Standard Practice for Determining the Thermal Performance Characteristics of Fenestration Systems Installed in Commercial Buildings, based on  the NFRC Standard Glazed Wall System glass size. 

Combined glass and framing u-factors and SHGC values (not center of glass) are required for code compliance.

The AAMA 507 standard contains a certificate of compliance that the installer signs, certifying the listed materials have been installed.  SGC has the independent lab energy performance simulations for the Tubelite T14000 series which are required for this compliance method. 

Click here for a spreadsheet containing code requirements for Upstate New York counties, and center of glass and glass and framing energy performance for readily available glass options glazed in Tubelite T 14000 framing material.

BUILDING CODE:  The new building code, effective “mid-December 2010” removes the polished wired glass exemption from safety glazing requirements in fire rated hazardous locations ENTIRELY.   

AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE NEW CODE, WIRED GLASS WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED TO BE GLAZED IN CODE SECTION 2406 HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS (DOORS, SIDELITES, ETC.) IN ANY COMMERCIAL BUILDING, IN ADDITION TO THE K-12 SCHOOLS AND GYMNASIUMS WHERE WIRED GLASS IS NOT ALLOWED BY THE 2007 VERSION OF THE STATE BUILDING CODE.

Syracuse Glass has two fire rated glass products that have the CPSC 16 CFR 1201 impact safety ratings that comply with the code -   Schott Pyran Platinum F (surface applied film) or Schott Pyran Platinum L (laminated).  Both products are cut and labeled for fire rating and for safety glazing under a UL supervised labeling program.  Schott Pyran Platinum (no film or lamination) is also available for locations where human impact is not a concern.

The codes can be viewed or printed by:  googling “nys codes”;  open the Code Division home page;  click on “for more information”;  click on “to view code books click here”;  mouse over the word “home”;  mouse over “browse by document scope”; click on “states”;  click on “new york”;  then click on the building code (chapter 24) or energy code.

Syracuse Glass and Guardian Industries are pleased to announce another addition to the popular SunGuard Series of high performance architectural glass products.

SN-54 improves glass energy performance 30% compared to current commercial building energy standards, (ANSI/ASHRAE  90.1-2004), enabling LEED credits in multiple categories, including energy savings and daylighting.
With an excellent SHGC of .28, 72 percent of solar energy is blocked.

Yet with a visible light transmission of 54%, a high degree of natural light is allowed into the building interior, but SN-54 lowers interior glare – a great feature for applications where occupants need to see computer monitors.

SN-54 is also a great value, since it is applied to less costly regular clear glass as well as premium low-iron ultra-clear glass substrates, unlike competing offerings. 

Unlike SN-68 which is always a standard inventory item, SN-54 will be brought in for larger commercial projects.  But if long lead times are a concern, Syracuse Glass and Guardian Industries are frequently the fastest source for high performance glass.

For more information, go to www.sunguardglass.com, or contact us.

Syracuse Glass and Tubelite are pleased to announce our newest “green” building product – the ThermlBlock thermally improved door and frame. Thermally improved entrances are available in a medium stile profile with 4” stiles and top rails, and a 10” bottom rail for accessibility requirements. Improved insulating performance is now available in an easy to specify, cost effective manner SINCE THE DOOR THICKNESS REMAINS A STANDARD 1 ¾’ – ENABLING THE USE OF STANDARD HARDWARE. For more information, click on www.tubeliteinc.com/product_types/ent_therml/ent_therml.html , or phone Mike York in our office.

TubeliteThermal Door_Details PDF Document

Syracuse Glass has acquired Bavelloni’s innovative new CNC Glass Working Center, the NRG, capable of performing many fabrication operations on glass in 1/8”- 3/4” thickness including:

 

1. hole drilling
2. milling
3. notching
4. edge polishing
5. engraving

This amazing machine makes fast work of:

1. shower doors
2. all glass doors
3. non-rectangular shapes
4. internal cut-outs

Highly precise tolerances and polished edges on notches and internal cutouts allow for  even more uses for fabricated glass products.  And since the CAD based software that runs the machine even accepts your .dxf files, complex fabricated orders have never been easier.

Syracuse Glass is pleased to announce the availability of commercial all glass doors with 2 5/16” door rails!   C R Laurence’s new Low Profile Door Rails make this possible.  At 2 5/16” in height, these new rails are almost half the size of the traditional 4” rails, making the Low Profile all glass door a great choice for designs that call for the minimum amount of metal framing.

The new low profile rails also incorporate the popular wedge lock feature which allows for field adjustment!  Another unique feature – the rail can accommodate a floor lock.  An 8” patch fitting, matching sidelite bases, and a complete hardware color selection make for a complete system, using ½” tempered glass.

For more information, call Ryan Friedman or Daryl Bertollini, or refer to the CRL Architectural Hardware Catalog  AH07, available on request from Syracuse Glass.

Syracuse Glass is teaming up with Guardian Industries to produce high quality, high performance coated insulating glass as a Sunguard Select Fabricator.  This alliance represents a CLEAR NEW ALTERNATIVE for Glazing Contractors, Design Professionals and Building Owners looking for insulating glass with best-in-class APPEARANCE and PERFORMANCE with reasonable LEAD TIMES.

Guardian Industries is a global glass industry leader with a particularly strong expertise in advanced glass coatings.  Guardian has five large-scale glass coaters in the U.S., including one at their GENEVA, NY FLOAT GLASS PLANT, just one hour by truck from our location!  This tremendous local resource enables us to offer some of the industry’s fastest service, even with traditionally difficult and expensive to obtain “soft coated” solar control tempered insulating glass.  Guardian’s TECHNICAL SUPPORT is also readily available.

Syracuse Glass has been manufacturing insulating glass since 1972, and dual seal insulating glass with LISEC vertical equipment since 1989.  In 2002, Syracuse Glass acquired a UNIGLASS convection tempering furnace, the second such furnace in North America.  Convection furnaces are required to temper these challenging post-temperable “soft-coated” glass products without excessive distortion.

Since 2003, Syracuse Glass has produced insulating glass with Guardian’s SN-68 solar control low emissivity glass for applications where high light transmission and high control of solar heat gain are called for.  This product is an equal performer to PPG’s Solarban 60 or Viracon’s VE1-2M.  We can also provide SN-68 as an inboard lite with a tinted or reflective outboard lite where a colored appearance is desired.

Under the Sunguard Select Fabricator Program, we can now offer SN-54, the second option in Guardian’s Super Neutral Series, as well as seven additional coating options in their High Performance Series.

For more information or a personal visit, call us, or visit www.SunGuardGlass.com, or our website’s insulating glass technical area, which contains a product catalog and competitor comparison chart.

 

Syracuse Glass is pleased to be among an elite group of glass fabricators to offer Guardian ShowerGuard – an innovative coated glass product designed especially for frameless shower applications. ShowerGuard glass contains a PERMANENT surface coating that is easy to clean, chemically durable, and optically transparent.  Guardian’s patented ion beam process uses diamond-like carbon to produce a temperable coating that keeps minerals, scale, and soap scum from adhering to the glass surface. ShowerGuard is a great choice for residential as well as commercial hospitality applications where glass appearance and cleaning effort are of concern. Syracuse Glass is offering ShowerGuard in 3/8” and ½” thickness, with the flatness and quality made possible by our Uniglass convection tempering furnace. For more information, contact us, or go to www.showerguardglass.com

Syracuse Glass Company and thermal barrier industry leader Azon USA, Inc. have aligned to provide improved performance in commercial insulating glass. As a Warm-Light certified fabricator, Syracuse Glass can offer a state-of-the-art "warm edge" insulating glass spacer alternative. Warm-Light is a structural thermal barrier insulating glass spacer that combines aluminum with a polyurethane core, a design similar to thermally broken storefront and curtain wall members that Azon's pour and debridge process has been used to provide our industry for many years. At last, building owners and design professionals can select a "warm edge" product that is designed with commercial insulating glass in mind, and the large glass sizes and thicker, heavier glass components required, without sacrificing the structural integrity requirements of insulating glass spacers. Seal longevity also need not be compromised because the Warm-Light spacer is designed to be bent with Lisec bending equipment. Syracuse Glass Company customers can count on the world class all bent corner, dual seal design and the resulting superior seal performance. Consider selecting Azon Warm-Light spacers where the highest levels of thermal performance and condensation resistance are required. You will improve the site line temperature of the inside surface of a Low-E insulating glass unit about seven degrees, improve the site line Condensation Resistance Factor by about 24%, and improve the total U value of the window from about 1 to 4 points depending on size. Contact us for more information, samples, or a personal visit to discuss the merits of this most interesting innovation in commercial insulating glass in many years, now available with the fast lead times and the high quality you expect from us at Syracuse Glass.

Syracuse Glass has been certified by Guardian Industries as a fabricator of Guardian's high performance solar control low e product - Super Neutral 68. Super Neutral 68, or SN-68, is a state-of-the-art "soft" coated product, produced at Guardian's Geneva, NY  plant. It has the performance that today's architects and building owners are looking for: CLEAR  APPEARANCE -  When insulated with ¼" clear glass, SN-68 allows 68% light transmission compared to 73% for regular 1" clear insulating units! SOLAR CONTROL - SN-68 has a shading coefficient of .43 when insulated with ¼" clear glass.  That's about equal to the performance of a bronze Solarcool reflective I.G. unit, and that's pretty remarkable for glass that looks clear.  When combined with a tinted outboard lite, the solar control properties can be further enhanced. Building owners love this feature - it means lower air conditioning bills and greater occupant comfort. THERMAL PERFORMANCE -  This product has a nighttime U value of .29 with an air filled airspace, compared to .33 for our traditional "hard coat" low e, about a 14% increase in thermal value.  This product offering has benefits for you, our valued customer too, in that WE CAN CUSTOM TEMPER THE PRODUCT ON SITE .  This eliminates the long lead times, boxing costs, and freight costs many times associated with high performance architectural insulating glass product orders. These temperable soft coated products are really amazing, the result of a lot of research and development efforts by many in our industry.  SN-68 is an equal product to Viracon's VE1-2M or PPG's Solarban 60.  These products are challenging to work with as a fabricator because of their delicate nature, and the way they resist heating during the tempering process.  But our people and our high tech UNIGLASS convection tempering furnace are up to the task.  Count on us at Syracuse Glass to provide a product that meets or exceeds Guardian's standards that you can feel confident in using on your architectural projects.

Syracuse Glass has teamed up with hardware powerhouse CR Laurence to offer ALL GLASS COMMERCIAL ENTRANCES. This alliance builds on the strengths of both organizations to produce a complete, coordinated, user- friendly solution for the Upstate New York construction community. Syracuse Glass provides the high quality convection tempered glass with many different glass types and fabrication options, with fast lead times and low freight costs. CR Laurence provides their industry leading software product, and an extensive selection of hardware designed to suit any design professional or building owner. As an additional bonus for the glazing industry, the CRL Wedge-Lock system enables field adjustment, just one feature that makes this system the easiest all glass entrance product to install on the market today. Call for our brochure, our complete catalog, or a personal visit to discuss these increasingly popular entrance products.