25 Jul, 2014 Light Transmittance and Solar Heat Gain Coefficient and describes the relative energy-efficiency of glasses. While not possible, the ideal environmental performance of glass would be to transmit 100% of the sunlight while absorbing 100% of the solar heat.
U-Value The measurement of heat transfer through glass and other building materials. Glasses with lower U Values are better insulators.
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