Greenbuild 2013 to mark another year of momentum for SageGlass

Date: 22 November 2013

First shipments of next generation of SageGlass from new high-volume manufacturing plant coincide with 10th anniversary of first commercial shipments Headed into Greenbuild, the industry’s leading sustainable building event, SAGE Electrochromics, the pioneer and leader in dynamic window glass, continues to gain momentum in the market including: he ramp-up of a state-of-the-art, high-volume manufacturing facility, a bevy of high-profile customer installations and industry awards, the appointment of a new CEO, and several impactful product innovations.SageGlass® is electronically tintable dynamic glass that maximizes daylight and outdoor views in buildings while controlling glare and heat gain.

The glass can darken or clear manually or automatically to save energy and help keep building occupants continuously comfortable throughout the day. On display at Greenbuild will be the next generation of SageGlass featuring SAGE’s exclusive in-pane zoning capability, which allows for up to three separate, independently tintable zones to be established and controlled within the same pane.

A Pioneer and an Innovator

This past June, SAGE celebrated 10 years of commercial production of SageGlass as well as the first shipments of SageGlass from its new high-volume manufacturing plant. The new facility uses leading-edge equipment and techniques to produce larger panes of dynamic glass – up to five feet by 10 feet – with a fully laminated exterior lite. SageGlass is also available in many geometric shapes including traditional squares and rectangles as well as trapezoids, parallelograms and triangles.

Argonne National Labs, one of the first customers to receive the latest generation SageGlass, will optimize daylight in its new state-of-the-art protein crystallization research facility. Similarly, the General Services Administration (GSA), the government’s largest property manager, installed SageGlass in its headquarters as a skylight atop a newly built seven-story atrium that was once an open courtyard. Some other notable SageGlass installations in 2013 included a cardiac operating room at Children’s Hospital Colorado, an external viewing area at Central Indiana Ethanol’s manufacturing facility and an installation at Dow Corning’s Solar Energy Exploration and Development (SEED) center in Switzerland.

New Partners

A partnership announced this year between SAGE and Lutron, the inventors of the original dimmer for electric lights, offers architects and contractors a fully integrated and “worry free” approach to the problem of regulating indoor light and heat while reducing energy costs. With this partnership, representatives from the two companies will work together to provide a seamless solution for lighting and solar control, helping to streamline the implementation of high performance building projects.

Leadership

Dr. Alan McLenaghan, a 15-year veteran of SAGE’s parent company Saint-Gobain, was selected in October to succeed SAGE Founder John Van Dine as CEO of the company. Dr. McLenaghan, who has an extensive background in flat glass production, sustainability and management, originally joined SAGE as vice present of operations in June 2012. Mr. Van Dine, who established the company in 1989, remains as Chairman through 2013 and will become Vice Chairman next year.

The company’s ongoing success in 2013 did not pass unnoticed by the architectural and glazing industry. Among the awards received by SAGE and its products this year were:

Green Thinker Network Sustainability 2013 Award

Solar Foundation Technology Innovation Award

The SNAPPYS – SNAP Magazine’s Product Awards

2013 NACDB Merit Award for Innovation

Minnesota Business Magazine Manufacturing Awards: Sustainability 2013

“With the next generation of SageGlass now available from our new facility and market interest only increasing, we are clearly on a path for sustained success,” said Dr. McLenaghan, SAGE CEO. “Dynamic glazing represents a revolution in building design and solar management. We are excited to be able to demonstrate some of our newest innovations at Greenbuild 2013. Our experience with customers and architects is helping us innovate and design products that are even more efficient, simple to install and easy to integrate with the building façade,” he added.

At Greenbuild, SAGE will be demonstrating its product innovations at their booth (# 1511). In addition, a number of show attendees will venture outside the convention hall and learn about an impressive installation of SageGlass at Philadelphia’s iconic Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts as part of two half-day guided tours being offered by USGBC.

About SAGE Electrochromics, Inc.

SAGE Electrochromics is the world’s leading manufacturer of advanced dynamic glass that can be tinted or cleared to optimize daylight and improve the human experience in buildings. SageGlass controls the sunlight and heat that enter a building, significantly reducing energy consumption while improving people’s comfort and well-being. SageGlass can reduce a building’s cooling load by 20% and HVAC requirements up to 30%. It is a smarter, more elegant solution than conventional sun controls such as mechanical window shades, blinds and louvers. Now celebrating its 10th year anniversary shipping commercial SageGlass, the company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered near Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., in the heart of “the Silicon Valley of the window industry.” SAGE is a wholly owned subsidiary of Saint-Gobain of Paris, the world’s largest building materials company.

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