GLASS FOR FAÇADE 2019

45 SAINT-GOBAIN BUILDING GLASS / 44 / SAINT-GOBAIN BUILDING GLASS INNOVATION CAMPUS The Swiss technology company Bühler AG built an innovation center to foster the cooperation with its customers. In the building, all key functions for innovations are developed – from the initial exchange of ideas to the testing of new process technologies. The façade is as technologically sophisticated as the smart building concept of the CUBIC Innovation Campus: The electronically tintable glass façade is entirely made of SageGlass, which provides sun protection and supports the special aesthetics of the building. SageGlass Vario Climatop Classic has been installed in the structural glazing façade. Thanks to its switchable electrochromic coating, the intelligent glass is able to control the heat gain by solar radiation – by constantly maintaining unobstructed views and the connection to the outdoors. Therefore, CUBIC did not require any external sun protection at all. A total of 1,600 square meter of SageGlass Vario Climatop Classic has been installed – 450 square meters on the atrium façade. The façade circuit is connected via a BACnet interface to the internal building management system, which monitors and controls the entire building. In the CUBIC, the façade can also be individually switched via touch panels in addition to the automatic switching mode via the external sensors, which react directly to the changes of the sun. SAGEGLASS ® AT CUBIC INNOVATION CAMPUS OF THE BÜHLER AG SMART FAÇADE FOR INNOVATION CAMPUS Location Architect Glass processor Façade maker COMMERCIAL OFFICES Uzwil, Switzerland Carlos Martinez Architekten AG, Berneck, Switzerland & Architekturabteilung der Uze AG SageGlass Bühler-Immo Betriebs AG, Uzwil, Switzerland © Faruk Pinjo / Bühler AG © Faruk Pinjo / Bühler AG Façade with SageGlass Vario Climatop Classic dynamic solar control glass Product