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GLASS FIN WALLS TENSION STRUCTURES & CABLE NETS ROOFS, SKYLIGHTS & CANOPIES The World’s Leading Structural Glass System 08 44 26 / PIL BuyLine 4001 Pilkington Planar W&W GLASS, LLC W&W GLASS, LLC

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GLASS FIN WALLS

TENSION STRUCTURES & CABLE NETS

ROOFS, SKYLIGHTS & CANOPIES

The World’s Leading Structural Glass System

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Pilkington Planar™

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Major Advantages

1. Sole Source Manufacturing and Engineering In-house, sole source quality assured system totally manufac-tured and controlled by Pilkington. The system is never sold by mixing outside glass or hardware suppliers. Pilkington andW&W maintain dedicated in-house engineering staffs thatreview every detail of each system prior to manufacture.

2. Superior TemperingMinimum compressive strength of 16,000 psi in an exclusivemodern furnace versus typical domestic tempering of approxi-mately 11,500 psi. This gives the glass added strength so thateven when the glass is subjected to required high static anddynamic loading, there will be very high factors of safety at the hole locations where maximum stress occurs.

3. Research And TestingPilkington maintains one of the largest glass research and testing facilities in the world, and regularly tests, in-house, forvarious Pilkington Planar TM projects as well as new products.

Pilkington Planar TM structural glass systems have a proventrack record in the most demanding applications. Architects canhave absolute confidence in our ability to create soaringfacades, roofs, canopies, or even clad an entire building knowingthat the client will receive the most highly engineered system inthe market backed by the most respected glass manufacturer inthe world. Pilkington Planar TM readily adapts to the designteam’s requirements for designing backup structures elegantlylight or highly expressive.

The combined experience of one of the oldest and largest glassmakers in the world along with one of the largest glaziers inthe United States assures a safe and successful result!

Manufacturer

Pilkington Planar TM is exclusively made by Pilkington, theworld’s leading glass manufacturer for over 150 years.Pilkington provides the complete glazing system as a solecourse to insure undivided responsibility. One of the world’slargest glass research facilities supports a rigorous continualin-house testing program. This allows Pilkington to offer their12 year comprehensive warranty.

Pilkington maintains a separate and exclusive facility designedstrictly for the manufacturing of the Pilkington Planar TM system.This results in exclusive glass features found only in thePilkington Planar TM (see below).

Cover Photo: Time Warner Center, New York City, NYArchitect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Photographer: Adrian Wilson

4. 12 Year Warranty Gives You Absolute ConfidenceContinual and rigorous testing programs have given us awealth of knowledge concerning structural glass systems. Thishas allowed us to introduce a Code of Practice for structuralglass facades, and every part of every Pilkington Planar TM

solution is designed in accordance with this criteria. Thismeans we can give Pilkington Planar TM a 12 year design andmaterials warranty, and give you total confidence in the system’s performance and reliability.

5. Rollerwave Distortion ControlRollerwave distortion (the visual waviness inherent in temperedglass) is reduced to an average of 0.0007” peak to valley in lieuof the published norm of 0.05”. This exclusive feature virtuallyeliminates visual rollerwave allowing the glass to accuratelyreflect its surroundings.

The Pilkington Planar TM System

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Unrivaled Performance for Over 45 Years - There is no equal!

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Other Fabricated Glass Products

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Architects, engineers and consultants are continually demandinghigher performance and creating newer and more complexdesigns. When you select a Pilkington Planar TM system, you areselecting the most tested system available in the marketplace.You are selecting a system backed by over 45 years of IN HOUSEtesting where the end product gives your client unparalleled levels of comfort in the knowledge that no products are boughtoutside of Pilkington and therefore all are backed by thePilkington 12 year total warranty. See our website @ wwglass.comfor more information on our WARRANTY.

Recent TestingTesting never stops with Pilkington Planar TM. Recent testinghas been done in areas of Pilkington Planar TM Integral hiddenbolt laminated glass, energy efficient Pilkington Planar TM Triple IGunits, Pilkington Activ TM, self cleaning glass, and Pilkington IntraFix concealed bolt IG units.

Fail Safe Redundancy of FinsThe consultant demanded an unprecedented FAIL-SAFE,REDUNDANCY TEST that had never been done before. Underdesign load (40 psf), we remotely broke a glass fin to prove thatthe system would stay in place with a broken structural elementon the wall! In addition, we tested for dynamic water, air, andseismic loading.

Bomb-Blast TestingPilkington leads the way with recent testing allowing Pilkingtonto design systems to the level 1 standard of the GSA when tested to both GSA level C and D standards.

Hurricane TestingWith the development of the Planar TM | SentryGlas® Plus System,and with the growth of hurricane impact codes, Pilkington willbe moving forward in late 2007 with full scale testing for thePilkington Planar Hurricane Impact System. Pilkington andW&W have already successfully completed preliminaryimpact testing.

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Water Penetration Test

Long Span Truss Test Rig

High Strength Laminated Fin Test

Bomb Blast Range Testing

Hurricane Impact Testing

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SteelSteel backup structures can be anything from simple pipecolumns to complicated, expressive truss systems. The steel caneither by supplied by us or can be supplied by others workingin close cooperation with W&W and Pilkington.

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System Applications

The Pilkington Planar TM system easily adapts to various backupstructures giving the architect a wide range of systems to choosefrom. See our website www.wwglass.com for further applications of the following systems:

Glass Mullions

Glass mullions form the structural system. These systems arealways suspended from above with the face glass fastened to thefins with Pilkington Hardware. The structure above carries thecombined weight of the façade and fins. Pilkington Planar TM

fin systems have been tested to loads of 270 psf (320 mph)for 15 minutes as well as for use in areas of high seismicactivity.

American Bible Society, New York City, NYFX Fowle, Arch.

Afognak, Anchorage, AK Koonce Pfeffer Bettis, Arch.

Technologies Parametric, 140 Kendrick St., Needham-MATsoi /Kobus & Associates, Arch. Photograph: © Robert Benson

AMC Theater, Century City, CA, STK Architecture, Inc., Arch.

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PADrexel Univ. Planning, Design & Construction, Arch

Metro Transportation Bldg. Division 9Elmonte, CA Kennard Design Group, Arch.

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Roofs and CanopiesPilkington Planar TM has an impressive track record when usedin horizontal applications. Years of testing for snow, seismic,wind, water and impact have proven the use of structural glassin these applications. Horizontal glazing can be virtually flatwith a minimum of 3 degrees of slope to eliminate ponding inthe middle of individual glass panels.

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Tension StructuresPilkington leads the way in the development of sole sourcecable tension and structural glass systems. Full design assist2D and 3D analysis is available. These systems require veryearly design assist cooperation with the building engineer toensure that proper perimeter steel is designed early in the project. Various types of standard designs exist and customdesigns are available.

The Rose Center for Earth and Space, American Museum of Natural History, New York City, NY Polshek Partnership Architects LLP, Arch.

Tampa International Airport Remote Parking Garage, Tampa, FL Gresham Smith & Partners, Arch.

University of Connecticut, Stamford, CT, Perkins & Eastman, Arch.

Brooklyn Museum of ArtBrooklyn, NY

Polshek PartnershipArchitects LLP, Arch.

Centre SquarePhiladelphia, PADaroff Design, Inc., Arch.

Planar NetIn addition to cable truss structures, Pilkington and W&W havedeveloped and tested the Planar Net System. Planar Net uses the same principles used by the Pilkington Planar TM System byattaching Planar countersunk panels to pre-tensioned cableswhich are then attached to a coordinated boundary structure.Combined with Planar Integral (page 8), cable nets can be supplied without any exterior fittings or patches!

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The world’s leading forces in structural glass systems and laminate interlayers have joined together to create the ultimatein strength, safety, durability and appearance in laminatedstructural glass – the Planar TM | SentryGlas® Plus System.

Pilkington has been at the forefront of frameless glazing tech-nology for more than 30 years, and Pilkington Planar TM is themost tested and most trusted structural glass system, chosen byarchitects and engineers for their most challenging applications.Now Pilkington engineers working with DuPont™ scientistshave combined their leading edge technologies to develop thePlanar TM | SentryGlas® Plus System: the latest advance inframeless glazing.

Applications of the Planar TM | SentryGlas® Plus System are notjust confined to complex projects.

Significant benefits can be realized on any project in whichincreased strength or enhanced appearance are considered to beof importance. The versatility of the Planar TM | SentryGlas® PlusSystem can now match the demands of projects on all levels.

DesignTo gain maximum benefit from the enhanced properties of thetoughened laminated glass, Pilkington engineers have developedcustomized fittings incorporating advanced engineering plastictechnology. The connections have been upgraded from standardPilkington Planar TM fittings to provide a number of additionalfunctions including developing maximum strength while elimi-nating compression in the interlayer – which can reduce loadbearing capacity and durability.

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BenefitsStrongerThe laminated glass in the Planar TM | SentryGlas® Plus System is substantially stronger than traditional PVB laminated systems.Therefore, while the system still offers the same high levels ofperformance synonymous with Pilkington Planar TM, it can bemade with a thinner glass.

LighterThe use of custom designed Pilkington Planar TM fittings incombination with stronger laminated glass panels results in aPlanar TM | SentryGlas® Plus System typically being much lighterthan its more conventional PVB counterpart.

This can result in longer panels, a reduced number of supportfixings and lighter weight support structures. This reduces theirvisual impact, as well as provides cost savings.

SaferTests have proven that the Planar TM | SentryGlas® Plus Systemhas residual strength, even with both glass components broken.This brings greater peace of mind in locations subject to typhoonsor hurricanes, and makes it possible to specify laminated glassfor canopies and skylights which can be accessed formaintenance.

Edge StableSentryGlas® Plus has been subjected to intensive testing toensure its long term edge stability as well as compatibility withsilicone sealants.

The Planar TM | SentryGlas® Plus System can also be designed towithstand a variety of bomb blast performance requirements.Subject to local regulations and safe working practices.

The Planar TM | SentryGlas® Plus System can be supplied usingthe revolutionary Pilkington Planar™ Integral System where ourfasteners are hidden within the laminate (see page 14). Thisallows a much wider choice of glass than traditional structurallaminates.

Maximum ClarityThe SentryGlas® Plus structural interlayer is significantly clearer than traditional interlayers. When used with PilkingtonOptiwhite™ exceptional clarity is achieved.

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Glass Laminating Solutions

12 year warrantyThe Planar TM | SentryGlas® Plus System is subject to a designand engineering check by Pilkington engineers, and carries thefull Pilkington Planar TM 12 year warranty.

DuPont ™, the DuPont Oval and SentryGlas®

are registered trademarks or trademarks ofE.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. or its affiliates and are used under license fromthe trademark owner.

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Pilkington PlanarTM

IntraFix

For applications in which the design team wants an insulatingwall without any external bolts, caps, or washers, the PlanarIntraFix bolt will finish, in late 2007, a punishing set of dura-bility trials and be launched. This fixing mechanism capturesthe tempered or laminated inner leaf of an insulated unit with astainless steel disk system which does not penetrate the outerglass. Planar IntraFix allows high performance coated glassesto be used for the external lite of the IG unit. IntraFix willcarry the Pilkington Planar TM 12 year warranty!

EmbeddedFlange

PilkingtonT Glass Plus

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Triple Insulated GlassPilkington introduces the world’s first triple glazed framelessglass system. Triple glazing offers substantially lower U Valuesthan traditional double glazed Pilkington Planar TM. There arethree layers of glass giving the architect multiple choices forincreased solar performance and noise control. Performance figures available upon request.

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IntegralA fully tested and patented method of fixing laminated glasspanels to a backup structure without any exterior bolts, caps orwashers! All fittings are concealed within the laminated glass.This fixing system allows a much wider variety of glass types,including art and textured glass, to be used in a structural glassapplication. Integral allows us to horizontally glaze an entireroof or canopy without any fasteners in the exterior glass!

Detail of Pilkington Planar TM Integral

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All glazing components in this brochure have been supplied byPilkington. Certain backup structural elements displayed in photographs within this brochure have been supplied by others.

This publication gives a general description of the product. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure that any use of the system fully complies with all relevant building codes, industrystandards and other requirements.

Pilkington and W&W hereby disclaim all liability arising fromany error in or omission from this publication.

Pilkington Planar™, Pilkington Optifloat ™, Pilkington K Glass™,Pilkington ActivTM, Pilkington Optiwhite™, Pilkington Insulight ™

are all trademarks of Pilkington United Kingdom Limited.

DuPont ™, the DuPont Oval and SentryGlas®

are registered trade-marks or trademarks of E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. or itsaffiliates and are used under license from the trademark owner.

SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.2007/08© COPYRIGHT, W&W GLASS, LLC.PRINTED IN USA

W&W GLASS, LLC302 Airport Executive Park, Nanuet, NY 10954-52851-800-452-7925 (845) 425-4000Fax: (845) 578-1596

Visit our web site at wwglass.com

Leading The Way Through InnovationPilkington never stops in the development of newand exciting additions to the system!

902 IGU IntraFix

905J IntraFix IGU

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