In recent years, large typhoons that are said to occur once every few decades have been occurring every year, causing enormous damage. Wouldn't it be reassuring to have window glass that protects people and buildings from disasters such as typhoons and earthquakes? In this article, we will introduce AGC's disaster prevention and safety laminated glass, “LamiSafe Shelter™”.
Question1What kind of damage can occur when a window breaks due to a typhoon or earthquake?
If a flying object such as a roof tile blown off by a typhoon hits a normal window, the glass will break and the flying object will fly into the room. The flying object and the broken glass will become sharp fragments, and there is a risk of injuring people inside the room. Furthermore, if the window breaks and a strong wind enters the room, the ceiling or roof may be blown off, causing serious damage to the building.
In addition, during an earthquake, furniture that has fallen over may hit the window glass and break it, and the broken glass may obstruct evacuation.
There is a growing need for window glass that can prevent such dangers and protect people and buildings.
Question2What kind of glass protects people and buildings from disasters?
Lamisafe Shelter™ is glass that is bonded by sandwiching a tough film※ between two sheets of glass. Because the two sheets of glass are strongly bonded, even debris such as roof tile fragments cannot penetrate the glass, protecting people and furniture. Additionally, even if the glass breaks, the fragments hardly scatter.
Lamisafe Shelter™ has been certified as a high-quality housing component that contributes to the realization of a better society by the Better Living Foundation as a BL-bs component “disaster prevention and safety laminated glass”.
*Film thickness: 60 mils (approx. 1.5 mm) or more
Question3What kind of buildings are they effective for?
They can be used for windows in all kinds of buildings, including houses.
Furthermore, due to the growing interest in disaster prevention, it is expected that they will be adopted in school facilities, hospitals, and commercial facilities in the future.
Question4Is there any glass that has other functions as well as disaster prevention and safety performance?
There is a double glazing product called “Sunbalance Shelter (Low-E laminated double glazing)” that has disaster prevention and safety performance as well as energy-saving performance.
It is a high-performance glass that has disaster prevention and safety performance while also improving the air-conditioning efficiency of the room, with disaster prevention and safety laminated glass on the inside and Low-E glass with a special metal film coating on the outside.
Glass is a common part of our lives. By adding various functions, it can be used to solve a variety of issues, such as disaster prevention, energy conservation, crime prevention, and UV ray protection.
If you would like to learn more about AGC's disaster prevention and safety laminated glass, please also take a look at the Lamisef Shelter™ introduction page.
