Vacuum Insulated Glass ft. LuxWall, Inc.

Welcome to the first episode of All Things Facades! In this episode, we will tackle all things VIG - history, performance, fabrication, opportunities, and future applications.  Featuring ⁠LuxWall, Inc.⁠, joining us are: ⁠Scott Thomsen⁠, CEO and Chairman⁠ Leigh Anne Mays⁠, Business Development Director - Eastern Region⁠ Jacob Kasbrick⁠, VP of Sales This was such a fun conversation - hope you learned a lot from our VIG experts. Chapters: 0:28 Guests introduction 1:39 History of Vacuum Insulated Glass 4:05 Transition from monolithic to insulated assemblies 6:20 Embodied carbon on triple-glazing 8:40 Evolution from the 2000s to 2010s - Lessons learned and discussion points being talked about until the present 11:59 VIG: performance, acoustics, thermal 16:50 Condensation issues on VIG 19:03 Future of bird-friendly and VIG 22:11 Concerns on these units and how do you address them? 23:49 Thoughts on lifecycle or accelerated weathering testing 28:26 Does it matter if the unit is captured or exposed and is structurally glazed? 29:35 Aesthetics: specifics and implementation 32:49 Existing buildings vs. New construction markets 37:24 Final thoughts Adrian Lowenstein, P.E. | [email protected]