DYNAMIC GLASS FOR SOLAR CONTROL

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1 DYNAMIC GLASS FOR SOLAR CONTROL

2 People need daylight. Glass façades provide light and open settings but they also place high demands on how energy should be handled, with respect to the environment, comfort and sustainability. Access to daylight while screening out direct sunlight might seem contradictory, but dynamic glass can fulfill these needs in a single product.

3 MORE COMFORT WITH LESS ENERGY ConverLight is the flexible, smart window solution providing effective solar protection for increased indoor comfort and lower energy consumption while allowing people to experience natural contact with the outside world. ConverLight windows adapt automatically or manually to daylight and solar radiation, without any external equipment destroying the view or changing the façade s esthetic appearance. The energy savings come from reduced needs for air conditioning, since the surplus solar radiation can be reduced effectively by dynamically shading the glass. Together with lower operational and maintenance costs, ConverLight makes for a very efficient solution. The environmental footprint is reduced while people experience well-being from their interior environment. ConverLight also contributes to fulfilling the requirements of environmental certifications such as LEED and BREEAM. Dynamic solar control provides natural contact with the outside world and reduces undesirable heat influx Low operating and maintenance costs Contributes to LEED and BREEAM certification

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5 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY EASY CONTROL ConverLight is an electrochromic glass with dynamic solar protection features that can be used in all types of glass solutions from a single glass pane to an insulating glass unit. When sunlight falling on the façade increases, the glass tints darker and incoming solar radiation is reduced. The controls for the smart functions are easy to handle, giving the user complete freedom of choice. A glass façade can be divided into zones that make it possible to control the light and energy coming in to different parts of the building. A workstation with computer screens is more sensitive to incoming sunlight than the open-plan meeting area right next to it. For each zone, ConverLight delivers the optimal combination of solar control, daylight and a view of the outside world. Controlled automatically or manually via computer, mobile phone or tablet Possible to control zone by zone For both single glass panes and insulating glass units

6 SUN, COMFORT AND UNLIMITED VIEWS SOLAR CONTROL WHEN NEEDED Dynamic solar control can reduce solar radiation by more than 90% Allows warming effects of solar radiation during colder seasons UV protection reduces risk of fading interiors Sound reduction properties Safety via laminated and tempered glass ADAPT TO NEEDS Smart and flexible via an easily handled control system Automatic or manual controls you decide Control solar screening in defined zones Better regulation of interior climates Reduced reflections on computer screens BETTER VIEWS Natural contact with the world outside we need daylight No need for installing and maintaining exterior solar protection, such as awnings, mechanical shades or retrofitted plastic foils You choose when you want darker glass High optical quality SIMPLE, SUSTAINABLE AND FLEXIBLE EASY INSTALLATION Standard components are used for cabling and connections Low-voltage cable is easily concealed in the window frame Suitable for new construction, reconstruction and renovation Transported and handled like ordinary glass SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION Lower energy consumption due to reduced needs for building cooling User-controlled comfort with access to daylight Contributes to Green Building certifications such as LEED and BREEAM Low operating cost as it only uses electricity when changing the tint ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN Easier to handle sunlight on large glass surfaces Glass sections as large as 1.55 x 4.40 m Can be combined with several other functions of insulated glass Proprietary FreeForm production method provides design flexibility: rectangular, triangular, round or bent glass

7 DYNAMIC PROPERTIES Glass construction ConverLight (CL) is delivered in a laminated construction with two tempered glass layers CL Argon LowE Argon LowE Total thickness, mm Daylight Outward reflection, % Inward reflection, % Light transmission, % g-value/ solar factor Light Dark Light Dark Light Dark Light Dark U-value, U g W/m 2 K 1-glass glass glass Examples of measured values with ConverLight. U-value according to EN 673. Daylight according to EN 410. MANUAL CONTROL AUTOMATIC CONTROL Smart phone Tablet Computer Control system Light sensor BMS/BAS* Control system CL keypad If needed, sections of open spaces, offices or conference rooms can easily be controlled by users. Automatic controls can be set for several parameters, such as time, calendar, weather, building level, room, defined zones, light sensors or via the BMS/BAS. EMC standard according to EN Product security according to EN * BMS and BAS are building automation systems.

8 Condesign Infocom AB 2016 CHROMOGENICS DELIVERS THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY ChromoGenics is the leader when it comes to dynamic glass that saves energy and increases comfort. Our unique, patented electrochromic technology makes it possible to produce glass with controllable optic properties it becomes lighter or darker by supplying a small electric current. By coating the electrochromic layer first on plastic, which is then laminated into a glass construction rather than coating the glass directly we contribute with a product that is scalable, cost-effective and sustainable. Wherever optical quality, comfort and energy efficiency are important, ConverLight is the ideal solution. This starts with controlled shading of building façades but is also relevant to airplanes, motor vehicles and ships. ConverLight is developed, manufactured and marketed by ChromoGenics AB. ChromoGenics AB, Ullforsgatan 15, SE Uppsala, Sweden Tel. +46 (0) info@chromogenics.com Co-financed by the Swedish Energy Authority: GB