Guardian’s Sun-Guard Coated Glass is a preferred choice among architects and specifiers around the world. A revolutionary series of architectural glass products, Sun-Guard glass delivers energy efficiency that will meet or exceed local energy code requirements. And the Sun-Guard Low-E products are spectrally selective, as defined by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Guardian Industries pioneered “Silacoat™” manufacturing to produce Sun-Guard Coated Glass products. Silacoat technology is based on a patented process of vacuum sputtered deposition, which consists of multiple layers of exotic metals magnetically applied onto the glass surface. Often referred to as “soft-coat”, vacuum sputtered coatings produced by the silacoat process are more durable than traditional soft-coat products and allow Sun-Guard products to be fabricated after coating.

The Sun-Guard Series currently includes nine products offering a variety of aesthetically pleasing colors and a wide range of performance characteristics to support most applications. The Sun-Guard Solar Control Series and Low-E Series can be heat-strengthened or tempered after coating and most products can be laminated. Many Sun-Guard products can also be bent. Sun-Guard products provide reduced solar heat gain and thermal performance through a wide range of shading coefficients coupled with low U-values to fit most applications.

Design professionals desire a range of color options to meet demands for new, innovative and vibrant architecture. Expanded options of visible light transmission, solar heat gain coefficients and outdoor reflectivity offered by the Sun-Guard Series provide designers with the coated glass to meet these demands. The dynamic performance range of nine different coatings on clear and green substrates covers a wide range of energy efficient, colorful design applications.