Video: Innovations in Glass Technology

BERKELEY —  Host, Sarah Rutan: If you’re thinking about replacing the windows in your home, make sure you’re aware of imminent innovations in glass technology. Today, we’re in Berkeley with Diamond Certified Expert Contributor Rolf Bell of Green Living Builders to learn more.

Diamond Certified Expert Contributor, Rolf Bell: Rolf Bell, Principal, with Green Living Builders. What would be valuable for most clients to know at this point in time, as we’re at the beginning of 2017, is to, if you’re considering installing replacement glass in some parts of your house or all parts of your house, I would recommend putting that off. And the reason is we’re at a revolution with glass technology. And there’s smart glass, active glass, and photovoltaic glass that will be available for the residential markets, some at very affordable prices, in 2018, some with remarkable energy-producing capabilities, others with unusual heat and cooling properties. So, pay attention to what’s coming out on the glass market because it’s going to be a whole new world in 2018.

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