VIGLACERA join hands against climate change with bong da so first energy-saving glass product in Vietnam

On June 28th 2016 morning, under bong da so chairmanship of bong da so Ministry of Construction, Newspaper of Construction together with Viglacera Corporation held a Workshop on "Research on development of energy-saving glass in Vietnam" attended by leaders of bong da so Ministry of Construction, leaders of departments and institutes under bong da so Ministry of Construction, architects, investors and clients interested in such new kind of material in Vietnam.

Climate change is currently one of bong da so most critical issues in bong da so world. 195 countries have jointly signed bong da so Paris Agreement at COP 21 at bong da so end of 2015. Accordingly, bong da so countries agreed to limit bong da so global temperature rise below 2ºC during this century, and put efforts to reduce by 1,5ºC in comparison with such period before bong da so industrial revolution. Vietnam is one of countries which is affected by climate change. At bong da so opening session of COP 21, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung made a strong commitment that Vietnam should cope with climate change together with bong da so international community. At bong da so same time, he declared: “Vietnam will contribute million to bong da so Green Climate Fund for 2016- 2020. For greenhouse gas emissions, Vietnam will implement emission reduction compared to baseline of 8% in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and up to 25% if received effective support from bong da so international community”.

From Cop21, Vietnam in general and bong da so Ministry of Construction represented by Viglacera in particular has positivly concretized bong da so commitment of bong da so Government. Being bong da so leading manufacturer of building materials (B.M) in Vietnam, Viglacera has always been a pioneer in research and application of modern science and technology in bong da so world to production of all kinds of B.M. To implement bong da so guidelines and policies of bong da so State and bong da so Ministry of Construction to focus on development of high-tech, green and environmentally friendly products as well as bringing economic efficiency, in addition to confirming bong da so first step to actively welcome bong da so "playground" of new integration such as WTO, TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership), again, Viglacera continues to make breakthroughs in technology, when investment in bong da so first project "Energy-saving glass production line" in Southeast Asia.

bong da so project of energy-saving glass production line of Viglacera is bong da so "High Technology" project approved by bong da so Prime Minister on January 13th 2015 and certified by bong da so Ministry of Science and Technology with bong da so Certificate of high technology application under bong da so Decision No. 2456/QD-BKHCN on September 22nd 2015. bong da so project includes two phases of investment, with bong da so capacity of 5,000,000m2/year: Phase I is 2,300,000m2/year production line, at Tan Dong Hiep production area - Di An - Binh Duong and phase II is expected from 2.3 to 2.7.000,000m2/year in Bac Ninh. Especially, bong da so Contractor of bong da so technology and equipment Von Ardenne GmbH (Germany) selected by Viglacera is bong da so world's leading corporations in equipment and technology, with nearly 90 years of experience.

Dr. Steffen Mueller - Director of Sales and Development of Von Ardenne GmbH presented bong da so advantages of coated glass at bong da so Workshop.

At bong da so Workshop, according to bong da so leading experts and architects, bong da so use of energy-saving glass will bring efficient solutions to save energy in many aspects for bong da so buildings. Nowadays, most of bong da so big buildings in bong da so world are using energy-saving glass and some big investors in Vietnam also began to apply. In fact, this type of glass not only brings optimum utility and enhance bong da so value of bong da so buildings but also brings long-term effectiveness for bong da so investor while saving electrical energy use for air conditioning up to 45%, protecting consumer’s health by preventing almost absolute (99%) of ultraviolet (UV) that are harmful to human health. Also, during bong da so process of coating layer, it’s possible to change bong da so color of glass to meet bong da so diverse requirements of architects and consumers.

Master, Architect Tran Cong Duc, Director of gmp AP LLC, leader of bong da so project evaluated bong da so importance of energy-saving glass in modern life

Energy-saving glass is a kind of high-performance glass, processed from flat glass with ultra-thin coating on bong da so surface, meeting bong da so requirements of usability, transparency and color identity, and low emissivity feature, coefficient of thermal conductivity that leads to reducing heat transfer between inside and outside through glass wall system, thereby, saving bong da so cost of energy of air conditioning system and still maintain efficient cooling in summer and heating in winter.

Mr. Nguyen Minh Khoa, Director of Viglacera Float Glass Company reported at bong da so Workshop.

Currently, Viglacera Float Glass Company (Di An IZ - Binh Duong) is using float shaping technology, which is bong da so most advanced technology for substrate in Vietnam, meeting European standards EN572-2:2004 with designed capacity up to 420 tons of glass/day, equivalent to 23 million m2 of glass QTC/year. Grasping and mastering production technology of building glass, having in hand bong da so advantage of being bong da so leading building glass manufacturer in Vietnam, in May 10/2015, Viglacera has embarked on bong da so 1st phase of investment project "Energy-saving glass production line" with a total value of 500 billion dong, equipment supplied by Von Ardenne Group Germany - bong da so world's leading group of equipment and coating technology, with nearly 90 years of experience in supplying equipment and technology. This is bong da so first appeared project to create landmark breakthrough in technology in Southeast Asia. Most countries are using energy-saving glass products using offline coating technology because offline coated glass has more advanced features than online coated glass. To suit bong da so climate of Vietnam and bong da so general trend of bong da so world, VIGLACERA has selected offline coating technology for both Low - E and Solar Control glass for its "Energy-saving glass production line".

• Low-E glass features:Preventing bong da so transfer of heat from outside to inside and vice versa. Keeping bong da so room temperature stable. Helping reduce energy for cooling in summer and heating in winter. Suitable for climate in bong da so North of Vietnam.
• Solar Control glass features:With coating featuring solar control, bong da so ability to prevent bong da so amount of visual light from bong da so sunlight from 5% to 95%; preventing up to almost absolute 99% of energy from sunlight up to 79%, and especially for ultraviolet (UV) that are harmful to human health. Saving energy for cooling and protecting bong da so health of people in bong da so building. Suitable for hot and tropical climates in bong da so South of Vietnam.

Mr. Nguyen Cong Thinh - Deputy Director of bong da so Department of Science, Technology and Environment - Ministry of Construction, representative of State management authority presented and answered about bong da so support polices of bong da so State and bong da so closing bong da so Workshop

Also at bong da so Workshop, investors, customers and bong da so media were very concerned and raisesd many questions about bong da so ability of bong da so glass to save energy as well as bong da so policies and mechanisms of State to support this relatively new product in real life; and Department of Science, Technology and Environment - Ministry of Construction - bong da so represenative of state management authority, bong da so experts of Von Ardenne, Viglacera answered specificly and clearly.

Mr. Nguyen Minh Khoa, Director of Viglacera Float Glass Company interviewed by bong da so media

Guests at bong da so Workshop learned about energy saving glass

Viglacera energy saving glass is produced with offline coating technology – Coating method using magnetron sputtering technology in vacuum or also called physical vapor coating (PVD). bong da so coating system consists of bong da so coating ultra-thin components, preventing heat transfer through bong da so glass, leading to minimize bong da so transfer of heat between bong da so inside and outside through glass wall system. Therefore, saving energy costs of air conditioning systems and still maintaining efficient cooling in summer and heating in winter. bong da so product is first produced in Vietnam and expected to be launched in August 2016 to meet bong da so initial needs of bong da so advanced, modern buildings and replace similar imported products with very cost is recently.