{"id":432,"date":"2007-01-08T07:30:08","date_gmt":"2007-01-08T07:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/diy-building\/windows\/pilkington-activ%e2%84%a2-blue-glass-has-solar-control"},"modified":"2006-11-30T23:54:17","modified_gmt":"2006-11-30T23:54:17","slug":"pilkington-activ%e2%84%a2-blue-glass-has-solar-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/diy-building\/windows\/pilkington-activ%e2%84%a2-blue-glass-has-solar-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilkington Activ\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 Blue Glass Has Solar Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"right\" alt=\"Pilkington Activ\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 Blue Glass Has Solar Control\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/images\/pilkington\/activ-blue-glass.jpg\" \/>Pilkington the leading glass manufacturer has recently launched Pilkington Activ\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 Blue glass, which is specifically designed for conservatories.<\/p>\n<p>This innovative blue glass, combines the latest dual-action self-cleaning properties with solar control technology, to prevent conservatories getting unbearably hot in the summer, or too cold in winter \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a common complaint!<\/p>\n<p>The attractive faint blue tinge of Pilkington Activ\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 Blue allows considerably less heat into the room, by reducing heat transference by approximately 43 per cent; The blue tint absorbs the heat and re-radiates it back outside.<\/p>\n<p>Glass in standard windows absorbs heat from warm rooms and radiates it away from the outside surface. To retain heat and save energy at the same time, consider combining Pilkington Activ\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 or Pilkington Activ Blue\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 with Pilkington K Glass\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 on the inner pane, which stops the heat escaping and reflects the heat back into the home.<\/p>\n<p>This new glass will help reduce fuel bills, and make double-glazing as effective as triple glazing!<\/p>\n<p>Additional benefits:<\/p>\n<p>Removes the need for conservatory blinds at a cost of approximately \u00c2\u00a31000.<\/p>\n<p>The attractive blue colour has an aesthetic benefit by reducing reflection, thus providing clear exterior views.<\/p>\n<p>Pilkington Activ\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 Blue glass is available now, through all good suppliers in the UK.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web:<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pilkington.com\/\">www.pilkington.com\/applications<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Tel:<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 (01744) 692000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pilkington the leading glass manufacturer has recently launched Pilkington Activ\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 Blue glass, which is specifically designed for conservatories. This innovative blue glass, combines the latest dual-action self-cleaning properties with solar control technology, to prevent conservatories getting unbearably hot in the summer, or too cold in winter \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a common complaint! The attractive faint blue tinge of Pilkington Activ\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 Blue allows considerably less heat into the room, by reducing heat transference by approximately 43 per cent; The blue tint absorbs the heat and re-radiates it back outside. Glass in standard windows absorbs heat from warm rooms and radiates it away from &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/diy-building\/windows\/pilkington-activ%e2%84%a2-blue-glass-has-solar-control\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[312,232],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}