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SunGuard SNX 62/27 coated glass was used because of its balance of performance and light transmittance.

the outdoors. In fact, the design provides unobstructed
spaces, an important consideration given that multiple
studies prove students perform better with natural light
and outside views.
Owego follows the school design trend to include several multipurpose rooms. Staff want the flexibility of
spaces that can be used at all times of the year, which
means the glass must help manage solar heat gain and
thermal performance.
"The spaces have a sense of relaxed vitality that comes
only with a strong connection to the outdoors," Degnon
said. "This would not be possible without the strategic

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views of the outdoors in more than 90% of the occupied

use of specialized glass products such as Guardian (Auburn Hills, MI) SunGuard coated glass."
SunGuard SNX 62/27 coated glass was selected because of its balance of performance and light transmittance. "To increase the thermal performance, we initially
looked at a triple-pane system," he said. "Because of the
added complexity of the laminated glass, the curtain wall
system would have become a custom system. This would
have dramatically increased the cost of the façade. The
solution was to use argon in place of air for the airspace
and to couple that with SunGuard IS 20 coated glass. By
doing this we were able to achieve triple-pane performance in a laminated, double-pane system."
The addition of the interior surface coating (SunGuard IS 20 glass) helps bring the U-value performance
of double-glaze units closer to that of triple-glaze, im-

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used EFCO System, Monett, MO, 5600 curtain wall.
"Highland Associates designed the school to a very
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