VIGLACERA join hands against climate change with ty le keo bong da hom nay first energy-saving glass product in Vietnam

    On June 28th 2016 morning, under ty le keo bong da hom nay chairmanship of ty le keo bong da hom nay 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 ty le keo bong da hom nay Ministry of Construction, leaders of departments and institutes under ty le keo bong da hom nay Ministry of Construction, architects, investors and clients interested in such new kind of material in Vietnam.

    Climate change is currently one of ty le keo bong da hom nay most critical issues in ty le keo bong da hom nay world. 195 countries have jointly signed ty le keo bong da hom nay Paris Agreement at COP 21 at ty le keo bong da hom nay end of 2015. Accordingly, ty le keo bong da hom nay countries agreed to limit ty le keo bong da hom nay global temperature rise below 2ºC during this century, and put efforts to reduce by 1,5ºC in comparison with such period before ty le keo bong da hom nay industrial revolution. Vietnam is one of countries which is affected by climate change. At ty le keo bong da hom nay opening session of COP 21, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung made a strong commitment that Vietnam should cope with climate change together with ty le keo bong da hom nay international community. At ty le keo bong da hom nay same time, he declared: “Vietnam will contribute $1 million to ty le keo bong da hom nay 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 ty le keo bong da hom nay international community”.

    From Cop21, Vietnam in general and ty le keo bong da hom nay Ministry of Construction represented by Viglacera in particular has positivly concretized ty le keo bong da hom nay commitment of ty le keo bong da hom nay Government. Being ty le keo bong da hom nay 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 ty le keo bong da hom nay world to production of all kinds of B.M. To implement ty le keo bong da hom nay guidelines and policies of ty le keo bong da hom nay State and ty le keo bong da hom nay 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 ty le keo bong da hom nay first step to actively welcome ty le keo bong da hom nay "playground" of new integration such as WTO, TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership), again, Viglacera continues to make breakthroughs in technology, when investment in ty le keo bong da hom nay first project "Energy-saving glass production line" in Southeast Asia.

    ty le keo bong da hom nay project of energy-saving glass production line of Viglacera is ty le keo bong da hom nay "High Technology" project approved by ty le keo bong da hom nay Prime Minister on January 13th 2015 and certified by ty le keo bong da hom nay Ministry of Science and Technology with ty le keo bong da hom nay Certificate of high technology application under ty le keo bong da hom nay Decision No. 2456/QD-BKHCN on September 22nd 2015. ty le keo bong da hom nay project includes two phases of investment, with ty le keo bong da hom nay 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, ty le keo bong da hom nay Contractor of ty le keo bong da hom nay technology and equipment Von Ardenne GmbH (Germany) selected by Viglacera is ty le keo bong da hom nay 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 ty le keo bong da hom nay advantages of coated glass at ty le keo bong da hom nay Workshop.

     At ty le keo bong da hom nay Workshop, according to ty le keo bong da hom nay leading experts and architects, ty le keo bong da hom nay use of energy-saving glass will bring efficient solutions to save energy in many aspects for ty le keo bong da hom nay buildings. Nowadays, most of ty le keo bong da hom nay big buildings in ty le keo bong da hom nay 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 ty le keo bong da hom nay value of ty le keo bong da hom nay buildings but also brings long-term effectiveness for ty le keo bong da hom nay 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 ty le keo bong da hom nay process of coating layer, it’s possible to change ty le keo bong da hom nay color of glass to meet ty le keo bong da hom nay diverse requirements of architects and consumers.

Master, Architect Tran Cong Duc, Director of gmp AP LLC, leader of ty le keo bong da hom nay project evaluated ty le keo bong da hom nay 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 ty le keo bong da hom nay surface, meeting ty le keo bong da hom nay 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 ty le keo bong da hom nay 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 ty le keo bong da hom nay Workshop.

    Currently, Viglacera Float Glass Company (Di An IZ - Binh Duong) is using float shaping technology, which is ty le keo bong da hom nay 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 ty le keo bong da hom nay advantage of being ty le keo bong da hom nay leading building glass manufacturer in Vietnam, in May 10/2015, Viglacera has embarked on ty le keo bong da hom nay 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 - ty le keo bong da hom nay world's leading group of equipment and coating technology, with nearly 90 years of experience in supplying equipment and technology. This is ty le keo bong da hom nay 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 ty le keo bong da hom nay climate of Vietnam and ty le keo bong da hom nay general trend of ty le keo bong da hom nay 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 ty le keo bong da hom nay transfer of heat from outside to inside and vice versa. Keeping ty le keo bong da hom nay room temperature stable. Helping reduce energy for cooling in summer and heating in winter. Suitable for climate in ty le keo bong da hom nay North of Vietnam.
• Solar Control glass features: With coating featuring solar control, ty le keo bong da hom nay ability to prevent ty le keo bong da hom nay amount of visual light from ty le keo bong da hom nay 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 ty le keo bong da hom nay health of people in ty le keo bong da hom nay building. Suitable for hot and tropical climates in ty le keo bong da hom nay South of Vietnam.

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

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

Mr. Nguyen Minh Khoa, Director of Viglacera Float Glass Company interviewed by ty le keo bong da hom nay media

Guests at ty le keo bong da hom nay 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). ty le keo bong da hom nay coating system consists of ty le keo bong da hom nay coating ultra-thin components, preventing heat transfer through ty le keo bong da hom nay glass, leading to minimize ty le keo bong da hom nay transfer of heat between ty le keo bong da hom nay 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. ty le keo bong da hom nay product is first produced in Vietnam and expected to be launched in August 2016 to meet ty le keo bong da hom nay initial needs of ty le keo bong da hom nay advanced, modern buildings and replace similar imported products with very cost is recently.