Increase Window Security & Sound Reduction with Laminated Glass.

Threats to retailers, facilities and homeowners in the form of vandalism, burglaries and home invasions can be met head on with TUFF GLASS laminated glass. TUFF GLASS is made up of two panes of glass, the interior pane is two pieces of glass which are laminated to a tough polyvinyl butyral interlayer that gives TUFF GLASS its remarkable properties for keeping out intruders, added protection against harmful UV rays and added noise reduction. The exterior pane can be AFG Ti AC-36 Low E coating and an argon gas-filled airspace to provide superb energy efficiency.

TUFF GLASS laminated film provides an invisible barrier that reinforces your windows fragment retention by holding glass together during accidental breakage, destructive weather, smash and grab crimes or acts of terrorism. TUFF GLASS has a toughness that allows these films to withstand day-to-day abuse and is recommended for residential, vacation and commercial properties.





TUFF GLASS laminated film also provides help to seal out water, the primary cause of property damage if the glass is broken during a storm or vandalism.

SOUND TRANSMISSION LOSS OF WINDOW GLASS

When dual glazed units are used they typically work best to reduce sound when the two lites of glass are different thickness and if one pane is laminated.

SOUND REDUCTION WITH GLASS/AIR SPACE COMBINATIONS
Most window products today are dual glazed for increasing thermal performance. The table below gives some examples of glass/air space combinations and their Sound Transmission Class (STC) values. The STC values are nominal values achieved by operable windows. The higher the STC rating number the better the glass performs at sound reduction. Actual STC values may vary slightly due to window size, type and construction.

Generic STC Values for various window and glass combinations.

STC-Sound Transmission Class / SSB-Single Strength Glass / DBS- Double Strength Glass

Source: ETC Laboratories

BURGLARY STATISTICS OVERVIEW

· In 2005, law enforcement agencies reported an estimated 2,154,126 burglary offenses—a 0.5-percent increase compared with 2004 data.

· An examination of 5- and 10-year trends revealed a 1.8-percent increase in the number of burglaries compared with the 2001 estimate, and a 14.1-percent decline from the 1996 number. 

· Burglary accounted for 21.2 percent of the estimated number of property crimes committed in 2005.

· The average dollar loss per burglary offense in 2005 was $1,725.00

· Of all burglary offenses in 2005, 65.8 percent were of residential structures.

· Most (62.4 percent) of residential burglaries in 2005 for which time of occurrence was known took place during the day, between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.

· Among burglaries of nonresidential structures when time of occurrence was known, 58.0 percent occurred at night.

Source: www.fbi.gov

TUFF GLASS is available in Double-Hung, Slider, Casement, Awning, Shapes, Picture Window, Bow, Bay and Garden Window.