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Re: GBlist: New glazing material




Is this similar to Steve Baer's "beadwall"? Both from spec sheets and
on-site experience, coefficient of expansion (of SDP-16) is too large to
maintain any airtightness. Too much movememnt, esp. on large sheets.
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 On Thu, 31 Jul 1997, Sherry Poon wrote:
> 
> Two layers of clear polycarbonate sandwiching an airspace 
> filled with polystyrene pellets - does anyone know the green 
> benefits of this method of glazing?  Also, I am looking for 
> an installation method that will allow the polycarbonate to 
> adjust to major temperature fluctuations (in Montreal, 
> Canada there are hot summers and cold winters).
> 
> Sherry Poon
> 
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