SentryGlas® Facades
DuPont™ SentryGlas® has a stiffness, clarity, and impact toughness that is critical in today’s high-performance building facades. Because of its lighter weight and lower deflection rates, larger individual sheets of glass can be used, giving architects even more flexibility with their design executions.
Arts Museum in Italy Features Clear Facade
DuPont™ SentryGlas® interlayers maximize the transparency and safety of glass facades at Bolzano’s Museion
» The art of facade design
Tulsa's BOK Center features "icon wall"
SentryGlas® strength helps deliver wind resistance and views
» Tulsa "icon wall"
Mediaset Headquarters Adds Glass Skin
Curved, double-skinned facade in SentryGlas® allows minimal framing
» Mediaset facade
Newseum Honors Media Transparency
In Washington, D.C., a news museum uses low-iron glass facade to symbolize a free, open press.
» Newseum low-iron facade
Shanghai Art Center uses SentryGlas® for bright, “magical” facades
The Shanghai Oriental Art Center, one of the more significant architectural projects completed in Asia in recent years.
» Shanghai Oriental Art Center
‘Cologne Triangle’ defies laws of aerodynamics and transparency
The point-fixed safety glass in this tower uses SentryGlas® interlayers. The laminated glass is 20% thinner than traditional solutions, saving construction costs.
» Cologne Triangle
A Modern-Day Chapel that Brings the Outside In
Architect Marc Rolinet's use of DuPont™ SentryGlas® helped open up a chapel in France, surrounding worshippers with natural light.
» Modern-Day Chapel
First "UV-breathable" laminated glass
For a Barcelona "living museum," plants and animals benefit from UV light. Most laminated glass blocks out UV rays; but DuPont™ SentryGlas® was able to provide a "UV-breathable" solution.
» UV breathable laminated glass
Blast-resistant windows essential for security, says Weidlinger
SentryGlas® is an excellent choice for use in blast-resistant glazing because of its ability to take significant force before failure.
» Blast-resistant windows for security
Creating bold architectural statements with the Planar™ / SentryGlas® System
Large flat panels, minimal fixings, and lots of daylight are hallmarks of the Pilkington Planar™ / SentryGlas® System. The bolt-fixed safety glass offers design flexibility and high strength.
» Planar™ SentryGlas® System
DuPont Hurricane Resistant Glass Technology Honored at Federal Courthouse in Miami
It’s the first courthouse in the United States that has been designed to withstand both bomb blasts and hurricane-force winds.
» Hurricane Resistant Glass at Federal Courthouse
DuPont Monster Bridge: “The most exciting seat in sports”
Fans can now watch the faces of drivers coming at them – and then under them - at 170 miles per hour.
» DuPont Monster Bridge
Italy's Teleya showcases SentryGlas® in retail
It’s a new, patented, point fixed system, and it was made possible by because of the stiffness and post-breakage stability of SentryGlas®
» SentryGlas® In Retail
Jewel-like sleeve and canopy of laminated glass for The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Find out how DuPont™ SentryGlas® is giving a youthful new image to a Philadelphia children’s hospital.
» Philadelphia children’s hospital
Laminated glass brings new daylighting and security to U.S. courthouses
Courthouses should be inviting to the public, yet provide the kind of safety and security required of such structures. DuPont™ SentryGlas® meets both requirements.
» Daylighting Comes to US Courthouses
Leaf motif at Epping Plaza in Melbourne
Decorative laminated glass facades create light-reflective forms that make this large retail location more welcoming to employees and customers.
» Melbourne Leaf Motif
Outstanding SentryGlas® edge stability test results mean expanded opportunities for laminated glass design
Because of its strength and weather resistance, SentryGlas® is leading the way in elegant, open-edged designs.
» SentryGlas® edge stability
Spanish Energy Giant Chooses SentryGlas® for Atrium Roof
The Endesa project features a dramatic flat roof. DuPont™ SentryGlas® was the only glass product that provided the necessary strength and stiffness.
» Endesa SentryGlas® atrium roof
Transparency and strength for the Miami Federal Courthouse
The architect's use of glass helped make the large courthouse less imposing, while underlining the concept of judicial transparency. It also created stunning ocean views.
» Transparency at the Federal Courthouse in Miami
Architects can optimize their designs with new DuPont online glass strength calculator
Calculate laminated glass strength and deflection performance with this interactive tool.
» Glass Strength Calculator
SentryGlas® Benefits
DuPont™ SentryGlas® offers safety, security, sound reduction, solar energy control, durability and design flexibility.
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