What role does the glass industry play in the global environment issue?
AU: Both low-emissivity (low-E) glass and solar-control glass have a major role to play [when it comes to] the environment issue because they make it possible to reduce the amount of energy used and therefore CO2 emissions. Based on an independent study conducted by the European Federation for Flat Glass Manufacturers (GEPVD), manufacturing one square meter of low-E double glazing leads to the emission of 25 kg of CO2. On the other hand, the CO2 savings from replacing one square meter of single glazing with low-E double glazing represents 91 kg CO2 per year. In other words, the CO2 emitted during production is offset after three and a half months of use if you replace all single glazing with low-E glass. In terms of solar-control glass (based on Glaverbel estimates), if you measure CO2 emissions of buildings in Brussels and Rome, you see that specific CO2 emissions can also be dramatically reduced by approximately 65 percent from using high performing low- and solar-control glass inste
