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The GLASSX crystal method of functioning.

GLASSXcrystal integrates 4 system components in a functional unit:
transparent heat insulation, protection from overheating, energy conversion and thermal storage.

A triple insulating glazing unit provides the system with excellent thermal insulation
of a U-value of U=0,48 W/m2K. A prismatic pane in the outermost air-gap reflects the solar radiation
at high altitudes in summer and transmits it at altitudes below 35° in winter. As a key component acts the slim
heat storage module, equivalent to a storage capacity of about 20 cm concrete. The storage material is a
salt hydrate PCM (Phase Change Material). Solar heat is stored in the PCM by means of a melting process.
During night time and the following days the stored heat is delivered to the interior during recristallisation.
The salt hydrate is contained in a Polycarbonate box. The interior toughened glass pane could optionally be
coated with a screen printing. The whole system appears as a translucent wall.

Summer sun high in the sky (> 40°)

Total reflection of the rays

Shallow winter sun (< 35°)

Loss-free passage of the rays
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Architekt: Beat Kämpfen, Zürich

Versatile, innovative and completely maintenance free

Maintenance and lifetime

GLASSX®crystal is a translucent wall element without any mechanical components
or electronic devices. Thus the functionality may be guaranteed over a long lifetime
without maintenance.
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GLASSX®crystal - technical data

Glass 1 (exterior) Tempered safety glass

Gap between panes (GBP 1)
Glass 2
Gap between panes (GBP 2)
Glass 3
Gap between panes (GBP 3)
Glass 4 (interior)
Gap between panes with prism
plate and inert gas
Tempered safety glass with Low-E
Gap between panes with inert gas
Tempered safety glass with Low-E
Gap between panes with
PCM plate
Tempered safety glass with
ceramic silk-screen printing

Element thickness 79 mm
Thickness tolerance -1/+4 mm
Min. fold width ~ 84 mm
Weight max. 95 kg/m²
Max. surface area 4.2 m²
Max. height 280 cm
Max. width 150 cm
Heat transmission coefficient (U-value) up to 0.48 W/m²K
Light transmission for crystalline PCM 0 - 28 %
Light transmission for liquid PCM 4 - 45 %
Total energy transfer ratio (g value):
Vertical direct irradiation 48 %
Diffuse irradiation 29 %
Seasonal (winter months) 34 - 40 %
Seasonal (summer months) 17 - 22 %
Storage capacity 1185 Wh/m²
Storage temperature 26 - 30 ˚C

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GLASSX®prism - technical data

Glass 1 (exterior) Tempered safety glass

Gap between panes (GBP 1) Gap between panes with prism
plate and inert gas
Glass 2 Tempered safety glass with Low-E
Gap between panes (GBP 2) Gap between panes with inert gas
Glass 3 Tempered safety glass with Low-E

Element thickness 48 mm
Thickness tolerance -1/+3 mm
Min. fold width ~ 60 mm
Weight max. 54 kg/m²
Max. surface area 4,2 m²
Max. height 280 cm
Max. width 150 cm
Heat transmission coefficient (U-value) up to 0,49 W/m²K
Light transmission for crystalline PCM up to 54 %
Total energy transfer ratio (g value):
Vertical direct irradiation 48 %
Diffuse irradiation 29 %
Seasonal (winter months) 34 - 40 %
Seasonal (summer months) 17 - 22 %

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GLASSX®comfort - technical data

Glass 1 (exterior) Tempered safety glass

Gap between panes (GBP 1)
Glass 2
Gap between panes (GBP 2)
Glass 3
Gap between panes (GBP 3)
Glass 4 (interior)
Gap between panes with inert gas
Tempered safety glass with Low-E
Gap between panes with inert gas
Tempered safety glass with Low-E
Gap between panes with
PCM plate
Tempered safety glass with
ceramic silk-screen printing

Element thickness ~ 70 mm
Thickness tolerance -1/+4 mm
Min. fold width ~ 80 mm
Weight max. 92 kg/m²
Max. surface area 4,2 m²
Max. height 280 cm
Max. width 150 cm
Heat transmission coefficient (U-value) up to 0,49 W/m²K
Light transmission for crystalline PCM 0 - 38 %
Light transmission for liquid PCM 4 - 55 %
Total energy transfer ratio (g value):
Vertical direct irradiation up to 53 %
Storage capacity 1185 Wh/m²
Storage temperature 26 - 30 ˚C

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GLASSX comfort slim - technical data

Glass 1 (exterior) Tempered safety glass

Gap between panes (GBP 1)
Glass 2
Gap between panes (GBP 3)
Glass 3 (interior)
Gap between panes with inert gas
Tempered safety glass with Low-E
Gap between panes with PCM plate
Tempered safety glass with optional
ceramic silk-screen printing

Element thickness ~ 53,5 mm

Thickness tolerance -1/+3 mm
Min. fold width ~ 80 mm
Weight max. 74 kg/m²
Max. surface area 6,0 m²
Max. height 300 cm
Max. width 200 cm
Heat transmission coefficient (U-value) up to 0, 91 W/m²K
Light transmission for crystalline PCM 0 - 38 %
Light transmission for liquid PCM 4 - 55 %
Total energy transfer ratio (g value):
Vertical direct irradiation up to 53 %
Storage capacity 1185 Wh/m²
Storage temperature 26 - 30 ºC

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GLASSX®comfort “store” - technical data

Glass 1 Tempered safety glass

Gap between panes (GBP 1) Gap between panes with PCM plate
Glass 2 Tempered safety glass

Element thickness ~ 38 mm
Thickness tolerance -1/+2 mm
Min. fold width ~ 44 mm
Weight max. 58 kg/m²
Max. surface area 4,2 m²
Max. height 280 cm
Max. width 150 cm
Light transmission for crystalline PCM 0 - 38 %
Light transmission for liquid PCM 4 - 55 %
Storage capacityt 1185 Wh/m²
Storage temperature 26 - 30 ˚C

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Favorable, sustainable and always disposed for storage

Comfort
Increased surface temperatures up to 26°C or 28°C at the interior surface of the panel
enhance thermal comfort in the room.The facade functions as a large area heat radiator producing
a steady and comfortable climate.

Design freedom
The various size options of GLASSX®crystal enables a flexible use.The individual designed
interior surface allows to fit the element in different scenes.
GLASSXcrystal in its liquid state
GLASSXcrystal in its crystal state
GLASSXcrystal in its change phase
 Referenz GlassX crystal
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Forschungsprojekt PCM und Prismenglas

PCM aus Paraffinen

Solarhaus III, Ebnat Kappel

Forschungsauftrag BFE: PCM - und Prismenglas
Architekt: Dietrich Schwarz, 2000
Schweizer Solarpreis 2001
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Anthrazit eingefärbte PCM - Behälter

Raumseitiges Glas mit Siebdruck weiss

Alterswohnen Domat/Ems
Detailpreis 2007
Architekt: GlassX architecture, Zürich 2004
 Referenz GlassX crystal
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Hochtransparentes PCM
Gläser ohne Siebdruck

Marché international support Office, Kemptthal

Nullenergieprojekt, Schweizer Solarpreis 2007
Architekt: Beat Kämpfen, Zürich 2007
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Hochtransparentes PCM
Gläser ohne Siebdruck

Marché international support Office, Kemptthal

Nullenergieprojekt, Schweizer Solarpreis 2007
Architekt: Beat Kämpfen, Zürich 2007
 Referenz GlassX crystal
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Anthrazit eingefärbte PCM - Behälter

Raumseitiges Glas mit Siebdruck weiss

Eulachhof, Oberwinterthur
Nullenergiesiedlung, Schweizer Solarpreis 2007
Architekt: GlassX architecture, Zürich 2007
 Referenz GlassX crystal
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Anthrazit eingefärbte PCM - Behälter

Raumseitiges Glas mit Siebdruck weiss

Eulachhof, Oberwinterthur
Nullenergiesiedlung, Schweizer Solarpreis 2007
Architekt: GlassX architecture, Zürich 2007
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Grau eingefärbte PCM - Behälter

Raumseitiges Glas mit Siebdruck “Ätzton”

Minergie-P Wohnüberbauung “Im Bächli”, Teufen

Architekt: GlassX architecture, Zürich 2007
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Raumseitiges Glas mit Siebdruck “Ätzton”

N7 Wohn - und Verwaltungsgebäude, Berlin

Architekt: C.Fischer, Innenarchitekten, 2006
copyright©2007FlorianKleinefenn

copyright©2007FlorianKleinefenn
 Referenz GlassX prism
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Raumseitiges Glas mit Siebdruck “Ätzton”

copyright©2007FlorianKleinefenn N7 Wohn - und Verwaltungsgebäude, Berlin

Architekt: C.Fischer, Innenarchitekten, 2006

copyright©2007FlorianKleinefenn
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Referenz GlassX comfort
hochtransparentes PCM
Raumseitiges Glas ohne Siebdruck

“The House That Kevin Built”

Channel 4, ExCel, London
Building Research Establishment , Watford, UK
Architekt: bbm sustainable design
East Sussex, 2008
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Referenz GlassX comfort store
Anthrazit eingefärbte PCM - Behälter
Raumseitiges Glas mit Siebdruck weiss

Wettbewerb Färbi Areal, Zürich

Nullenergie-Bürogebäude
Architekt: GlassX architecture, Zürich 2008
Hausbuben, Stuttgart / Zürich
Energiekonzept: Transsolar Stuttgart
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Referenz GlassX comfort store
Anthrazit eingefärbte PCM - Behälter
Raumseitiges Glas mit Siebdruck weiss
 © Heiko Hellwig

Architekt: Beat Kämpfen, Zürich

Efficient, unfailing and noticeable comfortable

Comfort
High sur face temperatures (26 °C to 28 °C) on the inside of the element lead to more
room comfor t. In winter, the inner side of GLASSXcr ystal functions as a solar tiled stove,
giving of f uniform and pleasant radiant heat, which significantly improves the
thermal comfor t and thus the comfor t in the home.

Ef ficiency
GLASSXcr ystal has a high ef ficiency because line and storage losses do not apply.
This system has no threshold losses; energy is input even in the case of dif fuse solar radiation.
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references and see how not only the functions, but also
the aesthetics, prove our points.

©2005, GlassX AG
Subject to technical modifications
without notice.
GLASSXcr ystal is a registered
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trademark of GlassX AG
Editors: GlassX AG
Design: peyerbeer.ch
Fotos: Gaston Wicky
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