Category: Building Industry News

NASA’s first manned flight around the moon for 50 years has sparked fresh interest in space exploration, while also reminding us of the tantalising properties to a vacuum: especially back here on earth. As the poster for the original Alien movie said… ‘In space, no one can hear you scream’. There are many industrial applications for vacuum technology, and these continue to expand as technology advances. At the same time, falling costs are making it an increasingly practical solution for high-performance glazing. Aside from being a very good barrier against sound transmission, the thermal insulation value of an evacuated 8mm thick IG unit can actually exceed that of triple glazing, as London based ASWS has demonstrated using custom made units supplied by 1st Vacuum Glass.