Viracon Adds VRE-65 to Family of High-Performance Coatings

OWATONNA, Minn. - April 4, 2014 - PRLog -- Viracon, the nation’s leading single-source architectural glass fabricator, introduces VRE-65 – the latest addition to its lineup of high-performance glass coatings.

With this addition, Viracon offers a tool for designers and architects to balance aesthetics, natural light and solar heat gain while enhancing energy performance. VRE-65 achieves this balance through maintenance of Light to Solar Gain (LSG) ratios from 1.25 to 1.80.

VRE-65 combines form and function with the same neutral appearance as other Viracon coatings. It offers superior aesthetics, including high light transmission (59%) that allows two-way vision under varying light conditions and aids in controlling glare. Designers and architects can specify VRE-65 on any standard glass substrate or same surfaces as DigitialDistinctions™ and silkscreen patterns. These features create complete flexibility of product use and greater design options.

VRE-65 joins VRE-38, VRE-46, VRE-54 and VRE-59 to further extend the range of insulating glass options offered by Viracon.

To learn more about VRE-65 and the rest of the VRE lineup, visit Viracon.com (http://www.viracon.com/).

About Viracon, Inc.

Viracon, the nation’s leading single-source architectural glass fabricator, is based in Owatonna, Minnesota, and has facilities in Statesboro, Georgia, St. George, Utah and Nazaré Paulista, Brazil. Viracon produces high-performance glass products, including tempered, laminated, insulating, silk-screened, digital printing, and high-performance coatings, for North American and international markets. The company is a subsidiary of Apogee Enterprises, Inc. . Apogee, headquartered in Minneapolis, isa leader in technologies involving the design and development of value-added glass products and services.

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