Window spacers and edge seals in insulating glass units: A state-of-the-art review and future perspectives

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 263-280

  Van Den Bergh, Sofie ^a   Hart, Robert ^c   Jelle, Bjørn Petter ^a,b   Gustavsen, Arild ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Edge seal; Insulating glass unit; Spacer; Thermal performance; Window

Indexed keywords

FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; GLASS PANES; INSULATING GLASS; LITERATURE SURVEY; RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES; SPACER; STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEWS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

INSULATION; SURVEYS; WINDOWS;

GLASS;

EID: 84872734406     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.10.006     Document Type: Review

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