Saint-Gobain Glass has been named as a finalist in two categories at the G23 Awards, in the Sustainability Initiative of the Year and the Commercial Project of the Year categories.
It is in the running for the Sustainability Initiative of the Year award after joining forces with integral blinds manufacturer Morley Glass & Glazing to create the first successful closed-loop post-consumer glass recycling scheme that turns old glass units into new high-performance window glass.
The two companies have together saved over 1million tonnes of raw materials from the flat glass manufacturing process, plus vast amounts of energy and CO2 emissions, and donated thousands of pounds to environmental and social good causes.
Marketing director Mike Butterick said: “The initiative involves collecting old insulated glass units, removed during window replacement projects, and converting them into cullet (crushed glass) using a patented automated crushing machine. The cullet is then used in the manufacture of new high-performance window glass.
The manufacturer’s work on the high Black & White Building in Central London has been recognised in the Commercial Project of the Year category.
The 17.8 metre high structure is the tallest mass timber office building and the first fully engineered timber structure in the city since 1666. The six-storey property is powered by 100 per cent renewable energy sources and has over a third less embodied carbon than equivalent concrete structures.
It is framed by a glazed curtain wall featuring Cool-Lite SKN183 outer pane with a bespoke digitally printed wood effect inner pane of glass to continue the natural wood effect used throughout the exterior and interior of the building.
