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entrepreneur realize his vi- we achieved comfort, but
sion of transparent accom- the outside surface of the
modations to drive tour- glass globes still had to be
ism for the northern lights brushed and scraped man-
above the arctic circle. ually, which would have
Electric heating can even be
installed in moving glass panes, Finnglass manufactured generated labour costs and
such as these sliding doors electrically heated glass breached the privacy of
measuring 6.5 meters in height panes mounted on tailor- customers inside igloos.
and 12 in width at Mercury City made steel frames to The perfect solution was
Tower’s penthouse
achieve unobstructed views found in installing electric
of nature while providing heating on both the interior
Heated glass can cut down the utmost comfort. and exterior panes of triple-
construction costs of new Before finding the perfect glazed glass. This way we
buildings and offer energy solution, we considered in- achieved comfort indoors
efficiency and a modern sulated glass without heat- and had snow and ice melt
look to old buildings. Be- ing and insulated glass with on outside surfaces. The
fore getting technical about electric heating only on the interior glass is heated to
how these can be achieved, interior glass, but both had just one or two degrees
let’s look at how this tech- their problems. With insu- higher than room tempera-
nology has benefitted real- lated glass without heating, ture, eliminating all sensa-
life projects. water condensed on the tion of the cold wall effect.
glass, froze and collected Thanks to smart sensors,
INNOVATION snow on the outside. In ad-
FOR GLASS IGLOOS
dition, glass radiated cold
The glass igloos at Kak- inside and did not provide Mercury City Tower in Moscow,
Russia. Crown and sloped roofs are
slauttanen, Finland, are sufficient comfort.
made with Finnglass’s heated glass
a prime example of how When we added heat- for energy-efficient indoor comfort
Igloos at the Kakslauttanen Finnglass helped a Finnish ing on the interior glass, and the safe removal of ice and snow.
Arctic Resort in northern Finland Constructed by Josef Gartner GmbH
are made with electrically heated
glass to prevent cold wall effect,
convection, condensation, ice
and snow build-up. They offer
an unobstructed view of the
nature and a unique opportunity
to enjoy the starry sky and
northern lights in incredible
comfort and peace

fort and utility of indoor
spaces by eliminating space-
consuming heating devices,
such as radiators or fan
coil units, usually installed
all along the base of glass
walls. Removing such de-
vices releases space for op-
erations, which can be used
for workspace in offices or
more tables in restaurants.