NSG Group is pleased to introduce Pilkington Mirai Øne™, a new architectural float glass offering over 35 percent less embodied carbon compared to its standard float glass, aimed at supporting lower-impact material choices in the built environment. It forms part of Groups wider sustainability commitments, including investments in alternative fuel trials, carbon capture technology to reduce furnace emissions, and recycling initiatives under the makechange™ platform.
Pilkington Mirai Øne™ is designed to help reduce carbon emissions while meeting the criteria for a wide range of specifications. It provides a lower-carbon option within familiar float glass parameters with an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), verified by an independent third party currently in preparation.
Achieved by increasing the use of recycled content—thereby reducing reliance on virgin raw materials—alongside other decarbonisation measures outlined in their roadmap and when coated, laminated or further processed, the glass delivers the same high standards of aesthetics, quality and performance as conventional float glass.
By reducing carbon emissions during manufacture and considering how it can be used in coated or insulated glazing units (IGUs), Pilkington Mirai Øne™ will help design teams cut the environmental impact of buildings throughout their lifetime.
Pilkington Mirai Øne™ builds on the foundation of Pilkington Mirai™, launched in 2023 as the architectural glass markets’ lowest embodied carbon float glass to date, offering a 52% reduction in embodied carbon. While Pilkington Mirai™ is suited to projects with more ambitious carbon targets, Pilkington Mirai Øne™ is a lower carbon offering that provides a more widely accessible solution, balancing meaningful emission reductions with greater flexibility in specification and procurement.
Pilkington Mirai Øne™ is now available across European markets, offering building owners, as well as architects and specifiers a practical route to carbon savings within conventional projects.