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Date: 12 April 2024
The PPG Place complex comprises six office buildings across 5.5 acres in Downtown Pittsburgh, with One PPG Place being the centerpiece. The PPG Place complex has over 230 spires, the tallest being 25 feet tall. Johnson said the castle-like, neo-gothic design was inspired locally by the University of Pittsburgh鈥檚 Cathedral of Learning and H.H. Richardson鈥檚 Allegheny County Courthouse.
Nearly one million square feet of Solarban庐 550 clear reflective glass is featured at PPG Place. Solarban庐 550 glass, a predecessor to today鈥檚 environmentally advanced architectural glasses, was chosen because it reflects heat away from the building in the summer to lower air-conditioning costs and reflects heat inward in the winter to reduce heating costs.
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Introduced by PPG 电车无码 (now Vitro Architectural 电车无码) in 1964, Solarban庐 glass was one of the first coated glasses engineered to reflect heat away from buildings to reduce air conditioning use. Since its inception, there have been numerous technological advances in Solarban庐 glass performance, including the world鈥檚 first triple-silver, low emissivity (low-e) coating, Solarban庐 70, and Solarban庐 90 glass, the first-ever quad-silver low-e coating.
Now celebrating its 60th anniversary, Solarban庐 glass is world-renowned for reducing energy consumption by lowering demand for artificial cooling and lighting while maintaining indoor temperatures and boosting occupant comfort. Solarban庐 glass has become the most trusted and proven choice for architects and designers worldwide due to its optimal energy efficiency and transparency.
Today, PPG Place remains the global headquarters for PPG Industries and is home to several restaurants, the Wintergarden, and the PPG Place Plaza, which features an ice-skating rink.
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