Glass has been widely used in the construction industry. Whether in the construction of doors and windows or curtainwall, glass has been strongly relied upon since the beginning of time.

From being a transparent/translucent material to being considerably robust, safe, energy-efficient, weather and dust resistant, easily moulded, aesthetically pleasing, and more, glass is highly flexible as a material that can also go through many adaptations. All of these are reasons enough why glass is extensively used in the building and construction industry primarily for the construction of windows and doors both for residential and commercial spaces.

Com-Al Windows makes the construction of commercial glass aluminium windows and doors, curtain walls, and more, easy and effective for commercial buildings and offices. Based in Perth, Western Australia, Com-Al Windows is driven by the latest tools and machine technologies to up your game!

Using Glass in the Commercial Buildings/Offices

The building materials used in the commercial spaces are deeply scanned before being proceeded with. Glass tick many boxes, which makes it an effective material to be used even in the construction of commercial buildings and offices.

Using commercial glass for the construction of commercial doors and windows ooze professionalism, which is central to these buildings. Glass is rust and rodent-proof, dust-proof, flexible, UV stable, can be toughened/strengthened, made energy-efficient, and even acoustically sound.

The Acoustics of the Glass

The acoustics can be described as the setting of a house or a space, which regulates the transmission of sound and its overall impact.

The acoustics of a place indoors largely depends on the materials that are used for the interiors of the place. Glass, being a popular material used in construction today, plays a crucial role in the overall acoustics of a commercial building room.

Glass is one such material that has a complex set of acoustic properties. Glass can either let the sound through them or resist them considerably by proper insulation. Besides, while glass is often described as a thin material that is vulnerable to shattering, commercial glass can be thicker and resistant to the same. All of these properties sometimes pose numerous challenges in the commercial usage of glass.

Major Acoustic Challenges of Glass and their Remedies

Using glass is certainly effective in a large number of ways, but using glass for commercial doors and windows often poses numerous challenges for commercial buildings. Some of the disadvantages of using commercial glass are:

Susceptibility to resonance

We have heard glass breaking and found films and videos that show glass being broken by opera singers. Glass can be highly vulnerable to resonance because it produces resonance that we can hear. However, if the resonating frequency is studied and adjusted accordingly, then that would solve the problem.

Transmission of sound

While transmitting sounds, glass can range from being a good transmitter of sound to a sound-proof medium. This can largely be regulated by its thickness. However, here lies another challenge.

You simply cannot thicken a commercial glass as much as you want because that would again adversely affect the transparency of the glass. Using laminated glass and insulated glazing units (IGU or DGU) from Com-Al Windows Pty Ltd can be effective here if you are planning to design, manufacture and install glass that you want to be resistant to sound waves.

Reflection of sound

Reflection is a common property of all mediums. The reflection of sound waves from glass can adversely affect the acoustic performance of rooms. Such issues result in problems like echoes, flutter echoes, and more. However, these can be corrected by the usage of proper sound-absorbing mediums and the right choice of glass which Com-Al Windows would come as a huge help!

What is Acoustic Glass?

The sounds that we generate daily are not only harmful to our ears but are debilitating to our mental wellbeing. Dealing with these noises can get even more challenging when in the office or a commercial setting. However, choosing acoustic glass can minimize you’re the impact.

Acoustic glass is referred to as the sound-proof variant of commercial glass, which is used to effectively counter the common noises that disrupt the flow of work and productivity, especially in a commercial setting.

Acoustic glass is specially manufactured by laminating two sheets of glasses together with a PVB (Polyvinyl Butyral) film between them. The layer of PVB between the glass acts as an acoustic membrane that fastens the two sheets of glass together, thereby helping appear single-paned.

Such a sheet is responsible for absorbing most of the noises and resists these vibrations from passing to the other side.

Installation of Sound-proof/Acoustic Glass

Acoustic glass are of varied forms, with several thicknesses and glazing options on which depends the intensity of soundproofing.

For instance, you can go for a thin acoustic glass for your office/home where the usual chores and/or office works take place. On the other hand, if you have a commercial recording studio, then it is the thicker acoustic glass panes that would help. However, if you aren’t confident regarding acoustic glasses and the glass that would best fit your commercial setting, then reaching out Com-Al Windows would be the right choice!

Acoustic Glass can hugely help improve glass acoustics and more

Acoustic glasses are really beneficial when it comes to soundproofing. With acoustic glasses, you can minimize the sound vibrations to the desirable limits. Now, if you are wondering what else the acoustic glasses are good for then, here are some advantages that the acoustic glasses will help you attain:

Security

Security is one of the major factors that acoustic glasses can score on. Acoustic glasses can be made tough. Besides, being customisable according to the thickness requirements, acoustic glasses can enhance the overall security.

Safety

Acoustic glasses are considered to be safer options when exposed to both natural and man-made hazards. They are even safer than annealed and tempered glass options. Due to its inner PVB layer, acoustic glasses are less prone to breaking. Besides, even if they break at times, the pieces of the glass continue to be stuck to the PVB layer in comparison to many other glass types, where the glass shards fall, and are therefore dangerous. This is what makes acoustic glasses a prominent option in the automobile and appliance manufacturing industries.

Energy-efficiency

Along with the above benefits of acoustic glasses, it is also important to note that they are energy efficient too. Thus, if you are working in an office where the commercial doors, windows, or curtain walls are built out of acoustic glasses, then the temperature inside can be kept at optimum levels, which can stand as a sharp contrast to the temperature outdoors.

The acoustic glass with thermal properties are also another option. These glasses are specially designed to shield the harmful ultraviolet, and infrared rays of the sun, providing huge benefits not only to the persons but also to the furniture and furnishings indoors. Choosing acoustic glass with thermal properties would thus, keep the interiors lighted by helping the normal sunlight enter minus the harmful rays.

Com-Al Windows offers a wide selection of commercial aluminium and automatic doors (including revolving doors) and windows, fitted with toughened, cyclonic, laminated, double glazed and other glass types to fit the construction of your commercial buildings and offices.

Therefore, if you are based in Perth or any other part of Australia, then contact Com-Al Windows to stay out of all the worries regarding the construction of commercial doors and windows, commercial glasses, and more.