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At the heart of the most energy efficient windows, helping to reduce heat loss & improve a building’s energy performance.

Founded in 1998 SWISSPACER is part of the Saint-Gobain group. The company has grown fast globally and is already a leader in many markets.

Why specify windows with SWISSPACER inside?

  • SWISSPACER is the most energy efficient warm edge spacer bar, tried and tested worldwide
  • ULTIMATE, SWISSPACER’s next generation spacer bar is the best performing foiled warm edge spacer bar in the world regarding thermal conductivity. It came top out of all significant foiled warm edge spacer bar brands. The official tests were conducted by ift Rosenheim, the respected German test house, for the Warm Edge Working party of the German Bundesverband Flachglas. SWISSPACER V came second after ULTIMATE. Britain’s BFRC (British Fenestration Ratings Council), which is responsible for window and door energy ratings in the UK, now relies on the work and results of the Working Party and keeps the data for a UK database for simulators to use in their calculations. All significant warm edge manufacturers participated in the Working Party.
  • SWISSPACER is a cost-effective way of improving the energy efficiency of a window, helping to meet building regulations and the requirements of the Code for Sustainable Building and Passivhaus standards
  • Use SWISSPACER’s Caluwin to calculate the energy savings for your windows
  • It’s ideal for double and triple glazing
  • SWISSPACER’s Gas Tight Barriers are 100% impermeable to gas and moisture. Well made sealed units with SWISSPACER inside continue to save energy and last for years.
  • It has the widest range of available colours from stock – 17 in total.

The highest thermal performing warm edge spacer bar

The cost of energy is high and rising and windows and doors are a major source of heat loss in buildings. Nationally, according to Government figures, 18% of heat is lost through windows alone in an uninsulated home.

Building regulations have been tightening to improve the performance of Britain’s new homes and existing housing stock, and Part L of the regulations is geared to energy efficiency. It helps meet the UK obligations to reduce CO2 emissions and use of energy. In new housing Building Regulations are scheduled to achieve zero carbon in 2016. The Code for Sustainable Homes has set tough standards for housebuilders and through initiatives like AIMC4 and FEES is driving the industry to adopt the most effective energy saving products and new best building practice.

Achieving these standards isn’t easy, but with SWISSPACER inside, achieving zero carbon is a little easier. Specifying the highest thermal performing warm edge spacer bar can make a significant difference to the carbon footprint and energy efficiency of your project. And in new or social housing, or large scale commercial projects, that performance lasts so the energy and cost savings continue year after year.

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Colour is an important consideration when designing a building

The smallest detail matters. Whether you want a spacer bar to match the colour of the window profile or a contrasting colour, SWISSPACER has the widest choice of warm edge spacer bar colours – 17 in total.

Aesthetics

SWISSPACER spacer bars have a subtle semi-matt finish for improved aesthetics.

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