electric privacy glass

scalerb

Hi All

Trying to get as much solar gain as possible into new house (with out over heating) . Would like to have electric privacy glass in bathroom so it would be clear glass when not in use allowing all the light through. Does anyone knew suppliers of this product or prices etc .

laminate

http://www.privalite.com/ do it and they have an Irish distributor.
I believe it costs a small fortune.

I could be wrong though...

Mellor

I'm not sure if you would have anysavings, maybe even a loss.
That glass is generally for doors and screens, I don't think it would have a very good U-Value. So any extra heat gained by the clear glass would be lost (plus more) by the deceased proformance.

Also, im not sure how much extra heat would be let through, normally windows in bathrooms have obsure glass, this scatters the visable light but it still passes throughas would heat.

caminowebmaster

There is a company in Ireland that do this - they are smartglassinternational.com http://www.smartglassinternational.com/

gman2k

I believe that electric privacy glass is a very expensive option on the Daimler (Mercedes) Maybach 62 limo;
A further option for the Maybach is a retractable electrotransparent partition screen between the driver and the rear occupants, at $23,780
Unless you're uber rich:) I think you should look at some other options.