Solar Components
Corp./Kalwall® Corp. Win SBIC
Award for Revolutionary Daylighting System
Prestigious Industry Award Recognizes Revolutionary Breakthrough
Kalwall Corporation, a leader in the field
of translucent building fenestration systems, and its subsidiary
Solar Components Corp. recently received the Sustainable
Buildings Industry Council’s (SBIC) “Best Practice”
Sustainability Award for 2003. The award recognizes Kalwall
for the revolutionary daylighting and energy efficient benefits
found in the Kalwall+ Nanogel® translucent aerogel insulated
fenestration system.
Kalwall+ Nanogel translucent aerogel fenestration system
offers an NFRC certified panel U-value of .05 (R-20), up
to five times greater than insulating glass systems, with
museum-quality light. The new Kalwall+ Nanogel panels filled
with translucent aerogel offer the most insulating, diffuse-light-transmitting
technology available today. Kalwall Corp. exclusively manufactures
the system, working with Cabot Corporation.
The Kalwall+ Nanogel panel itself provides a thermal
protection of U=. 05 (R-20) with up to 20 percent light
transmission, and improved sound attenuation, making it
easier for designers to satisfy new stricter building codes.
These exceptional benefits allow the system to be used as
all or part of a wall or roof structure. In addition, the
Kalwall+ Nanogel system transmits light that is virtually
free of glare, hotspots, and shadows.
Manufactured exclusively by Cabot through a patented process,
Nanogel translucent aerogel is a lightweight, nanoporous
insulation material that can deliver increased light transmission
levels, while resistant to moisture and mildew.
The award-winning Kalwall+ Nanogel products were evaluated
based on the following criteria:
- Contributions to reduced energy consumption
and/or improved environmental performance
- Transferability and marketability
- Environmentally sensitive design
- Careful integration of architecture,
building materials and systems, energy efficiency, and
renewable strategies
- Current and potential impact on the
increased understanding and growth of America’s
sustainable buildings
- Innovative use of renewable and passive
design techniques
“We are very pleased that the SBIC recognized the Kalwall+
Nanogel system with this award,” said Bruce Keller,
vice president of Kalwall Corp. “This product offers
superior daylighting qualities that will become an industry
standard for building owners interested in daylighting and
energy efficiency.”
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