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COOL-LITE® ST BRIGHT SILVER
The newest member of the COOL-LITE ST family, COOL-LITE ST Bright Silver, impresses with its extremely high transparency and neutral reflection. With this combination, the product provides both extreme comfort and excellent privacy levels. Unlike the other ST coatings, this coating is applied as standard to extra-white DIAMANT float glass; normal PLANICLEAR float glass is also available on request. AESTHETICS: high external reflectivity (*32%) with silver color, meeting the latest architectural trends for a strong design statement. The high light transmission brings good volume daylight which being proven to be beneficial to occupants of the building.SOLAR PROTECTION: achieving good level of solar protection with a solar factor of *0,52 (on DIAMANT), cooling loads are reduced under hot climates.
SageGlass products are built for today's generation of architecture. By allowing the benefits of natural light without the aesthetic limitations of blinds and shades, it can completely change the role of glass in your next project. And because it's versatile enough to fit into any space, it gives designers the freedom to reimagine what's possible.
Placo® Activ'Air®
Gypsum double side board with gypsum core from natural origin. It has the Activ’Air technology incorporated: removes up to 70% of the formaldehyde presents in the indoor air. Works with porous surfaces: painting or wallpaper.
Ecophon Akusto™ Wall C has a concealed grid and bevelled edge to create a narrow groove between each panel. Available in a variety of surface options. Excellent room acoustic properties are achieved when this wall absorber is paired with a sound absorbing ceiling.
Year: 2020
Emblem of Saint-Gobain and showcase of its skills, the tower hosts the Group's new headquarters in the heart of the Paris La Défense business district, in the town of Courbevoie.
KEY DATA OF THE PROJECT
165 m high
44 levels including 38 above the slab of La Défense
Over 80 Saint-Gobain materials and solutions
Start of construction: May 2016 / Delivery: 1st quarter 2020
WHO SETTLES IN THE TOWER?
We have brought together in the Saint-Gobain Tower the headquarters of most of our activities located in Ile-de-France, including the Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, SGDBF, Placo, ISOVER, Building Distribution brands (Point.P, CEDEO), Saint-Gobain Glass France and its subsidiaries, as well as the Information Systems Department.
WHAT SAINT-GOBAIN MATERIALS ARE USED?
Over 80 of the Group's essential products have been used:
COOL-LITE® ST BRIGHT SILVER solar control glass, Placo® Activ'Air®, weber.floor 4630 mortar, SageGlass electrochromic glass, ISOVER Coatwool glass wool, SMU-S channeling system by PAM, the Saint-Gobain Solar Gard Graffitigard 4 MIL window film, the Elance range of glass partitions by Clipper, the Plafometal active ceiling, the Ecophon Akusto Wall C acoustic wall panel.
Certifications
The new building has received three certifications:
HQE (High Environmental Quality),
LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design),
BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method).
These three certifications make this building a fairly unique achievement from an environmental standpoint.
PROJECT PARTNERS
This project was managed and financed by its owner, the insurer Generali, who, assisted by Hines, commissioned the VINCI group to carry it out.
The architectural, technical and environmental project for the new tower was designed by the Valode & Pistre agency, which was selected by Saint-Gobain and Generali, in consultation with EPADESA, following an international architectural consultation. This project is in line with the strategy of EPADESA and Defacto and perfectly illustrates the attractiveness of Paris La Défense and its influence abroad.
Video here: https://www.saint-gobain.com/en/saint-gobain-tower
Saint-Gobain Tower - La Défense Copyright: Laurent Kronental
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