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FAQs
What is TruTint?
TruTint is a leading electrically tintable and color-variable glass for windows, skylights, and curtain walls. It tints automatically or on-demand to control sunlight, without shades or blinds, maintaining your connection to the outdoors and reducing energy consumption.
Why use TruTint smart glass?
TruTint is energy-efficient and removes the need for less sustainable shading devices that can block our view of the outdoors. Buildings are arguably our country's greatest energy liability, consuming 68 percent of our electricity and 40 percent of our total energy while emitting 38 percent of CO2 into the atmosphere. The energy lost through conventional windows accounts for approximately 30 percent of heating and cooling energy, according to the US Department of Energy. Shades, blinds, louvers, fins, and other mechanized sun control devices sever our connection to the outdoors and add to a building's environmental impact.
Where is TruTint smart glass used?
TruTint is being used in buildings, cars, displays, and anywhere you'd like to bring in daylight, keep people comfortable, and provide an uninterrupted connection to the outdoors. Because it conserves energy, TruTint is ideal for sustainable buildings. It also prevents fading, which protects interior spaces.
How does TruTint smart glass work?
We start with color-coated nanoparticles. These are suspended in microscopic wells in our nanoimprinted film. The film is then sandwiched between two sheets of glass (laminated windows). Electric power is connected to each side of the conductive film coating. Applying electric power orients the nanoparticles which act as small light shutters. This allows setting of any level of tint from clear to completely opaque. By placing three layers of plastic film between the two sheets of glass, we can select any color for the glass (opaque, transparent or any tint color in between).
How is TruTint smart glass different from other smart glass technologies?
Most competitors are based on the metal chromium, which comes only in blue. TruTint allows for any color. Additionally, TruTint has the fastest switching technology and provides infinite tints and infrared control.
How does TruTint smart glass save electricity?
TruTint saves electricity in buildings by reducing heating, cooling, and lighting costs.
How much electricity does TruTint smart glass use?
TruTint uses a small amount of electricity only when switching tints and colors.
How many tint levels and colors does TruTint support?
TruTint supports any tint level.
How are TruTint windows controlled?
TruTint windows can be controlled manually from anywhere using a smartphone. They can also be controlled automatically from building management systems and home automation systems.