[Greenbuilding] re: Non-PVC alternative

[Robert Tom]

On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:22:14 -0400, Eric Cadora <handygoy at bigla.com> wrote:

> Can anyone suggest an eco-friendly alternative for the clear PVC
> enclosure material that is used for exterior restaurant patio areas?

Not sure which component of the enclosures you're referring to but  
diverted-from-the-wastestream-tempered-glass-salvaged-from-patio-door-insulating-glass-units  
(DFTWTGSFPDIGU) is an excellent material that can do anything clear PVC  
can do and do it better.

If it's for clear insert panels for railings, it should be fine. Tempered  
glass takes gobs of physical abuse and comes back ticking. (I could tell  
you stories of glass abuse!)

If it's for overhead canopies, it should be fine for that too since if  
temper glass should get broken somehow, it breaks into a bazillion  
harmless small chunks rather than dangerous shards. Your Codes may require  
glass with a plastic laminate layer for overhead glazing though, the  
reasoning being that the plastic keeps the glass chunks from raining down  
if the glass should get broken.

If you're in the Alam Abrans neighbourhood (Land 'o Shrub, Washington DC)  
I heard that he has a pile of such glass available, for free, as such  
glass often is.

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