[Greenbuilding] Non-PVC alternative

[Eric Cadora]

Thanks Rob, but I was thinking about the clear vinyl roll-up stuff  
that is only lowered on an as-needed basis to enclose a patio. Sorry  
about being unclear.

Eric

Eric Cadora
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On Apr 22, 2008, at 11:20 AM, Robert Tom wrote:

> 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.
>
> -- 
> === * ===
> Rob Tom
> Kanata, Ontario, Canada
> < A r c h i L o g i c  at chaffY a h o o  dot  c a >
> manually winnow the chaff from my edress in your reply
>
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