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If building sustainably is your goal, it's important to ensure that the products you use are truly green. SageGlass glazing is GreenSpec®-listed, which means Building Green, Inc., has independently designated SageGlass as an environmentally preferable building product, and lists it in the GreenSpec® directory. Our products can also help earn LEED points for your projects in these categories:
EA Credit 1: Optimize Energy Performance (1-19 points possible)
EA Prerequisite 2: Minimum Energy Performance (Required)
IEQ Credit 7.1: Thermal Comfort Design (1 point possible)
IEQ Credit 8.1: Daylight and Views, Daylight (1 point possible)
IEQ Credit 6.2: Controllability of Systems, Thermal Comfort (1 point possible)
SS Credit 8: Light Pollution Reduction (1 point possible)
What makes SageGlass Products Green?
People love windows. However, along with the views and connection with the outdoors that windows provide, they are also a source of energy waste and cause glare and thermal discomfort for building occupants. Historically, building designers have attempted to mitigate the sun’s negative effects by incorporating such features as oversized cooling systems, mechanical shading systems, and exterior sunshades. With SageGlass glazing in the windows, building designers don’t have to compromise—the dynamic windows are significantly more energy efficient than static windows, and they provide a comfortable interior for the occupants while allowing them to keep their view. SageGlass glazing can be operated manually or integrated into a building’s energy management system, further optimizing the building’s efficiency.
SageGlass glazing also nearly eliminates the damage caused by the sun, so interior furnishings don’t need to be replaced as often, which saves resources.
This matrix details the many sustainable attributes of SageGlass.
What’s Not Green About Static Windows?
Buildings are the largest source of energy consumption in the world, and energy lost through today’s inefficient window stock accounts for ~30% of the building heating and cooling energy consumed in the U.S.
SageGlass Products: The Best of Both Worlds
Because it can be tinted when it’s hot and sunny but cleared when it’s cloudy outside, SageGlass glazing provides a daylighting solution that does not require additional shading and blind systems. A building even partially glazed with SageGlass products can be designed to take advantage of natural light without compromising the connection to the outdoors.
What Happens at the End of the Product’s Life?
SageGlass can be disposed of like any static coated glass products (such as low-e).
How much Electricity is Needed to Power the Glazing?
SageGlass glazing is very energy efficient to operate. In fact, it takes less electricity to power and control 1,500 square feet of SageGlass glazing than it does to power a 60-watt incandescent light bulb.
Download SAGE’s “Green Facts” sheet here. 
SAGE is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council.
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