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smart glass TP 03-23-05
Posted by TP on March 23, 2005, 5:52 am
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I would like to install a wall partition of smart glass. Has
anyone used smart-glass? The electrically charged glass that
changes from clear to opaque. Some use a Liquid Crystal
Privacy film between two layers of glass. Anyone know if you
could purchase the film only? Or what the cost would be for a
piece approximately 5x5 foot in size?

ref:
http://www.refr-spd.com/index.html
http://www.glassresource.com/sub/special/privacy.htm

Thanks
TP


Posted by LT on March 26, 2005, 12:49 am
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go to their site and fill out the form and someone should call...
right?
http://www.smartglass.com/contactsuppliers.htm



Posted by on March 26, 2005, 9:03 am
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I saw it used on This Old House. Looked pretty cool and a great idea
for the right applications. One good example would be to seperate two
interior spaces, allowing full visibility or blocking it off at the
touch of a switch.

I certainly wouldn't go wild with it though, until there is more
history with the reliability and such. And for those reasons, I would
be less inlined to try it for any exterior windows.



Posted by TP on March 27, 2005, 3:39 pm
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Thanks for the feedback. Looks like it is still too expensive,
100$ a square foot.


trader4@optonline.net wrote:

> I saw it used on This Old House. Looked pretty cool and a great idea
> for the right applications. One good example would be to seperate two
> interior spaces, allowing full visibility or blocking it off at the
> touch of a switch.
>
> I certainly wouldn't go wild with it though, until there is more
> history with the reliability and such. And for those reasons, I would
> be less inlined to try it for any exterior windows.
>


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