TMD 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Smart Glass, Stained Glass, Shingles

• School: URI
• Department: Textiles Fashion Merchandising and Design
• Course: TMD 226
• Professor: Naomi Neville

Document Summary

Laminated or safety glass: one or more layers of a plastic sheet sandwiched between glass to create a material that resists shattering into shards, windshields. Thermal/insulated: special insulating properties, offer heat limitations with multiple layers of air space between, low-e coatins have been developed. Suspended-particle-device glass (smart glass: made with suspended, used for large pieces, windows, doors. Mirror: glass silved on one side creates a reflective surface. Plastics: thermosetting resins, thermally hardened and never become soft again. Exterior pvc trim: shingles, used to be wood, weathers well, paints well. Interior metal materials: putting an industrial exterior as an indoor ceiling. Tin roof in kitchen would help a fire: decorative, more modest version of plaster. Resin: plastic-y coating, different panels, soild or highly viscouse substance, can be plant-deviede, transucelent quality, can make panels and use light behind it, can bend. Light behind to make an interior wall. Wall papers: color, can also be more rustic, ressemble wood, faux imagery, brick.