Rapid ROI for Manheim Township High School

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Architect: Integrated Holistic Design

Objectives: Reduce efficiency losses related to 35% glazing coverage, reduce electrical, heating and cooling costs, maximize comfort; design towards LEED goals

Serious Solution: Directionally tuned high performance glazing utilizing suspended coated film on North and East elevations and solar-control suspended film on South & West. SeriousGlass provided a solution that achieved efficiency improvements without radical re-design of the existing building. Notably, because SeriousGlass is designed to bring the surface temperature of the interior pane of glass to a level close to human skin temperature to optimize comfort, students and teachers discovered more useable classroom space after the renovation.

Serious ROI: Cost savings related to reduced energy bills projected to exceed material cost for the re-glazing project within 7 years.