EPiC database - Flat glass Robert Crawford André Stephan Fabian Prideaux 10.26188/5da554738e0e0 https://melbourne.figshare.com/articles/dataset/EPiC_database_-_Flat_glass/9979778 This material is part of the free Environmental Performance in Construction (EPiC) Database. The EPiC Database contains embodied environmental flow coefficients for 250+ construction materials using a comprehensive hybrid life cycle inventory approach.<br><br>Flat glass, also known as soda-lime glass, is made from a combination of silica, soda, lime (from limestone), dolomite and aluminium oxide. Cullet, or waste glass, can also be added. The raw materials are melted at high temperature and the molten glass is then formed into flat glass using a variety of processes. A floating process, where the molten glass is floated on a bed of tin, is most common for manufacturing window glass. This gives it the common name of float glass.<br><br>The speed at which glass flows across the tin bath determines the glass thickness, which typically ranges from 2 to 25 mm. The glass is then gradually cooled (annealed) and cut to size. It can also be coated with a range of materials to provide particular characteristics (such as thermal, reflective, privacy).<br><br>Flat glass is commonly used in buildings to provide daylight and views. It is used for windows, glass doors and transparent walls. 2019-11-20 05:25:45 Embodied energy Embodied carbon Embodied greenhouse gas emissions Embodied water Input-output analysis Construction Building Materials Environmental performance Life cycle assessment LCA Database Process analysis Australia Hybrid analysis Life cycle inventory LCI Concrete block Cement mortar Portland cement Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) Concrete 20 MPa Concrete 25 MPa Concrete 32 MPa Concrete 40 MPa Concrete 50 MPa Fibre cement sheet Fibre cement weatherboard Gypsum plaster Plasterboard - 10 mm Concrete roof tile Flat glass Building Science and Techniques