such a breath of fresh air that there are people out there still fighting the good fight for buildings to last... amazing

I worked for a large multination testing company and I can say that all the Vacuum Insulated Glass (VIG) that we tested had a much larger failure rate than traditional insulated class.  It appears to be a transportation issue.  VIGs just don't travel well.  I think it will get better but I wouldn't be spending the extra money right now.

Finally a solution to this problem. When you referenced pilkington glass I felt I had to offer this information to you. The story of pilkington and the continues float glass process is well documented but I’m sure very few people actually know the world changing effect it has had on everyone. The engineer who with what is known as the group of “8” was Allister Pilkington. (No relation). If you have never read about the process and the journey to its perfection it is worth investigating. Now to why I felt I needed to say this. The last surviving  engineer on that team passed away this spring. He was an amazing person who I was honoured to call my friend. His story goes well beyond glass including being a member of Cambridge university’s world champion rowing team. A decorated veteran of the Malaysian conflict a celebrated violinist and classical music artist. His Name was Brian Oxley and he and the rest of those men and the continuous float glass process deserve to be remembered. Thank you for your glass passion.

I completely agree with you but then that is the case with so much of all contemporary architecture: flat, charmless, plain cause it's cheap to build and dominated by the ugliest materials there are like uPVC spreading like a gangrene to doors, windows, fascia, , roofs, guttering, fencing, cladding ...you name it!  I personally didn't know that Fineo had a solution for this problem and therefore you have just given me excellent news, Thank You.

Well my Anderson thermopane windows made back in the 1960's  - Anderson made what they called "welded glass" where by two panes were glass welded together then they have a tiny lead plug at the corner bottom as an access port to vacuum out the window and put in inert gas then the lead plug is sealed.  Those windows have never failed, however, Anderson quit making their thermopane windows that way.  I have Flexivent and Beauty line windows, which they discontinued.  You used to be able to have them custom make you a new sash if you needed (it did not have the welded glass) but they discontinued that a few years ago too .  Only thing I have had to do to these windows is take apart the sash and pull welded glass panel out - very carefully and re caulk the sash as the old caulking has failed.  The sashes were made out of rot proof pine too - so my original window  still are like brand new after striping paint and re painting  - they come out like new.

This takes Save the Muntins to a new level and audience.

I still like the old double hung window with single pane glass plus exterior storm windows for added R-value.

4:35 is the face of someone who has developed a profound hatred for something but found a way to remain psychologically calm when he thinks about it so it doesnt ruin his day anymore.

I have the same thing with exposed expansion joints for masonry clay brick facades, cause in my country we dont build monolithic stone walls unfortunately anymore. Now all our new brick buildings look like someone put a stone saw at every 5 meters. I hate it, i hate it, i hate it.

Eventually, the tech matched the ancient wisdom.
And it's not only for old houses restoration, I shall use it for the houses I am designing and building, with wood window frames.
Because it's better.
The price is the only obstacle, as it may be far cheaper to replace the double/triple-glazed glass each 15 years...

I've been waiting for this!

7:24 The glass is not guaranteed for 60 years but "only" for 20 years. However, AGC says the "expected design life span" of this Fineo glass is 60 years...

High performance traditional insulating double pane glass is guaranteed for 15 years and has an expected design lifespan of about 20 to 30 years.
But compared to Fineo, it's (still) more than 7 times cheaper...

So it all comes down to the labor cost for replacing the glass after 15 or 20 years I guess... If you're lucky, you only have to replace the traditional double pane glass once in sixty years, if you're unlucky, twice...

That is super interesting, very cool.

This is exciting!

Metal points are used to hold single pane glass in muntins and window frames.  The glazing is used to seal the joint.

I have double glazing, and i have them in since 35 years, and our house has 110+ window panes, not a single failure. I would say American engineering and quality manufacturing needs to up a couple of notches. Also, there is slim versions for historic window frames.

Wonderful!  I am a window washer and have seen up close the foggy mess that is the double pane. Muntins taped on,  allow water behind as they age and it makes cleaning them a, "pane." 😊

I’m a glazier and am so glad this came across my feed. Exciting stuff

Looking to make my own windows for a future forever home, videos like this are invaluable. Thanks

This is awesome!  Love this Brent!  💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.❤