Sincerely, <\/em><\/p>\n Cathleen S. Dear Cathleen,<\/p>\n Thank you for contacting the Glass Detective with your question about what glass would be appropriate for security purposes when valuables are involved. Given the scenario you describe, a good glass professional (similar albeit not identical to the Glass Detective) would recommend the use of heavy laminated glass panels pretty much identical to what is used in \u201churricane zones\u201d. This is what is known as \u201cimpact glazing.\u201d If maximum security is desired, \u201cbullet-resistant glass<\/u><\/a>\u201d which is typically four to five layers thick with heavy PVB\u00a0interlayers between the glass panes, could also be used. The framing for these systems is also custom to accommodate the thickness of the panel and also the weight (often 1-3\/16\u201d thick at 16-17 lbs\/sq. ft.) of the glass.<\/p>\n Another option would be compositions made of polycarbonate<\/u>\u00a0<\/a>and glass. These glass-clad polycarbonates are lighter and often used in security applications such as jails and prisons. Size limitations could prevent it from being a good selection for a large room with oversized windows. So I\u2019ll stay with the multiple layered laminated glass<\/a> (impact-resistant glazing) as my choice.<\/p>\n As for your comment regarding the Glass Detective\u2019s \u201cHolmesian attire\u201d, that was not his idea. The Glass Detective actually likes to think of himself as more of a Columbo-type. However, his grandchildren believe he is more of a Clouseau-type. Good luck with the novel, Cathleen, and when your novel becomes a movie and they are looking for the guy to play the detective that analyzes the glass, I\u2019m available and work cheap. I hope this is of some help to you and thank you again for contacting Glass.com.<\/p>\n Happy Writing, Follow along as the Glass Detective takes on the case of The Novel Novelist to determine the strongest type of glass for deterring thieves from breaking and entering the home of a high art jewelry designer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1395,1352],"tags":[208],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glass.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4528"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glass.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glass.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glass.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glass.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.glass.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glass.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glass.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glass.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glass.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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