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Cabot Aerogel Finds Home In New York

by Michael McCoy
April 2, 2012 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 90, Issue 14

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Credit: Cabot Corp.
The apartment building known as TEN23 opened in January.
A 12-story apartment building in New York City (shown) has become the world’s first large residential project to use Cabot Corp.’s Lumira brand aerogel in its windows.
Credit: Cabot Corp.
The apartment building known as TEN23 opened in January.

A 12-story apartment building in New York City has become the world’s first large residential project to use Cabot Corp.’s Lumira brand aerogel to provide daylight. Aerogel, a porous silica considered the world’s best insulator, was incorporated into translucent glass panels created by Advanced Glazings. Thanks to aerogel’s insulating properties, the panels have the same insulation value as that of a solid exterior wall, Cabot says.

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