Laminated Insulating Glass — Bahrain International Circuit

Laminated Insulating Glass for Bahrain International Circuit

A motorsport venue in the Gulf puts three demands on its glazing at once: solar and glare control against a hot, high-sun climate; safety glazing over spectator and circulation areas; and the thermal performance of a sealed building envelope. For Bahrain International Circuit — home of the Bahrain Grand Prix — Dayang supplied a flat tempered laminated-insulating glass system for the project in 2023 (around 200 m²).

The brief

The venue needed flat glass panels that control solar heat and glare, stay safe over occupied areas, and perform thermally as a sealed unit. That points to a laminated-insulating build: a tinted, tempered, laminated outer pane for solar control and safety, sealed with an air cavity to a tempered inner pane.

Glass system supplied

The build was a tempered laminated insulating glass unit (IGU):

• Outer laminated pane: 6 mm European-grey tempered glass + 1.52 mm PVB interlayer + 6 mm clear tempered glass. The grey body-tint cuts solar heat and glare; the PVB laminate makes it safety glass that holds together and stays in the opening if broken.
• 16 mm air cavity (16A).
• Inner pane: 6 mm clear tempered glass.

Every ply is tempered (toughened) for strength and safe breakage, and the whole unit is flat — not curved.

Why it is specified this way

Each layer does a job. The grey tint manages the Gulf sun; lamination with PVB turns the outer pane into safety glass with post-breakage retention — important over spectators and walkways; tempering gives strength and a safe break pattern; and the insulating cavity adds the thermal performance a sealed facade needs. Combining solar-control tinting, lamination, tempering and IGU sealing into one unit is exactly what a manufacturer with in-house tempering, laminating and insulating lines can deliver as a single specification.

Explore the glass used

• Flat tempered glass — the tempered base for every ply.
• Laminated glass and laminated vs toughened glass — PVB lamination and post-breakage retention.
• Insulated glass and the insulated (IGU) glass guide — sealed units for thermal performance.
• PVB vs SGP laminated glass — choosing the laminate interlayer.

Planning a solar-control or safety-glazed facade? Send us your enquiry with your build, sizes and quantity, and we will advise on the glass system and quote EXW or FOB.

Project: Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain (2023, ~200 m²). Project details from Dayang’s official project catalogue.

Sources

• Dayang official project catalogue (P7 “Project List”) — Bahrain International Circuit (2023, ~200 m²): 6 mm European-grey tempered + 1.52 PVB + 6 mm clear tempered + 16A + 6 mm clear tempered (laminated insulating unit)
• Client product catalogue / knowledge base (tempered, PVB-laminated and insulated glass)