How We Brought Warmth to an 18th Century Church | Glaze & Save
Bristo Baptist Churchis the second oldest Baptist Church in Scotland, founded in 1765. However, this long established church has a lively congregation who move with the times: a perfect match for Glaze & Save InvisiTherm™.
The church is a B Listed church in a conservation area in Queensferry Road, Edinburgh, with nine 6.8m high windows. The church was suffering from a serious cold problem, resulting in serious under-use of the church halls and discomfort and chilly fingers for the congregation! Something had to give.
We installed our bespoke magnetic secondary glazing on all nine of the lead glass windows, splitting the systems at 3.4m to allow for easier handling and removal. At 6.8m high, these were easily the biggest windows we have installed on to date.
We achieved some great results for the parishioners:
· An average of 5 degree internal increase in temperature was recorded over a period of one month.
· The InvisiTherm™ install has taken the glaze area from 5.5 U-Value to 1.7 U-Value approx, the same as standard double glazing.
· Dramatically lowering the thermal conductivity due to the proportion to the wall area thus increasing the thermal insulation.
· Noise reduction is well over 60%, having a dramatic improvement on the ambiance of the sanctuary.
· Aesthetically very pleasing with parishioners having to be told about the install as it is virtually invisible.
Not only is the church experiencing fantastic thermal and noise reduction properties, it’s also had a knock on effect on the use of the hall. Previously, the hall was so cold that it was only used for services and one choir practice per week. Now, there are multiple clubs, activities and meetings in the hall every day of the week; giving this beautiful building a new lease of life and providing some extra revenue for the church.
All in all, a complete success! We have now installed in multiple churches across Scotland, remaining sympathetic to stained glass, leaded windows and crittal windows while providing an energy efficient near invisible finish. Contact us here to arrange a free no obligation survey of your church today.
