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SAGE Electrochromics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, is a specialized window glass developer based in Faribault, Minnesota. The company develops electronically tintable smart glass (also called electrochromic glass, EC, dynamic glass or smart glass), for use in building windows, skylights and curtainwalls, that can be electronically tinted or cleared to optimize daylight and improve occupant comfort in buildings. According to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), SAGE's SageGlass technology "has the potential to reduce building heating and air conditioning equipment size by up to 25%, resulting in construction cost savings. SageGlass could also potentially reduce overall cooling loads for commercial buildings up to 20% by lowering peak power demand and may reduce lighting costs by up to 60% while providing building occupants with more natural daylight and greater comfort."〔 〕 ==History== The company was founded in 1989 by former CEO John Van Dine as Sun Active Glass Electrochromics, Inc. (SAGE) in a Valley Cottage, New York, laboratory.〔(Window Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology,Advanced Technology Program Status Report )〕 In 1992 the company moved to Rutgers University’s Department of Ceramic Science and Engineering for R&D collaboration with Rutgers scientists.〔 In 1994, the company changed its name to SAGE Electrochromics, Inc. It moved to Faribault, Minnesota, in 1998, where over the next five years it refined the production process and testing of its first commercial product, (SageGlass ), in its pilot line facility.〔C.G.Granqvist, Crit. Rev. Solid State Mater. Sci. 16, 291-308 (1990); C.M.Lampert, Solar Energy Materials, 11, 1-27 (1984)〕〔(Electrochromics, Achieving Business Excellence, 2009-06-08 )〕 Samples of these insulating glass units (IGUs) were tested by the Department of Energy〔(), How long will EC window coatings last? The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Advancement of Electrochromic Windows website〕 in the glass fabricating and OEM skylight industry.〔(OF ELECTROCHROMIC WINDOWS, Thermal Calibration of the Windows Testbed Facility Technical Report, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2006-04 )〕 In 2005, SAGE moved to its new headquarters and manufacturing facility, and commercially launched its first-generation SageGlass product.〔 〕 In March 2010, SAGE announced〔 〕 more than $100 million in DOE funding and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax credits to build a new facility in Faribault, Minnesota, to mass-produce SageGlass IGUs.〔〔 〕 The company ultimately decided to withdraw from the government funding program. Shortly thereafter, the company announced a new product that combines electrochromic technology with low U-factor triple-pane window glass construction.〔 〕 On November 10, 2010,French glass and building materials company Saint-Gobain acquired 50 percent of the SAGE with plans to share the two companies electrochromic glass technology and research and development efforts, The companies are also building the world's first large-scale electrochromic glass plant in Faribault, Minnesota.〔 〕 In 2012, SAGE opened a new 324,000-square-foor (30,100 square-meter) high volume manufacturing facility to manufacture its next generation SageGlass product. In May 2012 Saint-Gobain announced they had acquired 100% of SAGE. The company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Saint-Gobain at that time. October 2, 2013, the company announced that Van Dine stepped down from the CEO position to be replaced by Alan McLenaghan, with Van Dine becoming vice chairman for a three-year term starting in January 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SAGE Electrochromics」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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