Neat is an invisible titanium dioxide layer applied to the outer surface of the glass for a lower-maintenance glazing solution.

Originally developed in 2006 by Cardinal in the United States, it is offered exclusively by Glassworks in Australia as a standard addition to the high-performing low-E coated products. Glassworks is excited to announce the arrival of the new generation easy-clean coating: Neat+, with a new and improved formula.

Like its predecessor Neat, the titanium dioxide layer of Neat+ is also a more conductive surface with anti-static properties, which result in 40% less dust build-up compared with ordinary, uncoated glass. Neat+ is a further 25% more photoactive than the previous version, allowing it to react even better with the sun’s UV rays to break down greenhouse gasses and organic pollutants through a process called photocatalysis.

In addition to repelling dust and dirt and using the sun’s rays to lift organic matter, Neat+ offers a smoother surface, which is hydrophilic. This means that when it rains or the windows are cleaned, water sheets off the surface instead of building up and resisting flow like regular ‘hydrophobic’ glass. Decomposed materials are rinsed away without leaving behind streaks, resulting in less window cleaning and more time spent enjoying the view.

Glassworks appreciates the cost- and water-saving potential of low-maintenance windows and is therefore proud to offer Neat+ as a standard coating on its signature high -erforming low-E products: LoE 3 -366 clear mixed climate, LoE 3 -340 solar control and LoE-i89 ultra clear low-E glass.