Architects and glass specifiers consider many dimensions when evaluating glass for buildings: color, aesthetics, energy efficiency, wind load, thermal stress and more. They often use siloed software tools to support this analysis. A glass producer wanted to combine these tools into one and learn more about its customers to better serve their needs and differentiate its brand.

Through discussions with internal experts, our team created some initial concepts to review with architects and glass specifiers. We created a tablet-based application that used both the front and rear cameras to simulate a glass sample digitally in real time. In addition to this digital preview, data about each glass product’s color reflectance and material properties were made available for use in Revit, an industry-standard tool used by architects.