Smart Glass for Architects and Builders

Specify switchable PDLC glass with confidence: product selection, spec support, electrical guidance, glazing consultation, shop drawing review and Revit/CAD.

Phase Glass provides switchable privacy glass, retrofit PDLC smart film and laminated smart glass for residential and commercial projects.

From design intent to buildable detail.

Switchable glazing earns its place in a project when the specification is right. We support architects through documentation (CAD, Revit and BIM), coordinate formats, power and sequencing with builders, and keep the film-versus-laminated decision grounded in what the detail actually needs.

PROJECT REVIEW

Product selection

Film for existing glazing, laminated for new. We keep the film-versus-laminated decision grounded in what the detail actually needs, and keep the two distinct in the spec.

RETROFIT FILM · LAMINATED PANEL

CSI spec support

Spec language, product data, size limits and control details for your drawing set and submittal: format, panel sizes and zoning, control method, and the low-voltage power route.

SPEC LANGUAGE · PRODUCT DATA · SIZE LIMITS · CONTROL DETAILS

Wiring / electrical guidance

The glass requires a low-voltage powered connection and is private by default when unpowered. Draw is small and occurs only while the glass is held clear. We coordinate power locations and requirements with your electrical engineer or contractor before close-in; compliance work is performed by licensed professionals.

LOW VOLTAGE · POWER LOCATIONS BEFORE CLOSE-IN · LICENSED COMPLIANCE

Glazing consultation

We review drawings with your team before glazing is ordered and coordinate directly with your glazier, GC and install team on glazing and electrical. Laminated panels are sequenced with the glazing package.

DRAWING REVIEW · GLAZIER AND GC COORDINATION

Shop drawing review

Panel-level shop drawings for the specified panels, provided through your submittal and approval workflow.

SUBMITTAL-READY

Revit / CAD for active projects

CAD blocks, Revit families and BIM coordination for projects in documentation. Mid-documentation questions move fastest by specification request.

CAD BLOCKS · REVIT FAMILIES · BIM COORDINATION

A glazing scope that shows up ready.

Nobody on site wants a novelty product. Planned early, switchable glass behaves like any other glazing scope.

STEP 01

Design

Formats confirmed at design: film for existing glazing, laminated for new.

STEP 02

Pre-drywall

Power locations agreed before close-in, coordinated with your electrician.

STEP 03

Submittals

Shop drawings for the specified panels through your approval workflow.

STEP 04

Glazing and switch-on

Laminated panels arrive factory-finished with the glazing package; retrofit film areas are often completed in a single day. Tested before handover.

Two distinct products. Keep them distinct in the spec.

New construction and glazing replacement are specified as laminated smart glass, with the switchable layer sealed inside the factory-laminated panel. Existing interior glazing is retrofitted with switchable film.

Where architects and builders specify switchable glass.

New custom homes

Floor-to-ceiling glazing with privacy designed in from day one.

Commercial fit-outs

Conference rooms and facades planned around switchable glass.

Healthcare documentation

Exam, consult and imaging rooms where a door-and-blind detail would otherwise be required.

Hospitality

Guest bath pods, private dining and frontage specified with the glazing package.

Glass partitions

New office and residential partitions with built-in privacy.

Occupied-space retrofits

Existing partitions and windows converted with film, often in a day per area.

Specification questions, answered.

Specifying switchable glass on a current project?

Send plans or dimensions and we’ll return the configuration, drawings and schedule coordination you need.

Or email micah@phaseglass.com · specification requests move fastest by email

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Contact

(619) 339-6781 micah@phaseglass.com

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Questions and answers

Do you provide Revit families or CAD details for PDLC glass?

Yes. Documentation support includes CAD blocks, Revit families and BIM coordination, along with shop drawings for the specified panels.

When should I specify laminated smart glass versus retrofit film?

New construction and glazing replacement are specified as laminated smart glass, with the switchable layer sealed inside the factory-laminated panel. Existing interior glazing is retrofitted with switchable film. The two are distinct products and should stay distinct in the spec.

How do architects specify smart glass?

Specify the format (retrofit film or laminated panel), panel sizes and zoning, the control method, and the low-voltage power route. Phase Glass supplies product data, size limits and control details for the submittal.

What does the electrical scope look like?

The glass requires a powered connection, and compliance work is performed by licensed professionals. We coordinate the requirements with your electrical engineer or contractor during documentation.

When should we bring you into the project?

Ideally at design or pre-drywall, so panel formats and power locations are agreed before close-in. Retrofit film projects can enter later, since the existing glazing stays.

Do you provide submittals and shop drawings?

Yes: shop drawings for the specified panels, provided through your submittal and approval workflow.

How are pricing and lead times confirmed?

Both are confirmed at quote for the specified configuration. Send plans or dimensions and we return the configuration and pricing for the scope.

How do we start a specification conversation?

Send a specification request by email, or schedule a product presentation for your studio. We walk through formats, details and control options against your project.