TL;DR
Laminated glass is a safety glazing made of two glass plies bonded to a tough plastic interlayer, usually PVB, so a broken pane crazes but hangs together on the film instead of falling in shards. It is the windshield construction brought to buildings: required by coastal codes for impact-rated windows tested to standards like ASTM E1996, and chosen elsewhere for hurricane protection, forced-entry resistance, UV filtering, and noticeable noise reduction.
What it means
Laminated glass is a safety glazing made of two glass plies bonded to a tough plastic interlayer, usually PVB, so a broken pane crazes but hangs together on the film instead of falling in shards. It is the windshield construction brought to buildings: required by coastal codes for impact-rated windows tested to standards like ASTM E1996, and chosen elsewhere for hurricane protection, forced-entry resistance, UV filtering, and noticeable noise reduction. It satisfies safety-glazing rules in hazardous locations as an alternative to tempered, with the bonus that it stays in the frame when broken.
Where it sits in the glossary
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