How we produce our technical glazing advice
Every technical article published in the IQ Glass knowledge base is written, reviewed, and verified by practising glazing professionals: members of our in-house team who work on real projects, with real architects and contractors, every day. This page explains who writes our content, how technical claims are checked, and how we keep advice current as standards, products, and regulations evolve.
Why this matters
Architectural glazing is a technically complex, high-stakes discipline. A homeowner or architect acting on incorrect advice (the wrong U-value, a misunderstood compliance requirement, an inaccurate lead time) faces real financial and practical consequences. We take that responsibility seriously.
Our technical advice section exists to give architects, designers, contractors, and homeowners genuinely useful, accurate information, not to generate traffic. That means every article is held to the same standard we apply to the glazing itself: specified carefully, checked independently, and maintained over time.
Our content process
Step 1: Written by an IQ Glass specialist
Every article in our technical advice section is authored by a member of our in-house team. Depending on the subject matter, that will be a technical sales consultant, a design engineer, a contracts manager, or a technical glass specialist. Authors write only within their direct area of expertise and are credited by name on every article, with a link to their full professional profile.
We do not commission content from external writers or agencies. Everything published under our name is written by someone who has worked on IQ Glass projects, understands the practical realities of structural glazing, and can stand behind what they have written.
Step 2: Technical claims verified against primary sources
Before any article is published, all technical claims are cross-checked against primary sources. This includes:
- Current manufacturer data sheets and product specifications
- British Standards and relevant harmonised European Standards (BS EN)
- Building Regulations, in particular Approved Documents L (energy efficiency), K (protection from falling), and N (glazing safety)
- Active IQ Glass project records and CAD design documentation
No technical figure (U-value, acoustic rating, fire classification, structural load reference, or lead time) is published without a verifiable primary source. Where a specification is subject to project-specific variables, we say so clearly rather than presenting a figure that may not apply.
Step 3: Independent review by a senior engineer
Before publication, a senior member of our technical or design engineering team, always someone separate from the original author, independently reviews all structural, thermal, and safety-critical content. This reviewer holds full authority to request revisions, flag inaccuracies, or withhold publication until the content meets our accuracy standard.
This two-person process exists because glazing specification is an area where errors are not always obvious to a non-specialist reader. Having a second, independent expert read every technically significant article before it goes live is the most reliable way we know to catch mistakes before they reach the people relying on our advice.
Step 4: Scheduled re-verification and update log
Publishing accurate content is not a one-time task. Building Regulations are amended. Product lines are updated or discontinued. Lead times shift. Glass performance standards evolve. An article that was accurate at publication can become misleading eighteen months later without anyone changing a word of it.
To address this, every article in our technical advice section carries three dates: the original publication date, a last-verified date, and a next-review date. The next review is scheduled no more than six months after the last verification. When any of the following occurs, affected articles are reviewed, updated, re-verified, and re-dated:
- A relevant amendment to the Building Regulations is published
- A product referenced in the article is discontinued, superseded, or has its specification changed by the manufacturer
- The scheduled review date is reached
- A reader submits an error report that is validated by our technical team
- Significant changes to UK or industry guidance affect the subject matter
A brief change log is appended to any article that has been materially updated, noting what changed and when.
Who writes and reviews our content
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How we handle corrections and updates
We welcome a challenge. If you believe any technical information on this site is inaccurate, out of date, or misleading, please tell us. Reports submitted via our contact form are reviewed by a relevant member of our technical team within five working days. If a reported error is validated, we will correct the article, update the last-verified date, and add a note to the change log.
We will not remove or alter content to suppress legitimate criticism, only to correct genuine errors.
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A note on this page itself
This editorial process page was last updated in May 2026. If our content processes change in any material way, this page will be updated to reflect that.
IQ Glass is the UK's leading specialist in bespoke structural glazing. Our technical advice section exists to share the expertise of our team freely, with architects, designers, contractors, and homeowners working on glass-led projects across the UK.
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