Predictika · Architectural glass

An AI sales agent's architectural glass order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for a glazing contractor: an insulating or laminated lite with its outboard substrate color and thickness, Low-E coating, heat treatment, spacer or interlayer, size, and any safety glazing or hurricane requirement. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the size limits, component tables and notes Viracon publishes on its website, and returns a verdict, every reason and the limits it applied.

Scope: Viracon insulating and laminated lites: substrate color and thickness, Low-E coating, heat treatment, spacer, interlayer, fabrication size limits, safety glazing and hurricane interlayers. See everything this validator covers

This validator models one lite at a time, based on the public Viracon web pages for sizes, coatings, substrates, heat treatment, spacers and interlayers, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Fabrication size limits — Viracon lists a maximum width (base), height and area for each substrate color and thickness, and for each interlayer. The validator takes the most restrictive limit that applies to the lite (outboard substrate, interlayer for a laminated lite, and RoomSide Low-E at 99 by 165 inches and 100 square feet) and checks the width, height and area against it. A color and thickness that the size table does not list goes to a person.
  • Coatings and published performance — 20 Low-E coatings (VE, VUE, VRE, VNE, VNG and the laminated VLE family) with the visible light, reflectance, U-value, shading coefficient and SHGC that Viracon publishes. These figures are shown only when the lite matches the reference makeup Viracon uses for them (1/4 inch clear glass, and a 1/2 inch argon space for insulating lites or 0.060 PVB for laminated ones); other makeups show no figures. A VLE coating in an insulating lite goes to a person.
  • Heat treatment and safety glazing — when safety glazing is required, an insulating lite must be fully tempered, because Viracon states that heat-strengthened glass does not meet ANSI Z97.1 or 16 CFR 1201; a laminated lite qualifies as safety glazing.
  • Spacers, interlayers and hurricane makeups — spacer thicknesses Viracon lists (the VTS warm edge spacer only up to 18 mm, stainless steel to 25.4 mm), a laminated lite must name an interlayer, and a missile level (small, large D, large E) needs one of the interlayers Viracon lists for it. Those hurricane makeups go to a person to confirm the glazing system, because Viracon states they qualify when installed in a suitable glazing system.
  • RoomSide Low-E — listed for insulating configurations and on 1/4 inch glass.

Any lite that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (Viracon does not publish list prices, so this page shows no price build-up), triple insulating, insulating laminated and monolithic configurations, printing, spandrel and specialty fabrication, the inboard lite's color, enhanced (VZE, VZRE) and newer coatings that the size table does not list, structural glazing sightlines, wind-load and deflection checks, and lead times.

The AI sales agentBuilds the lite from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
Size limits that depend on color, thickness and interlayerOnly with care
Viracon publishes a width, height and area limit for each substrate color and thickness and each interlayer, and the limit that applies is the most restrictive of several. A rules-based CPQ needs a table lookup for each and a minimum across them.		The substrate, interlayer and RoomSide limits are looked up and combined on every call, and width, height and area are each checked.
Safety glazing that depends on heat treatment and configurationOnly with care
Whether a lite qualifies depends on the heat treatment for an insulating lite but not for a laminated one, so the rule has to look at two choices together.		Required safety glazing is compared with the configuration and heat treatment in one place.
Hurricane interlayers by missile levelOnly with workarounds
Each missile level allows a different set of interlayers, and the choice also changes the size limit through the interlayer table.		The missile level, the interlayer and the interlayer size limit are evaluated together, and the makeup is sent to a person to confirm the glazing system.
Published performance only for the reference makeupOnly with workarounds
A static price or data table shows the figures whatever the makeup, which overstates what Viracon publishes.		The figures appear only when the lite matches the reference makeup; otherwise the page says none are shown.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the order is saved or a step is completed, so a person often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1The width of 131 inches is above the 130 inches that can be fabricated for this makeup; Viracon lists a maximum width (base), height and area for each substrate, coating and interlayer.
2The height of 237 inches is above the 236 inches that can be fabricated for this makeup.
3The lite is 30,680 square inches; the largest area for this makeup is 213 square feet.
4The height of 205 inches is above the 204 inches that can be fabricated for this makeup.
5The lite is 26,520 square inches; the largest area for this makeup is 183 square feet.
6The height of 236 inches is above the 204 inches that can be fabricated for this makeup.
7The selected substrate color is not listed in the Viracon size table at this thickness; a person should confirm availability and size limits with Viracon.
8A substrate thickness of 7 sixteenths of an inch is not in the Viracon size table, which lists 1/4, 5/16, 3/8 and 1/2 inch.
9The width of 100 inches is above the 99 inches that can be fabricated for this makeup; Viracon lists a maximum width (base), height and area for each substrate, coating and interlayer.
10The lite is 15,000 square inches; the largest area for this makeup is 100 square feet.
11The height of 170 inches is above the 165 inches that can be fabricated for this makeup.
12RoomSide Low-E is listed on 1/4 inch glass; the inboard lite is 6 sixteenths of an inch.
13RoomSide Low-E is listed for insulating, laminated insulating and insulating laminated configurations, not for a laminated lite alone.
14The VTS warm edge spacer is listed from 7.5 to 18 mm; a spacer of 254 tenths of a millimeter is listed only in stainless steel.
15A spacer thickness of 100 tenths of a millimeter is not one of the nominal thicknesses Viracon lists (7.5, 9, 11, 12, 13.2, 14, 15.5, 18, 18.5, 22 and 25.4 mm).
16Safety glazing is required; in an insulating lite only fully tempered glass is listed as qualifying, and heat-strengthened glass does not meet ANSI Z97.1 or 16 CFR 1201.
17A laminated lite is bonded with an interlayer and the quote names none.
18The width of 80 inches is above the 72 inches that can be fabricated for this makeup; Viracon lists a maximum width (base), height and area for each substrate, coating and interlayer.
19The selected interlayer is not one Viracon lists for this missile level (small: 0.060 PVB; large D: 0.090 PVB, 0.090 SentryGlas, 0.100 SentryGlas Xtra, 0.100 Saflex HP or 0.077 Saflex Storm; large E: 0.180 SentryGlas, 0.177 Saflex HP-VS or 0.154 Saflex Storm).
20Viracon states that a hurricane interlayer qualifies to ASTM E1996 when installed in a suitable glazing system; a person should confirm the glazing system and the project approval.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Size, spacer and safety glazing: A bronze atrium lite that is tall, heat-strengthened and on a 1 inch spacer

    
The agent's request. Please quote an insulating lite, 120 inches wide by 220 inches tall, with 1/4 inch bronze glass outboard, heat-strengthened, a VRE-4725 Low-E coating and a 25.4 mm VTS warm edge spacer. Safety glazing is required. There is no RoomSide Low-E. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Height above the fabrication limit. The height of 220 inches is above the 204 inches that can be fabricated for this makeup.
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  • Area above the fabrication limit. The lite is 26,400 square inches; the largest area for this makeup is 183 square feet.
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  • VTS spacer not listed at this thickness. The VTS warm edge spacer is listed from 7.5 to 18 mm; a spacer of 254 tenths of a millimeter is listed only in stainless steel.
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  • Safety glazing needs fully tempered glass. Safety glazing is required; in an insulating lite only fully tempered glass is listed as qualifying, and heat-strengthened glass does not meet ANSI Z97.1 or 16 CFR 1201.
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2. Size, spacer and safety glazing: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote an insulating lite, 120 inches wide by 220 inches tall, with 1/4 inch clear glass outboard, fully tempered, a VRE-4725 Low-E coating and a 13.2 mm VTS warm edge spacer. Safety glazing is required. There is no RoomSide Low-E. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Lite summary. The lite is 120 by 220 inches (26,400 square inches); this makeup allows up to 130 by 236 inches and 213 square feet.
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3. Hurricane interlayer: A laminated entrance lite for large missile level D with 0.060 PVB

    
The agent's request. Please quote a 1/4 inch clear laminated lite, 70 inches wide by 130 inches tall, fully tempered, with VLE-47 Low-E coating and a 0.060 PVB interlayer. The lite must meet large missile level D protection. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Interlayer not listed for the missile level. The selected interlayer is not one Viracon lists for this missile level (small: 0.060 PVB; large D: 0.090 PVB, 0.090 SentryGlas, 0.100 SentryGlas Xtra, 0.100 Saflex HP or 0.077 Saflex Storm; large E: 0.180 SentryGlas, 0.177 Saflex HP-VS or 0.154 Saflex Storm).
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4. Hurricane interlayer: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a 1/4 inch clear laminated lite, 70 inches wide by 130 inches tall, fully tempered, with VLE-47 Low-E coating and a 0.090 SentryGlas interlayer. The lite must meet large missile level D protection. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Hurricane makeup to confirm. Viracon states that a hurricane interlayer qualifies to ASTM E1996 when installed in a suitable glazing system; a person should confirm the glazing system and the project approval.
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  • Lite summary. The lite is 70 by 130 inches (9100 square inches); this makeup allows up to 96 by 200 inches and 92 square feet.
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5. RoomSide unit and substrate availability: A RoomSide insulating unit on green 5/16 glass with a 3/8 inboard lite

    
The agent's request. Please quote an insulating lite, 100 inches wide by 150 inches tall, with 5/16 inch green glass outboard, fully tempered, a VNE-63 Low-E coating and a 13.2 mm VTS warm edge spacer. Safety glazing is not required. RoomSide Low-E is on the inboard lite, which is 3/8 inch glass. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Width above the fabrication limit. The width of 100 inches is above the 99 inches that can be fabricated for this makeup; Viracon lists a maximum width (base), height and area for each substrate, coating and interlayer.
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  • Area above the fabrication limit. The lite is 15,000 square inches; the largest area for this makeup is 100 square feet.
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  • RoomSide Low-E is listed on 1/4 inch glass. RoomSide Low-E is listed on 1/4 inch glass; the inboard lite is 6 sixteenths of an inch.
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  • Substrate not in the size table at this thickness. The selected substrate color is not listed in the Viracon size table at this thickness; a person should confirm availability and size limits with Viracon.
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6. RoomSide unit and substrate availability: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote an insulating lite, 90 inches wide by 150 inches tall, with 5/16 inch green glass outboard, fully tempered, a VNE-63 Low-E coating and a 13.2 mm VTS warm edge spacer. Safety glazing is not required. RoomSide Low-E is on the inboard lite, which is 1/4 inch glass. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Substrate not in the size table at this thickness. The selected substrate color is not listed in the Viracon size table at this thickness; a person should confirm availability and size limits with Viracon.
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  • Lite summary. The lite is 90 by 150 inches (13,500 square inches); this makeup allows up to 99 by 165 inches and 100 square feet.
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7. RoomSide unit and substrate availability: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote an insulating lite, 90 inches wide by 150 inches tall, with 5/16 inch Starphire glass outboard, fully tempered, a VNE-63 Low-E coating and a 13.2 mm VTS warm edge spacer. Safety glazing is not required. RoomSide Low-E is on the inboard lite, which is 1/4 inch glass. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Lite summary. The lite is 90 by 150 inches (13,500 square inches); this makeup allows up to 99 by 165 inches and 100 square feet.
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares an order for a glazing contractor: an insulating or laminated lite with its outboard substrate color and thickness, Low-E coating, heat treatment, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the size limits, component tables and notes Viracon publishes on its website, and returns a verdict, every reason and the limits it applied.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please quote an insulating lite, 120 inches wide by 220 inches tall, with 1/4 inch bronze glass outboard, heat-strengthened, a VRE-4725 Low-E coating and a 25.4 mm VTS warm edge spacer. Safety glazing is required. The rest of the request is on screen.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with four findings, all in one answer. The height of 220 inches is above the 204 inches that can be fabricated for this makeup. The lite is 26,400 square inches; the largest area for this makeup is 183 square feet. The VTS warm edge spacer is listed from 7.5 to 18 mm; a spacer of 254 tenths of a millimeter is listed only in stainless steel. The other one is on screen.
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  6. The validator returned four blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the quote are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for size limits that depend on color, thickness and interlayer, a rules-based CPQ is error-prone for this.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the outboard glass to 1/4 inch clear, the heat treatment to fully tempered and the spacer to VTS, 13.2 mm.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. This time the validator clears it.
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  12. All four earlier findings are cleared.
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  13. Four problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean quote. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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