LuxWall
LuxWall manufactures vacuum-insulating glass delivering R-18 to R-23 thermal performance in thin profiles for commercial, residential, and public-sector buildings via a patented continuous low-heat process. It sells direct and through OEM partnerships with Saint-Gobain, SCHOLLGLAS, Viracon, and Kolbe, plus a certified fabricator program.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2016
- HeadquartersYpsilanti, United States
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What LuxWall does
LuxWall, Inc. is a Ypsilanti, Michigan-based building-materials manufacturer that designs and produces vacuum-insulating glass (VIG) branded as "Transparent Insulation." The company's core product platform eliminates convective, conductive, and radiative heat transfer through an ultra-high vacuum cavity between fully tempered glass panes, combined with low-E coatings and micro-pillar spacers, enabling wall-like thermal performance in profiles thinner than conventional double-pane glass. The flagship product, Enthermal, delivers R-18 insulation with a U-factor of 0.055 in an 8mm profile and a 20-year warranty; Enthermal Plus extends performance to R-23 (U-factor 0.043) in a 25mm hybrid configuration; and Enthermal Spandrel addresses opaque commercial-facade applications. Manufacturing relies on a multi-patented, continuous low-heat production process operating roughly 250°C below conventional VIG methods, supporting approximately 1,200 units per day at the Litchfield, Michigan facility (opened August 2024), with a 276,000 sq ft Detroit factory on the Bedrock Industrial Campus planned for late 2026.
LuxWall monetizes hardware through direct project sales (quote-based pricing of approximately $16–$20 per square foot disclosed in 2023), technology licensing and OEM supply to strategic glass-industry partners — Saint-Gobain Glass (INSIO in Europe), SCHOLLGLAS (GEWE Enthermal / Enthermal Plus in Germany), Viracon for North American commercial facades, and Kolbe Windows & Doors for residential — and an Enthermal Plus Certified Fabricator program that integrates the vacuum unit as a drop-in component into standard IGU assembly lines. End customers span education, healthcare, Class A office, multi-family residential, hospitality, public sector, retail, industrial, and transportation; named deployments include the 2,000+ unit Global Holdings Nomad Tower (1250 Broadway) Glass-Only Retrofit in New York City, multi-thousand-unit projects at 99 Park Avenue and West 96th Street, the Tennessee State Capitol, and Chase Bank branches. The company has raised approximately $90M+ in equity across a 2021 seed round, a $33M 2023 Series A, and a $51M 2024 Series B, plus a $31.7M U.S. Department of Energy grant and a December 2025 SEC Form D filing covering approximately $111M (~$77M sold). Total committed Michigan capital investment is $165.6M supporting 450+ jobs across two factories.
The go-to-market blends direct enterprise field sales (regional reps and a quote-driven contact workflow), a multi-tier channel partner strategy (OEM co-development plus certified fabricators and glaziers), and a project specification workflow aimed at architects, engineers, developers, and glazing contractors, supported by CSI 3-part specifications, IGCC/SGCC certification, EN 1279 / CE Marking for European SKUs, a third-party verified Environmental Product Declaration, and structural validation for Structural Silicone Glazing facade systems. LuxWall is led by co-founder and CEO Scott Thomsen and operates with 51–100 employees as of the most recent headcount disclosure.
LuxWall firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- LuxWall
- Legal name
- LuxWall, Inc.
- Website
- https://luxwall.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2016
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- LuxWall manufactures vacuum-insulating glass delivering R-18 to R-23 thermal performance in thin profiles for commercial, residential, and public-sector buildings via a patented continuous low-heat process. It sells direct and through OEM partnerships with Saint-Gobain, SCHOLLGLAS, Viracon, and Kolbe, plus a certified fabricator program.
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LuxWall industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Building Materials — Vacuum-Insulating Glass
- NAICS
- Flat Glass Manufacturing (327211), Drywall and Insulation Contractors (238310)
- SIC
- Flat Glass (3211), Glass Products, Made Of Purchased Glass (3231), Heating Equip, Except Elec & Warm Air; & Plumbing Fixtures (3430)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Aerogel & Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) (IMADAGAG)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Low‑E, Solar Control & Energy-Efficient Coated Glass (IMADAHAF), Insulation & Air/Vapor Barrier Systems (Thermal, Acoustic, WRB/AVB) (IMAFAMAD)
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Where LuxWall is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ypsilanti
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices3 records
Markets served
LuxWall business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Direct Enthermal product sales: Hardware sale of Enthal vacuum-insulating glass panes to commercial, residential, public sector and retrofit customers (~$16–$20 per square foot per 2023 Bloomberg report; ~2,500 panes sold by 2023). Generates revenue from one-time hardware purchases for retrofit and new construction projects.
- Licensing & OEM partnerships: Technology licensing and OEM supply of Transparent Insulation units to strategic partners who integrate into branded products: Saint-Gobain Glass's INSIO™ (Europe), SCHOLLGLAS's GEWE Enthermal™ / GEWE Enthermal Plus™ (Germany), and Viracon's commercial façade portfolio.
- Enthermal Plus™ fabricator program supply: Supply of Enthal Plus vacuum units to certified fabricators (IGCC & EN1279 certified systems) for integration into their own IGU lines, creating channel-driven recurring hardware volume.
- Project & strategic customer contracts: Large multi-thousand-unit commercial retrofit and new construction deployments (e.g., 2,080-unit Nomad Tower/1250 Broadway, 2,198-unit 99 Park Avenue, 1,828-unit West 96th Street) sold as project-based hardware contracts.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| — | — | Project-based quote pricing per square foot of Enthermal glass |
Go-to-market motion4 records
LuxWall product offering
Product offeringCore offering
LuxWall designs, manufactures, and sells vacuum-insulating glass (VIG) units under its Transparent Insulation platform — primarily the Enthermal family (Enthermal, Enthermal Plus, Enthermal Spandrel) — for commercial, public-sector, and residential building envelopes, and licenses the technology through OEM partnerships such as Saint-Gobain Glass's INSIO in Europe and SCHOLLGLAS's GEWE Enthermal in Germany.
Product overview
LuxWall operates a single unified product platform — Transparent Insulation™ — implemented through a portfolio of vacuum insulating glass units rather than a software-style platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering is Enthermal™, with Enthermal Plus™ serving as a higher-performance hybrid variant for fabricators and Enthermal Spandrel™ addressing opaque spandrel applications; together these products form the named portfolio under the Transparent Insulation™ category. The same core technology is also delivered through partner-branded SKUs in international markets, namely INSIO™ (Saint-Gobain Glass in Europe) and the GEWE Enthermal™ / GEWE Enthermal Plus™ family (SCHOLLGLAS Group in Germany). LuxWall additionally offers commercial and residential solution packages, a glazier certification program, and a LuxWall Certified Fabricator program for Enthermal Plus, all built around integration of these Enthermal-family products into building façades and window systems.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Enthermal™: Transparent Insulation product — original breakthrough vacuum insulated glass offering R-18 insulation performance in a profile thinner than double-pane glass.
- Enthermal Plus™
- Enthermal Spandrel™
- Transparent Insulation™
- INSIO®
- GEWE Enthermal™
- GEWE Enthermal Plus™
Products and services
- Enthermal™ LuxWall's flagship Transparent Insulation vacuum-insulating glass unit delivering R-18 insulation performance with a U-factor of 0.055 in a profile starting at 8mm — thinner than double-pane glass — with a 20-year warranty, up to 30% better sound attenuation than standard windows, and full structural compatibility with Structural Silicone Glazing (SSG) façade systems validated up to 140 psf wind loads. Used in commercial, public-sector, multi-family, and residential projects.
- Enthermal Plus™ Higher-performance hybrid Transparent Insulation unit delivering R-23 insulation value with a U-factor of 0.043 in a 25mm profile, achieving wall-like thermal performance while improving condensation control, sound attenuation, and daylight transmission. Designed for supply to certified fabricators with IGCC & EN 1279 certified systems integration.
- Enthermal Spandrel™ Spandrel version of LuxWall's Enthermal Transparent Insulation product line for use in opaque spandrel assemblies in commercial façade applications, providing the same vacuum-insulation performance as Enthermal in non-vision areas of building envelopes.
- INSIO® (Saint-Gobain Glass partnership) Saint-Gobain Glass's next-generation vacuum glazing solution integrating LuxWall's Transparent Insulation technology for the European market. INSIO is the first tempered vacuum glazing with thermal insulation values (Ug) of 0.3–0.5 W/m²K to receive voluntary CE marking via the EOTA route (EAD 300021-00-0404 / ETA 25/0363).
- GEWE Enthermal™ and GEWE Enthermal Plus™ (SCHOLLGLAS partnership) SCHOLLGLAS Group's branded versions of LuxWall's Transparent Insulation, making the technology exclusively available in Germany. GEWE Enthermal achieves 0.3 W/m²K in an 8mm profile with over one-third weight reduction compared with triple glazing; GEWE Enthermal Plus hybrid structures reach a minimum Ug of 0.25 W/m²K. Both received voluntary CE marking in March 2026.
- Transparent Insulation™ Technology Platform The overarching technology category spanning LuxWall's vacuum-insulation glazing portfolio (Enthermal, Enthermal Plus, Enthermal Spandrel). Uses an ultra-high vacuum cavity between tempered glass panes with low-E coatings to eliminate convective heat transfer and dramatically reduce conductive and radiative heat transfer, enabling see-through walls that insulate like a wall and can reduce building energy use by up to 45–50%.
Companies that use LuxWall
Customer profileNamed customers54 records
Segments12 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
LuxWall technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
LuxWall partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship — exclusive partnership for german market; enables european scaling., minor — legal advisor on patent matters related to saint-gobain partnership., flagship — strategic global partnership for european market entry; insio® is the first tempered vacuum glazing with 0.3-0.5 w/m²k to earn ce marking (december 2025)., major — strategic partnership for north american commercial façades; viracon is nation's leading single-source architectural glass fabricator., major — developer and landlord for the 276,000 sq ft detroit factory on bedrock industrial campus. and major — first residential channel partner; enthermal officially launched august 2025 in ultra series and vistaluxe wd line..
- SCHOLLGLAS Groupflagship — exclusive partnership for german market; enables european scaling.SCHOLLGLAS Group and LuxWall partnership to present the latest generation of high-performance vacuum insulated technology with GEWE Enthermal™ and GEWE Enthermal Plus™ for the German market. SCHOLLGLAS makes LuxWall's Transparent Insulation technology exclusively available to customers in Germany for the first time. Combined expertise aims to advance adoption of high-performance building envelopes across key European markets. SCHOLLGLAS operates ~1,400 employees from 18 locations; headquartered in Barsinghausen near Hanover. GEWE Enthermal achieved CE Marking in March 2026.
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR)minor — legal advisor on patent matters related to saint-gobain partnership.Wilson Sonsini advised LuxWall on patent matters related to a partnership with Saint-Gobain Glass.
- Saint-Gobain Glassflagship — strategic global partnership for european market entry; insio® is the first tempered vacuum glazing with 0.3-0.5 w/m²k to earn ce marking (december 2025).Saint-Gobain Glass, worldwide leader in flat glass for building applications, and LuxWall announced a strategic partnership to bring INSIO® next-generation vacuum glazing to the European market. Saint-Gobain Glass integrates LuxWall's transparent insulation technology into its INSIO solution, marking a major milestone in energy-efficient building envelopes. The CE marking for INSIO® was obtained via the EOTA route for Vacuum Insulating Glass Units (EAD 300021-00-0404 / ETA 25/0363) in December 2025. Wilson Sonsini advised LuxWall on patent matters related to this partnership. CLIMAPLUS® INSIO is the double-glazing variant also CE marked.
- Viracon (Apogee Enterprises)major — strategic partnership for north american commercial façades; viracon is nation's leading single-source architectural glass fabricator.Viracon® (a subsidiary of Apogee Enterprises, NASDAQ: APOG) and LuxWall™ announced a strategic partnership to advance high-efficiency solutions for commercial building facades. Combines Viracon's market-leading fabrication expertise and high-performance solar control coatings with LuxWall's transparent insulation technology to deliver next-generation façade solutions for architects, glazing contractors and building owners.
- Bedrockmajor — developer and landlord for the 276,000 sq ft detroit factory on bedrock industrial campus.Bedrock is the developer and landlord for LuxWall's second manufacturing facility on the former Sakthi Industrial Campus in Detroit's Delray neighborhood. The 276,000-square-foot facility is part of LuxWall's $165M Michigan investment creating 277 new jobs. Bedrock also a customer/trusted-by logo on LuxWall's website.
- Kolbe Windows & Doorsmajor — first residential channel partner; enthermal officially launched august 2025 in ultra series and vistaluxe wd line.Kolbe Windows & Doors partnered with LuxWall to offer vacuum insulating glass as a new high-efficiency glass option for designers, builders and homeowners. The first fully-tempered, made-in-America VIG product. Initially launched in select Kolbe products in spring 2024; officially launched in Ultra Series and VistaLuxe WD LINE products in August 2025; planned expansion to Forgent Series, Heritage Series, and VistaLuxe AL LINE.
Scale indicators16 records
Recent moves4 records
Expansion highlights6 records
LuxWall competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- NSG Group (Pilkington): Owner of the Pilkington Spacia vacuum-insulating glass line and one of the world's largest flat-glass manufacturers. Directly comparable to LuxWall as a competing VIG producer targeting architectural and fenestration markets, with the scale and global distribution that LuxWall aspires to via its OEM partners.
- AGC Inc. (Asahi Glass): Japanese glass giant with multiple VIG product lines (including Fineo) and a leading global position in architectural and automotive glass. Directly comparable to LuxWall on the VIG technology axis and as a global incumbent with R&D, manufacturing scale, and channel depth that LuxWall is building toward.
- Central Glass Co., Ltd. Japanese specialty glass manufacturer with active VIG development programs. Comparable to LuxWall as a more focused, technology-driven VIG player operating in a similar product niche, though with a smaller share of the global architectural glass market.
Broad incumbents
- Saint-Gobain: World-leading flat-glass manufacturer and LuxWall's flagship European OEM partner (INSIO via Saint-Gobain Glass). Comparable as a broad incumbent in architectural glazing with overlapping capabilities, deeper capital, and the strategic option to internalize VIG rather than continue as a partner.
- Guardian Glass: One of the world's largest manufacturers of float, coated, and fabricated architectural glass. Comparable to LuxWall as a broad incumbent supplying high-performance glazing to commercial façades, with global manufacturing and product breadth against LuxWall's specialized VIG focus.
- Vitro Architectural Glass: Major North American architectural glass manufacturer offering high-performance coated and insulating glass products. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same commercial façade and retrofit specifications that LuxWall targets, but with a much broader product portfolio and existing customer footprint.
- Cardinal Glass Industries: Privately held U.S. glass manufacturer with leading positions in residential and commercial insulating glass, including low-E coated products. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the high-performance IGU category where LuxWall is positioning Enthermal as a premium alternative.
- Apogee Enterprises (Viracon): Parent company of Viracon, LuxWall's North American commercial façade partner. Comparable as a broad architectural glass incumbent via Viracon's leading U.S. architectural glass fabrication footprint — overlapping customer base with LuxWall but operating with broader scope and as a partner rather than a direct VIG competitor.
Emerging players
- View, Inc. U.S.-based smart-glass company focused on electrochromic dynamic glazing for commercial buildings. Comparable to LuxWall as an emerging player targeting energy efficiency in commercial façades with a differentiated, technology-driven envelope solution, though addressing daylight/heat-gain control rather than insulation performance.
- SageGlass (Saint-Gobain): Saint-Gobain subsidiary offering electrochromic dynamic glass for premium commercial and residential projects. Comparable to LuxWall as an adjacent emerging player in high-performance architectural glazing, with overlapping end markets and value proposition (energy efficiency, comfort, sustainability compliance) but a different underlying technology.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat8 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
LuxWall social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance11 records
LuxWall financial estimates
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LuxWall leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
LuxWall funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds7 records
Investors12 records
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LuxWall M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about LuxWall
What does LuxWall do?
LuxWall designs, manufactures, and sells vacuum-insulating glass (VIG) units under its Transparent Insulation platform — primarily the Enthermal family (Enthermal, Enthermal Plus, Enthermal Spandrel) — for commercial, public-sector, and residential building envelopes, and licenses the technology through OEM partnerships such as Saint-Gobain Glass's INSIO in Europe and SCHOLLGLAS's GEWE Enthermal in Germany.
Is LuxWall a public or private company?
LuxWall is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was LuxWall founded?
LuxWall was founded in 2016. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is LuxWall based?
LuxWall is headquartered in Ypsilanti, United States, in the North America region.
How does LuxWall make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Direct Enthermal product sales are the primary driver. The others are licensing & OEM partnerships, enthermal Plus™ fabricator program supply and project & strategic customer contracts.
Who are LuxWall's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are NSG Group (Pilkington), AGC Inc. (Asahi Glass) and Central Glass Co., Ltd.. Broad incumbents are Saint-Gobain, Guardian Glass, Vitro Architectural Glass, Cardinal Glass Industries and Apogee Enterprises (Viracon). Emerging players are View, Inc. and SageGlass (Saint-Gobain).
Does LuxWall have an API?
No public API is recorded for LuxWall.
What industry is LuxWall in?
LuxWall's product category is Building Materials — Vacuum-Insulating Glass. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMADAGAG, Aerogel & Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs), with a secondary code of IMADAHAF, Low‑E, Solar Control & Energy-Efficient Coated Glass. Its NAICS code is 327211 and its SIC code is 3211.