I think the most important questions and answers from the last CC involved these two answers to John Nelson's questions. It's all about AIT retrofit. The statements have been verified by the AI DD that was done by FR, especially the GSA info on building use. I think that is what is going to make smart glass the up and coming new market, which Joe has likened to AI's rise.
I know at the end of the CC he basically apologized for the terrible investment this has been for so many, but that it will not be so for long.
- Our architectural retrofit system debuted this week at GlassBuild 2025 in Orlando. The show ended earlier today, so my voice may be a little horse from speaking with customers since Tuesday.
We had an outstanding response. John Nelson had asked by e-mail a few questions about the show. What was the response? Were there any orders obtained for either the retrofit or the IGU products? We had a steady stream for all 3 days of interested parties, John, and they were amazed at SPD's performance and the ease of installation and elegance of the design of the system.
Full spec sheets for different configurations of SPD windows for architects, designers and facility managers were handed out. John also asked, how are you planning to market these products and to whom were any orders obtained? Initial customers are expected to be the government buildings through AIT Group's status as an approved GSA vendor, embassies across the world and commercial buildings such as high rises and office buildings. Homes are possible as well, and we are working together on some high-end projects there as well. We've also identified and are discussing specs for at least 2 major and highly visible projects.
John Nelson
Joe, just an idea kind of afterthought. Since the retrofit product is so, I would call it, revolutionary and since it is -- you've indicated it is production ready, would it make any sense to see if any of the new shows or podcast would be interested in profiling your product?
Joseph Harary
CEO, President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Director
Yes. And we actually have a couple of those in discussion right now. What I want to do, I mean, the best way to experience the retrofit, John, is to actually see it work because it's incredibly easy and elegant. I mean it's -- they did -- the AIT Group, which owns LTI, our licensee, has really just worked out so many, what I'll call subtle details. For example, you pop this into a window frame and you want to make sure that you're getting a good seal. You want to create an air space to create even better energy efficiency.
You want to make sure that there's no moisture in there that gets trapped. So a lot of things and of course, the wiring. And we actually are developing several different methods of wiring, including what I think is really, really exciting and quite doable, which is an autonomous window. What I mean by that is it's self-powered. So you pop this into the window frame and you don't have to call an electrician and everything is there. When I was at the show in Orlando, as soon as I walked in, I was handed a maybe a 1.5-inch long key fob remote control.
It's a 10-volt remote control, no wires, and I was able to control the SPD windows and dim them and do all of the things. And this was off-the-shelf controller, which means you can actually substantially reduce cost by not requiring specialty electronics and also more easily integrate into building control systems. And a lot of people use Lutron systems. So the fact that it works with the low-voltage Lutron stuff is very important, too. So these are the kind of things that we want to get -- make more visual for people so that people could actually see how easy it is to work with. And the hard work -- the harder you work, the easier and more elegant it looks, and there's been a lot of hard work that Gauzy and AIT Group and Research Frontiers has put into this to make it look easy.
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