Window Selection: Modern Windows Provide Energy Savings, Durability, and Comfort
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- Durability,
- Microsoft Windows,
- NAHB Research Center,
- Operating Systems,
- Software,
- Window,
- Winter
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Overview: Windows bring light, warmth, cooling breezes, and beauty into homes and give a feeling of openness and space to living areas. Although beneficial, windows can negatively impact a home's energy efficiency, comfort, indoor air quality, and durability if not properly selected and installed. Windows can be major sources of heat loss in the winter and heat gain in the summer. In cold climates, windows can be responsible for 10 to 25 percent of a home's heat loss during the winter and heat gain in the summer. While energy-efficient windows cost more than standard models, they can cut energy bills significantly and reduce heating and cooling loads enough to permit smaller and cheaper heating and cooling equipment and ductwork.
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Format: PDF | Size: 512KB | Date: Feb 2003 | Pages: 6
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