This guide to style and energy efficiency in windows covers design, technology, placement and other issues. It looks at window selection, considering factors such as glare, ventilation and sound control, as well as procedures for calculating the energy performance of windows.
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[H]ow many textbooks are devoted to saving you money? This up-to-the minute reference is just that. -- My House in the Mountain States
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John Carmody lives in Minneapolis; Stephen Selkowitz, Dariush Arasteh, and Lisa Heschong in Berkeley.
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Windows are possibly the most complex and interesting elements in residential design. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
annual energy performance figures, compare annual energy costs, different glazing types, total window including frame, typical energy costs, low solar gain, products from several manufacturers, solar heat gain coefficient, fenestration products, high solar gain, winter solar heat gain, visible transmittance, cooling energy use, shading conditions, fenestration systems, different window types, insulated vinyl, vinyl frame, argon gas fill, window frame materials, thermal shades, winter heat loss, interior shades, glazing layers, glazing area Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Energy Star, Vinyl Frame U-Factor, United States, Skylight U-factors, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Frame Type U-factor, National Fenestration Rating Council, Glazing Type U-factor, Comparison of Skylight Performance, Comparison of Window Performance, Desiccant Primary, Design Implications, Marvin Windows, Velux-America Inc New!
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Windows are possibly the most complex and interesting elements in residential design. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
annual energy performance figures, compare annual energy costs, different glazing types, total window including frame, typical energy costs, low solar gain, products from several manufacturers, solar heat gain coefficient, fenestration products, high solar gain, winter solar heat gain, visible transmittance, cooling energy use, shading conditions, fenestration systems, different window types, insulated vinyl, vinyl frame, argon gas fill, window frame materials, thermal shades, winter heat loss, interior shades, glazing layers, glazing area Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Energy Star, Vinyl Frame U-Factor, United States, Skylight U-factors, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Frame Type U-factor, National Fenestration Rating Council, Glazing Type U-factor, Comparison of Skylight Performance, Comparison of Window Performance, Desiccant Primary, Design Implications, Marvin Windows, Velux-America Inc New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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