Williams Window & Door is proud to offer our customers products with the ENERGY
STAR label.
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Environmental Impact As a master distributor of Jeld-Wen® products, all of the wood windows sold by Williams Window & Door meet or exceed Energy Star guidelines for energy efficiency. Jeld-Wen has been an energy star partner since 1998 and was honored as the only window and door manufacturer to receive the “Partner of the Year” award from the Department of Energy in 2003. JELD-WEN is a member of the Green Building Initiative www.thegbi.org. GBI is a non-profit organization whose mission is to accelerate the adoption of building practices that result in energy-efficient, healthier and environmentally sustainable building by promoting credible and practical green building approaches for residential and commercial construction. JELD-WEN supports the land stewardship ethics of Sustainable
Forestry Initiative (SFI), and recently completed chain of custody certification
at all four of their US wood window plants. Our wood and clad wood windows have been treated for wood decay, water absorption, and termite infestation with an environmentally friendly process called AuraLast. This water-based process reduces hazardous air pollutant emissions by more than 96 percent, compared to traditional chemical dip treatments. Our Velux® brand skylights meet Energy Star guidelines in all climate zones throughout the country and are 40 percent more efficient than most national building code requirements. Velux recycles more than 70 percent of its post-industrial waste. Most of the remaining waste is combusted at incineration plants and used to produce energy for the local community. All of our wood and clad wood windows are available with Low-E glass which cuts down on the transmission of infra-red rays through the glass. This feature significantly improves the thermal efficiency of the window and reduces heating and cooling energy costs. Williams Window & Door is a proud member of the Albuquerque chapter and the Denver Chapter of the United States Green Building Council. For more information on this organization please visit their website.
Energy Efficiency The cost of energy has become a major factor in window selection. Each climate has unique conditions that require different aspects of a window's performance. In hot climates, a window that reduces heat gain can lower air conditioning costs. In climates where it gets hot in the summer and cold in the winter, a window that minimizes heat gain in the summer while retaining heat in the winter lowers utility costs all year. And in northern climates, having a window that keeps the heat in reduces heating costs. Jeld-Wen utilizes the latest in window technologies to build window solutions for every climate condition, no matter what your window designs might be. You can tell a lot about how a window will perform by looking at the NFRC Label. Information on U-factor, solar heat gain, and visible light is provided. The National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) is an independent third party certification organization with industry accepted standards for evaluating and certifying energy performance. NFRC numbers are used by the ENERGY STAR® Window Program. If you use your heater a great deal you should have a window with a low U-factor. The lower the U-factor, the greater a window resists heat transfer. A good U-factor to look for is 0.35 or lower. Use your air conditioner often? Look for a window with a low solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC). The lower an SHGC number, the fewer UV rays that cause heat gain are coming through a window. Look for an SHGC number of 0.40 or lower. Enjoy lots of light? Ask how much visible transmittance (VT) a window has. A VT number is a direct percentage of available light coming through a window; the higher it is, the more light gets through. A good visible transmittance percentage is about 55 percent. Low-E, or low emissivity, refers to a transparent metallic coating applied to one surface of an insulating glass unit. A window with low-E glass can lower your energy bill because in the summer it reduces the amount of the sun's heat that can enter your home, lowering the cooling demand. In the winter, low-E reflects some of the interior heat back into the home, reducing the need for additional heating in your home. Low-E can reduce UV rays that cause heat gain or fading of the interior furnishings in your home. The easiest way to know which window is right for you is by looking for the ENERGY STAR® Window Program label from the U.S. Department of Energy. It is your assurance that you are purchasing a window that will be energy efficient all year long. Federal Tax Credit & Energy Star The United States Treasury Department allows a tax credit for energy efficient windows, and skylights. All Energy Star rated products meet this criteria under section 7.03 of the IRS notice 2006-26. #7,
Availability of Certification Information: To review the entire IRS document click here To down load a technical note on Sustainable Fenestration click here
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