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Windows
with low E glazing
Some of the best
energy
efficient windows
 Some manufactures are
using energy saving window treatments like low e glazing.
These low emittance coatings significantly improve
overall window energy efficiency.
Making low e windows some of the best replacement
or new home windows currently available.
This pre placed glass coating is microscopically
thin and unlike outdated energy saving window treatments such as
tinting, low emittance coating is completely transparent.
So the view from your living room won't remind you
of the dim glass tinted view from some office buildings.
And low e windows effectively block ultra violet
light, which prevents household woods from bleaching and household
fabrics from fading.
Low e coating is placed on the inside panes of
some double
paned windows and triple
paned windows
primarily to reduce U-Factor
rates. Several low emittance coatings have
been developed to better suit the different
U.S climate zones, making finding
the best replacement windows easier.
High Solar Gain Low E Glazing
Sometimes referred to as hard or pyrolitic
coating. Windows with a high solar gain low e coating will insulate
inside heat very well but will also allow high levels of solar heat.
Making this coating best suited in cold climates
where home heating is undoubtedly the primary concern.
Moderate Solar Gain
Low E Coating
Moderate solar gain low e coating is often
referred to as soft coating. This glazing treatment significantly
reduces heat loss while also moderately reducing unwanted heat gain.
This energy saving window coating is well designed
for climate zones where both heating and cooling are significant
concerns.
Low Solar Gain Low E
Coating
This treatment is sometimes called spectrally
selective coating or sputtered coating. Low solar gain glazing does
considerably less to insulate heat, but this glazing allows
considerably less solar heat.
Double or triple paned windows with this low
emittance coating are some of the best energy efficient windows in warm
climates where home cooling is clearly the primary concern.
Gas Filled Windows
Some manufactures are even going further to reduce
heat gain and heat loss. New gas
filled windows have non toxic gases inserted and sealed
between
the layers of glass to even further improve window energy efficiency.
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