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Advantages of Storm Windows

Most homeowners desire lower energy bills, but often the path from to savings is littered with poor design. Anyone who has gone shopping for ways to lower those bills has most likely run up against a common dilemma: buying new energy-efficient windows can be extremely expensive. The alternative, however, is to invest in storm windows....
Original article: homeimprovement.superpages.com • View full article

Storm Windows - The Great Insulators and Savers

There is an extremely basic argument for why you should install storm windows. The US Department of Energy says they can better insulate your house, thus reducing the heat loss as much as 50%....
Original article: Ezine Article - Storm windows • View full article

Have YOU conducted an Energy Audit

Autumn officially begins soon, and with it comes cooler weather and fewer hours of daylight. Fall is a great time to start thinking of a home energy audit so that you can prepare your home for winter, saving energy and money in the process....
Original article: US Dept of Energy - Energy Savers Blog • View full article

Get Your Windows and Doors Ready for Winter

If you're anything like my husband, there is a science to when you open and close your windows and window coverings. During the summer, he is determined to capture Colorado's cool night air to avoid using our air conditioner—in spite of (or maybe because of) the comical sight of his always-freezing wife bundled up in robes and blankets in the middle of July....
Original article: US Dept of Energy - Energy Savers Blog • View full article

Weathering the Storm, what to look for in a storm window and how to install.

It's a familiar story. Your old windows leak copious amounts of air, which makes for chilly drafts in the winter and higher cooling costs in the summer. Leaky windows may even be hurting your house by allowing windblown rain to seep into the structure....
Original article: This Old House magazine • View full article

Understanding Energy-Efficient Windows

A respected builder I know told me how he learned the true value of energy-efficient windows. In the course of his business, he installed a builder's line of windows from a well-known manufacturer in every house he built. He felt good about his choice; he purchased the windows from a manufacturer with a reputation for quality, but they cost 10% less than the same manufacturer's standard line of low-E, argon-filled windows, saving him about $600 per house....
Original article: Fine Home Building.com • View full article

What are the facts and the myths of the replace vs. restore historic windows debate?

In just the past few years, both sides in the debate over replacement vs. restoration of historic windows have been called upon to clarify their stance. For those advocates of restoration, there has been a virtual watershed of support, mostly in the form of states, historical commissions and preservation organizations across North America identifying historic wood windows as “endangered” elements....
Original article: Traditional Building • View full article

Old Wood Window-Replacement Window Energy Analysis

So I don’t have storm windows, the ads say I can save big bucks and lots of energy by replacing those “old” wood windows with replacement windows- right? My “old” windows have beautiful wood and wavy antique glass but they must be costing me a bundle?...
Original article: Restore Omaha.com • View full article

Winterizing your old house

There have been a wealth of articles, many from reputable sources, offering advice on how to winterize your home. But too often the author ends up confusing facts with speculation and mythology, with the result that the suggestions offered are either the obvious, practical ones needing little explanation, or they are less-rational but still convincing—promoting practices where the cry of the sirens tempts us to do the wrong things for the “right” reason or, worse yet, attempt to get us to do the inappropriate thing for purely social or corporate fulfillment. In many instances, it is difficult to distinguish fact from myth....
Original article: Sasqua Associates LLC • View full article

Historic Windows & Energy Efficiency

Across the country, owners of old houses are being encouraged to remove their original windows and replace them with new energy-efficient models. Manufacturers of new window technologies advertise that old windows are inefficient, causing houses to leak energy and contributing to excessive heating and cooling bills, and to deterioration of the planet's environment. Replacing historic windows is touted as the "green" choice....
Original article: Preservation North Carolina • View full article

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