Storm windows help you Go Green
If you are even mildly concerned about preserving our earth’s natural resources and reducing your carbon footprint, you’ll be intrigued by the advantages and benefits of storm windows.
Energy efficiency
Windows are a primary source of heat loss in a home because they are both a poor insulator and often a source of air infiltration. Adding storm windows over existing windows greatly reduces these breaches in energy efficiency by creating a thermal barrier of secondary glass and dead-air space between the interior and exterior of your home.
Source: Keith Haberern P.E., R.A., Collingswood Historic District Commission in Old House Journal, Oct. 2007
Return on investment
Add a storm window over single-pane primary window will give you an annual energy savings of more than 720,000 BTUs. When you consider the initial cost of the storm window versus replacement windows added to the savings on heating and cooling expenses, storm windows offer an immediate return on investment.
In fact, the payback time of storms windows is less than 4 years, compared to the 30-200 years it will take to recover the costs of various replacement windows that provide only incremental improvements in energy efficiency.
Keep air and noise pollution at bay
Storm windows provide an added layer of protection for your window opening which reduces drafts and blocks dust from drifting in through any existing cracks, joints or seams in your current window's frame. The thermal barrier created by storm window gives you a comfortable, energy efficient home that is cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
Storm windows also dilute outside noise. Sound needs air to move, so the ½-inch to 3 inches of dead-air space between the primary and storm windows absorbs outside noise pollution and prevents it from being conducted into your home.
Conserving energy and natural resources, minimizing our carbon footprint, reducing our exposure to air and noise pollution—with all these benefits, storm windows become a necessity for every responsible homeowner.
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