Performance and Comfort
Earthwise vinyl windows are designed to conserve energy and reduce your home heating and cooling costs.
The combination of vinyl's excellent insulation properties and specially designed insulating air chambers makes vinyl frames a formidable barrier to heat transfer. Plus, combining Warm Edge ¾" insulating glass with Low-E coating and Argon gas will maximize energy performance. It is this combination of technologies that effectively decresaes heaing and cooling costs while at the same time minimizes sound transmission. Low-E also blocks up to 75% of the harmful ultraviolet rays which can fade carpets, draperies and artwork. In addition, Argon gas is six times more dense than air, and greatly reduces the transfer of hot and cold - adding even more thermal efficiency.
Tests performed to the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) method demonstrates the superiority of vinyl windows versus alternative framing materials. Vinyl windows keep the warm air in during the winter and the cool air in during the summer. In fact, using conservative national averages, upgrading to double glazed, energy efficient all-vinyl windows could save a homeowner *32% a year during the coldest part of the winter or the hottest part of the summer.
*All data is from the "Residential Windows" second edition. All U-Value and R-Value data is from Architectural Testing an independent testing lab.
Warm Edge Technology
SpacerWise warm edge insulated glass is an important part of the Earthwise window. Warm Edge Technology reduces heat loss and condensations build-up by interrupting the heat transfer at the perimeter of the glass.
Low-E Insulating Glass Coatings
Low-E (low emissivity) Insulated Glass Coatings - Few things enhance the beauty of a home as dramaticaly as windows. For those who demand more from their windows, enhanced style and thermal performance, there's Earthwise Vinyl Windows with Comfort U WiseGlass Low-E.
In the winter, Comfort U WiseGlass insulating glass units reflect heat back into the room, blocking as much as 71% of the heat that can escape through conventional double pane glass units. Our Low-E also allows free solar heat to enter from the outside. The result is greater comfort at less energy cost.
In the summer, Comfort U WiseGlass Low-E insulated glass units block 65% of the radiated solar heat from entering the hojme, while the special coating reduces direct summer sun rays by as much as 13%. This reduces total heat gain, making it easier to cool the home in the summer which helps reduce sumjmer cooling costs. Earthwise Vinyl Windows the Comfort U WiseGlass Low-E reduces sun damage and fading by up to 75% and provides unsurpassed Warm Edge Technology.
Additionally these well-insulated windows resist condensation and drafting, ensuring greater comfort.
Argon Gas Filled Windows
Argon is a safe, colorless, odorless, non-toxic, inert atmospheric gas which dramatically improves a window's insulating ability, particularly when used in conjunction with Low-E (low emissivity) glass. Warm Edge Insulating Glass with Low-E and Argon Gas have a 89% higher R-Value than conventional double pane insulating glass units. Argon gas filled glass units also reduce sound transmission by 3-4 decibels making Earthwise windows more efficient at noise reduction.
R-Value
An R-Value measures a material's resistance to heat loss. The higher the R-Value, the greater the energy efficiency of the glass unit, and therefore the window. Earthwise Double Hung windows have an R-Value as high as 2.94.
U-Value
The U-Value is a measure of how well heat flows through an object. The lower the U-Value, the better the insulation value of the material. Earthwise Double Hung windows have a U-Value as low as 0.34.
NFRC Verification
All Earthwise windows are engineered and built to meet the highest standards and specifications in the industry. All Earthwise Vinyl Windows have been independently tested by NFRFC to meet your energy needs and quality for the Energy Star Program.
ENERGY STAR® Qualified
Earthwise vinyl windows are 40% more efficient than the products required under the most common national building codes. An average household spends over 40% of its annual energy budget on heating and cooling costs. Installing ENERGY STAR windows can reduce those energy bills by up to 32%.
Earthwise Double Hung windows with Warm Edge insulating glass and Low-E with Argon have a U-Value of 0.34 which is better than the lowest ENERGY STAR requirements.
In Conclusion
In choosing Earthwise windows you can be assured that you have chosen a product that will save energy on your heating and cooling costs. You can also be assured that Earthwise windows will fit your lifestyle, beautify your home and increase your comfort level.
