Pittsburgh Low e Glass is Neat Glass from Energy Swing Windows, THE choice in Replacement Windows

As a hard-working homeowner, you are concerned about the performance of your windows and want to lower your energy bills, therefore, the energy saving potential of the windows or doors you’re considering now comes in to play.

How To Evaluate Energy Savings To accurately measure the energy saving potential of a window, you must look at the window as a whole unit. All of the individual components must work together to ensure the overall performance of the window. Everything from the window’s frame, sash, glass, and installation all contribute to saving energy.

Strength, Durability and Maintenance When evaluating the energy saving potential of awindow, glass has the biggest impact. Low-E glass works like a one way heat mirror rejecting the sun’s heat and UV rays in the summer and reflecting heat back into the house in the winter. Low conductivity glass spacers significantly reduce heat loss around the edges of the glass. Inert gasses, like argon, reduce heat flow across the space between the glass surfaces. When comparing products, you should ask for information including the strength and durability of the windows or doors you’re considering. The materials used in windows, for example, include vinyl, glass, aluminum reinforcements, sealants, and weather-stripping.

Industry Advances One of the recent advances in the window glass industry is glass that requires less maintenance than average glass used in replacement windows. It is a new glass called Neat Glass that has a coating that uses the power of the sun’s rays and rainwater to keep glass looking cleaner longer. This coating technology will reduce window maintenance greatly compared to windows without the coating; definitely a major advantage.