Windows on our world…New, energy-efficient, windows on our world.

If you are the owner of an older home that has never been remodeled, chances are you peering through one of the chief energy wasters in your home-bad windows. Older windows sin in a variety of ways. See here how this occurs. The frames leak, the glass is sealed poorly, and they are often single-paned. The Department of Energy estimates that almost half of all American homes have single-paned windows. You might say, “so what? How much difference can it make?” Well, simply put its a lot. Windows account for the expenditure of 10%-25% of your energy costs. You really want your costs to be on the low end of that range. If you have single-paned windows, then your cost certainly are in the higher end of that range, and may actually be higher. This is tremendously wasteful, and quite likely it makes your house uncomfortable or even drafty in extreme weather. If you are interested in efficiency, and in a place financially to do so, consider changing those windows. Here are a few things for you to look for.

Energy Star refers to a program formed between the EPA and the Department of Energy. These entities “introduced ENERGY STAR as a voluntary labeling program designed to identify and promote energy-efficient products to reduce greenhouse gas emissions”, according to the Department of Energy–If you would like to read the rest of this article, it is posted at www.althingamerica.blogspot.com.

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