Fall is here and its time to shut those inefficient widows and crank up the furnace. Energy efficiency is obviously one reason to replace your windows but it’s only one of several for replacing your windows this fall.
1. Energy Efficency
Are you going to spend a ton of money heating the outdoors this winter? Energy efficient windows will save you money on heating and pay for themselves in energy savings. Energy costs are skyrocketing, so many consumers are turning to home improvement measures to keep the costs of heating and cooling down.
2. Energy Star
Window manufacturers like Harvey earn the "Energy Star" label by meeting the energy efficiency requirements set forth in ENERGY STAR product specifications. EPA establishes these specifications based on the following set of key guiding principles:
- Product categories must contribute significant energy savings nationwide.
- Certified products must deliver the features and performance demanded by consumers, in addition to increased energy efficiency.
- If the certified product costs more than a conventional, less-efficient counterpart, purchasers will recover their investment in increased energy efficiency through utility bill savings, w ithin a reasonable period of time.
- Energy efficiency can be achieved through broadly available, non-proprietary technologies offered by more than one manufacturer.
- Product energy consumption and performance can be measured and verified with testing.
- Labeling would effectively differentiate products and be visible for purchasers.
3. Improve the Look of Your Home
New windows can dramatically improve the aesthetics of your home on the insiode and outside. Today's replacement windows come with many features that will improve general esthetics and totally revitalize a room's atmosphere and your home's curb appeal.
3.5 Ease of Use
Most new windows have a tilt-in feature making it easier to clean the inside and outside of your windows from inside your home instead of doing so from the outside of the home.
