Breakthrough ideas, Design your Energy Technology for home Windows.
February 23, 2010 by Tim
Filed under Practical Renovation, Renovating, environmental features, new building products, tips
I find that a very large factor for home insulation is the windows, both their size and the glass product. Windows with aluminium frames can be excellent conductors of heat and very poor insulators. A modern trend is to improve the home window with addition of PVC cover windows. This gives one most of the benefits on double glazing but at a mere fraction of the cost. In Australia, the public appear to be scared of the cost of home double glazed windows. But if they are built in first into a new home, the extra cost can be marginal, it is after all, mainly labour. In Europe, one might consider it perfectly reasonable to have triple glazed windows!!!!
Another less expensive option is the Ceramic window insert : Such as the Huper Optik (see huperoptik.com)
This home window insert can deflect up to 70% of heat ingress, while still maintaining the valuable sunlight through.The film product has embeded in it, titanium nitride beads that block the UV light, while letting visible light through.
Another interesting development is the potential for home windows to also be solar panels. This is where a largely transparent window can be electronically frosted, using photo-voltaic embeded glass. Currently, this is being tested in commercial buildings and could be availabe for the home by 2011 (see solar.tm).
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Hi HHp,
Am writing from Australia . Where goverernment subsidys and rebates come and go all the time . Thanks for your USA insuight .. In A i am expecting new taxes to provide fairenessa nd equity to arrive staight after the next election !
Windows as solar panels – now that is quite an idea. As long as they can keep the cost down.The more we as humans destroy natural resources, the more we come up with clever ways to compensate – partially anyway.
Hi Aeron , I hope you might like to read through my 135 posts and find those relevant to you. I have written plenty for the home owner or renovator. There is a special section for the Environmental ideas.