Home Improvement Windows in Atlanta,
Georgia & Beyond: Look for Energy Star Qualified Technologies
 Why
do homeowners in the Atlanta, Georgia area embark on home improvement
projects? There are many answers to this question. Some homes
need to be updated in their appearance, bringing them from the
1960s or 70s to today’s elegant styles. Other homes need structural
repair to make them safer and more functional. Many homeowners,
inspired to “go green” and also hoping to lower their electric
bills, focus their home improvement efforts on energy efficiency.
If this is your mission, most experts agree that home improvement
windows and doors are the key to saving energy in Atlanta homes.
To ensure that your home improvement windows will eventually pay for themselves in energy savings, look for
Energy Star windows. Energy Star, sponsored by the U.S. Department
of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is a
program that sets energy efficiency standards for various products.
These standards help people choose products that will save money
and the environment. By choosing Energy Star qualified home
improvement windows, homeowners in the greater Atlanta, Georgia
area can take advantage of the latest energy efficiency technologies
without sacrificing style or convenience.
Before you replace
windows in Atlanta, Georgia, ask about the following upgrades
that have helped manufacturers of home improvement windows meet
Energy Star standards:
- Frames—The frames of vinyl
windows are energy efficient because vinyl does not conduct
heat and cold very well. Therefore, if it is hot outside,
the vinyl frame will not feel as hot as an aluminum frame.
Vinyl window frames can also be welded and molded to save
even more energy.
- Multiple panes of glass—Your home improvement
windows should have multiple panes of glass within the frames.
Two or more panes of glass, with a space in between each pane,
provide much better insulation against outdoor temperatures
than a single sheet of glass.
- Intercept warm edge spacers—About half
of all new home improvement windows utilize the Intercept
warm edge spacer system. Warm edge spacers go along the perimeter
of the window to insulate the edges of the window where the
glass meets the frame.
- Argon gas fill—Argon gas is a colorless,
odorless, non-toxic gas that can be inserted between multiple
panes of glass in a window. Gas fills provide your home improvement
windows with better insulation capabilities than regular air.
- Low
E glass—This window glass has an invisible coating that
resists heat and radiation from the sun, preventing the transfer
of temperatures from outside to inside.
To find out more about home improvement windows
in the greater Atlanta, Georgia area that are Energy Star approved,
please contact Factory Direct Remodeling at our Kennesaw main
offices. Our home improvement windows have helped homeowners
throughout the southeast save energy and money, including the
communities of Metro Atlanta, Marietta, McDonough, Duluth, Dunwoody,
Smyrna, Gwinnett County, Conyers, Buckhead, Alpharetta, Peachtree
City, Lawrenceville, Roswell, and beyond.
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