One of the goals that is most important to us at Atlanta Area Window and Door, is helping make Atlanta homes more energy efficient. Yes, by installing replacement windows and replacement doors for the last 25 years we have helped improve the quality and appearance of many homes throughout metro Atlanta. However, during that time we have also helped Atlanta homeowners cut down heating and cooling costs by installing highly efficient replacement windows and doors.
Like many other window installers in metro Atlanta, we install vinyl replacement windows that are double paned and equipped with low-e and argon. However, unlike many window companies, we also install wood windows that are just as energy efficient. In so doing, homeowners in more traditional luxury homes in Atlanta are able to preserve a particular style and yet still vastly improve their energy conservation.
Like so many homes in metro Atlanta, builders install wood single paned windows to keep material costs down at construction. To many builders, windows are an oversight, a necessary commodity that simply lets light into the house so a resident will not feel trapped in a prison. Yet, single paned, clear glass windows, offer no insulation value at all! Zero! All you have is a pane of thin glass between you and the blistering Atlanta heat each summer. Not only that but is that thin piece of glass supposed to keep heat from escaping your house in the winter time?
Think about how many dollars are wasted everyday by poorly insulated windows. Every home that has clear glass windows (single or double paned) have an insulation value (also called R Value) of 1 or less. If you made the investment to improve your home by installing replacement windows that are double paned with low-e and argon or krypton gas, you have already quadrupled your energy savings! Your R Value has shot up from a zero or 1 to a 4 by making a simple investment in replacement windows. Now throw in a third pane of glass and you're looking at 10 times the energy efficiency! What kind of difference would you see in your home's heating and cooling bill in one month if you've made your home 10 times more energy conserving?
Now we already talked about all those dollars that were being wasted. Now how about all those dollars that are being saved by simply making your home more energy efficient with replacement windows. It adds up month after month and you're helping improve the quality of your environment for long time to come. If that wasn't enough incentive, Energy Star offers a tax credit to households that improve the energy quality of your home.
Here at Atlanta Area Window and Door energy conservation is vitally important to us because it's so important to our economy, our future, and our world. We'd like to help you by installing energy efficient replacement window and replacement doors. You can find out more about our company and our goals to help conserve energy at Atlantawindows.com
