Insulating windows helps to conserve energy and make your home warmer in the winter. Window glass loses heat faster than insulated walls or ceilings. Window insulation includes simple upgrades like ...
The U.S. Department of Energy reports that 30 percent of a home's heat is lost through windows. The summer is no better; 76 percent of sunlight that hits windows leads to higher temps in your rooms.
For those of us who don’t have high-efficiency windows, it’s pretty obvious our panes are a huge weak point for letting in cold in the winter and heat in the summer. To help mitigate that, some, like ...
You can stop winter moisture from damaging your walls, windows, and finishes by airing rooms briefly and regularly. Opening ...
Windows, whether in homes or commercial buildings, are a notorious source of energy inefficiency, letting too much heat indoors in the summer, or too much heat outdoors in the winter. This ...
Keep the cold outside where it belongs with these simple tricks that use everything from candles and blankets to tape, pool ...
Windows are usually one of the most striking elements on a building and can be completely transformed depending on how they are detailed and installed. However, with the increased consciousness on ...
Abram Fluckiger holds up a sample panel square that has five sandwiched layers of a new material nearly transparent insulation material called MOCHI, which was designed buy CU Boulder researchers in ...
Dear Jim: I have double-pane windows, but I think it would still help to add some storm windows. I am planning to make them myself. Are interior or exterior storm windows best and how can I design and ...