A look at the state of the art today and the windows of the future. Since the publication of the first edition, research has yielded much new information on window technologies, their performance, and their benefits. This revised edition covers every aspect of window design and technology and includes a much-expanded section on energy performance, with an extended list of climate zones and glazing options. New tools and methods for making window purchasing decisions are also explained.

Residential Windows: A Guide to New Technologies and Energy Performance

Arts & Photography

Arasteh, Dariush

Heschong, Lisa

Selkowitz, Stephen

Architecture

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

A guide to essential window design issues, technologies, and applications for designers, specifiers, and builders. The challenge in designing facades and selecting windows in commercial buildings is balancing many issues and criteria. This fact-packed guide outlines the basics of glazing selection and provides critical information and performance data on the energy efficiency, interior environment, technical, and life-cycle-cost considerations that drive window design decisions in commercial buildings. 50 photographs, 200 line drawings

Window Systems for High-Performance Buildings

Carmody, John

Lee, Eleanor S.

W.W.Norton&Company

The third edition of Residential Windows: A Guide to New Technologies and Energy Performance provides updated and expanded information on window properties and technologies, as well as new sections on such key topics as window installation, energy efficiency, and building codes. For this latest edition, all of the energy performance data have been revised, based on the latest simulation techniques and industry-accepted assumptions. Residential Windows provides an overview of new window products for consumers, designers, and builders, as well as regulators, standards developers, utilities, and the researchers, manufacturers, and suppliers in the window industry itself. It is an essential resource for anyone considering purchasing or installing new windows. 232 illustrations

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