Re-Placement Windows - Little Known Facts About Heat Mirror

<h1>Re-Placement Windows - Little Known Facts About Heat Mirror</h1>

<p align=right>by Clayton Mekelburg</p>

<div align=justify>The choice of the right glazing is one of the most important and far-reaching decisions that an architect or building owner will make. This decision impacts the overall design, human comfort, energy efficiency, mechanical HVAC design and loads, day lighting, condensation control, ultraviolet fading and sound control. In the design of any building (whether it be residential, commercial or industrial) one must look at and take into consideration the six principal glazing design challenges. These are:
 
•	Winter Comfort and Heating Load 
•	Summer Comfort Cooling Load 
•	Natural Day lighting 
•	Appearance and Reflectivity 
•	Ultraviolet Fading Control 
•	Condensation Control

The Heat Mirror™ family of wavelength-selective products offer the solution to all glazing design challenges such as climate, elevation and application. These solutions provide unparalleled flexibility to "tune" a building to meet these needs. As more and more architects, builders and homeowners adopt Southwall's technology buildings will move from part of the environmental problem to part of its solution.

Heat Mirror™  is a low-emissivity coated film product suspended inside an insulating glass unit. The result is a triple unit with two airspace's without the weight of triple insulating glass and with far superior insulating and shading performance. The Window Man offers two types of Heat Mirror™, they are: HM 88 and HM 66. These range from the low reflectance, high-light transmittance performance of Heat Mirror 88 through the shading performance of Heat Mirror 66.
      
All Heat Mirror products can be used with virtually any type of glass - clear, heat absorbing, reflective, heat-strengthened, tempered, laminated - to achieve superior performance in a wide range of aesthetics.
Heat Mirror insulating glass is available with a variety of clear coatings for mastering the sun's heat. From Heat Mirror 66 to Heat Mirror 88, solar heat gain is properly controlled, and offers you energy efficiency with relation to HVAC costs and provides the following benefits..

Improved Comfort 
Even when outside temperatures are very low, Heat Mirror keeps the interior glass temperature close to the room temperature, reducing drafts and chilly spots near windows. Mnimal Condensation Heat Mirror resists wintertime condensation at exterior temperatures up to 45 degrees colder than conventional insulating glass, a particularly important benefit for pool and spa enclosures, computer rooms, and other high-humidity environments.

Reduced Fabric Fading
Heat Mirror insulating glass blocks 99.5% of the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation, helping reduce damage to valuable furnishings and merchandise from fading and deterioration. Laboratory studies indicate that fabrics behind clear Heat Mirror glazing resist fading and retain their original color up to three times longer than fabrics behind clear single pane glass.

Noise Control 
In noisy environments, Heat Mirror's unique construction insulates against unwanted sound transmission better than 
ordinary double-pane windows. Heat Mirror can be used with laminated glass on the inboard and/or outboard light for maximum noise control.

After 14 years in the re-placement window business, I have found that most people have very little or no knowledge of the availability of other window products than those having low E and Argon filled glass.  Most windows are replaced with the primary interest being that of energy efficiency and lowering heating and cooling cost. 
I suggest taking the time to check out several suppliers and the R and U values of the windows products they offer  as this will  benefit you in the long run in making the right decision.

The two products that I have sold over the years are Traco and Kensington, they both have websites having a lot of information about their products.

More information about Heat Mirror™  can be found at http://southwall.com/.

This article was written by Clayton Mekelburg http://www.homeimprovementbuyer.com  which provides Internet-based information offering homeowners  insights on how to prevent home improvement scams and fraud.</div>

<p align=center>Article source: <a href="http://www.ArticlePros.com/home_care/repair/article-66398.html">ArticlePros.com</a></p>
 
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		<p align=justify>Owner Of Home Impressions Inc.<br />
FortLupton Co., since 1992.<br />
Expert on Home improvement products and services.<br />
Author of the E Book "Stop The Scams Now". </p>
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