When upgrading your home’s windows, use Low-E glass with argon for the outstanding cost savings and energy efficiency. Your new windows with Low-E glass will provide exceptional performance that truly makes a difference and saves money year after year.
How Does Low-E Glass Improve Energy Performance?
Low-E glass may be familiar to you, but do you know how it functions? Three different parts make up Low-E Glass Windows, and they all work together to make sure that your windows comply with EPA Energy Star Guidelines:
- First, our Low-E Glass comes with a non-toxic and non-visible coating that’s applied to the surface of each individual pane. The coating dramatically increases the window’s thermal performance by reflecting radiant heat.
- Next, our windows are permanently sealed with inert Argon gas in between the panes whether double or triple panes. Argon gas provides excellent insulation because it is far denser than air.
- Finally, our warm-edge spacer technology stabilizes the unit and further reduces any heat transfer or thermal conduction between the window panes.
Energy Efficient Glass Ratings
| NFRC Ratings | U-Factor | SHGC | VT | CR |
| Energy Miser 2-IS | .22 | .24 | .38 | 53 |
| Energy Miser 2 | .25 | .24 | .40 | 64 |
| Energy Miser IS | .26 | .26 | .50 | 41 |
| Energy Miser | .30 | .27 | .51 | 52 |
| Clear (No LowE) | .49 | .59 | .61 | 38 |
*Air Infiltration ratings are ≤ 0.3 US (≤ 1.5 Metric) or better for all Window Source Windows.
Energy Miser glass options keep you warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer.
Energy Costs Using Low-E Glass Are Lower
Our Low-E Glass installation at The Window Source of Eastern Texas significantly increases energy efficiency. When our customers choose Low-E glass windows to make their homes pleasant year-round, especially during the sweltering Eastern Texas summers, they save money on their energy bills!
With Low E Windows, the heat from the sun is reflected back into the atmosphere during the summer, when temperatures in the Karnack, Marshall, and Carthage areas can skyrocket. This enables your cooling system to function more effectively. And during the winter, when the temperature lowers, the radiant heat generated by your heating system is reflected back into your home’s interior, where it may continue to offer you and your family a comfortable and warm environment.
How Do I Know What Low-E Coating is Right for My Climate?
The Energy Star Program of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has minimal performance standards based on their suggested degree of Low-E glass coating for each temperature zone in the country.
You can be sure that your Low-E Glass Windows from The Window Source are tailored-made for the Eastern Texas region because the EPA program establishes minimum performance standards for each climate zone in the U.S.
We promise that all of our windows are Energy Star certified, and you will save money on energy bills if you choose our Low-E Glass upgrade for any of our windows.
Plus, you never have to replace fading fabrics on furniture, carpets, or drapes. In just a few years, your Low-E Glass Installation project easily pays for itself.