R5 Window Design

R5 Window Design – High Value R5 Window Design Utilizing Triple Pane IG Units Practical approach to design- Use high value materials with reasonable cost increases, optimize geometries to maximize performance

R5 Window Design Utilizing Triple Pane IG Units

Cost Optimized R-5 Window Design Upgrade Dual IG to Triple IG in the Window Utilize Double Low-E glass for higher performance Multiple baffled chambers for optimizing thermal performance and reducing convection Optimize Space between Glass for Argon or Krypton Gas 1/2” airspaces for Argon 9/32” for krypton New Focus on High Speed Triple IG Automaton for increasing throughput and quality, ultimately lowering cost to end consumers

Upgrade Dual IG to Triple IG in the Window

Utilize Double Low-E glass for higher performance

Multiple baffled chambers for optimizing thermal performance and reducing convection

Optimize Space between Glass for Argon or Krypton Gas

1/2” airspaces for Argon

9/32” for krypton

New Focus on High Speed Triple IG Automaton for increasing throughput and quality, ultimately lowering cost to end consumers

R5 Optimized Window Thermal Design Dual Low-E Design – 2 Surfaces High Solar Heat Gain for Heating in the North Low Solar Heat Gain (Reflection) for Cooling Warm Edge IG Spacer Materials Low Conductivity Stainless Steel Resin Thermal Break Foam Plastic

Dual Low-E Design – 2 Surfaces

High Solar Heat Gain for Heating in the North

Low Solar Heat Gain (Reflection) for Cooling

Warm Edge IG Spacer Materials

Low Conductivity Stainless Steel

Resin Thermal Break

Foam

Plastic

Triple IG Units are Reliable Industry Testing: Manufacturers follow Industry Tests for IG/Window Reliability ASTM 2190 ensures product quality in Insulating Glass Units High Humidity Accelerated Weathering and UV Volatile Fog Current Test Data - Triple IGU pass these ASTM 2190 rigorous testing methods, many units were able to pass multiple times using the same unit! New EnergyStar® Standards will require Product Certification – Ensuring Product and Process Integrity for the consumer

Industry Testing:

Manufacturers follow Industry Tests for IG/Window Reliability

ASTM 2190 ensures product quality in Insulating Glass Units

High Humidity

Accelerated Weathering and UV

Volatile Fog

Current Test Data - Triple IGU pass these ASTM 2190 rigorous testing methods, many units were able to pass multiple times using the same unit!

New EnergyStar® Standards will require Product Certification – Ensuring Product and Process Integrity for the consumer

The Total Systems Solutions Provider Optimized Window Production Lines

The Total Systems Solutions Provider

Optimized Window Production Lines