Replacement Window Resources – More Information

Hopefully this guide will count as a valuable replacement window resource, and a general one at that with many facets of replacing windows covered. Other replacement window resources exist too of course, and this guide can offer some up which may of further help to you.

This will of course be useful when you’ve made a shortlist of what options you are more interested in for replacing the windows in your home. You may want more lengthy and specific information on a window type or glass for example. Or have other questions to ask.

The Efficient Windows Collaborative has a great site, with a lot of details about energy efficiency of various types of window. Their home page is www.efficientwindows.org.

For the technology section, go to www.efficientwindows.org/technologies.cfm, where you will find a source of more information and comparison tables about replacement windows.

More information and charts of the benefits of windows in their benefits section: www.efficientwindows.org/benefits.cfm.

And also to be found on this site is a useful skylight and window finding interactive tool. This can help you to compare how different windows and skylights will affect typical energy costs in a number of cities around the United States. www.efficientwindows.org/selection.cfm

The American Shutter Systems Association (ASSA) can prove a useful resource to visit. Their homepage is www.amshutter.org, and a tips and advice page for protecting your windows and home from storms exists at www.amshutter.org/consumer.html.

The National Fenestration Rating Council compares and certifies windows, doors and skylights. The homepage of this resource about replacement windows on the web is www.nfrc.org.

And the Canadian Window and Door Manufacturers Association (CWDMA) homepage is another windows resource. Their homepage is www.cwdma.ca/index/htm.

The voluntary Energy Star Program for window manufacturers set up by the U.S. Department of Energy will act as a valuable resource too: www.energystar.gov.

And if you want some help in finding a replacement window contractor in your area then visit www.replacement-window-contractor.com. Just fill in the form and you’ll get a quote on replacing windows from a licensed local professional.