Window Efficiency

[gtOmologato]

+1 for the solar tint.
Made a HUGE difference for me in the summer time.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Even though I currently live in an apartment, and finding suitable double-paned windows for it is not so easy back here, it's something I do consider to use whenever I move to a house. Other energy-saving features would also not be out-of-question.

[Xist]

Sorry I did not post this earlier, but I think that for some applications, glass brick make sense. What is the R-value?

The R-value for Premiere Series glass block is 1.96, which is more than twice the value for flat 1/8" sheet glass windows or roughly equivalent to a double pane thermal window. The ThinlineT Series R-values are slightly lower at 1.75.

Glass Block Sales, Inc.

Have a great day!

[freebeard]

Plus which it's structural. Offsetting that it would cost more, I suspect, than double-pane glass.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

The problem with glass brick is that it won't open like a regular window would. But anyway, considering that it would provide enough luminosity and allow the use of smaller windows, might offset the cost.

[freebeard]

phys.org:Solar power advances possible with new 'double-glazing' device

cleantechnica.com:Scientists Channel Tesla & Einstein To Invent New Double-Glazed Solar Panel

Two sources so you can compare the reporting. I like both but generally prefer phys.org; they're usually out front. In this case 2 days earlier and include a journal reference in addition to U of Warwick.

Anywho, this is Steampunk Stuff. Two transparent surfaces, one electrically conductive and one with a sputtered coating of [diamond] with the cavity filled with argon.

This is low-rent high-tech.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by freebeard

This is low-rent high-tech.

Even though that would lead to overall savings in utilities cost, nowadays with all that "sustainability" trend I'm sure it could serve as an excuse for landlords to increase the price of a rent

But anyway, if I were going to build a new house, or eventually refurbishing an older one, I'm sure I would look at some options on "efficient" windows.

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr

Even though that would lead to overall savings in utilities cost, nowadays with all that "sustainability" trend I'm sure it could serve as an excuse for landlords to increase the price of a rent

But anyway, if I were going to build a new house, or eventually refurbishing an older one, I'm sure I would look at some options on "efficient" windows.

Landlords don't care about efficiency, which is why apartments are very inefficient. They build the units to minimum legal standards of efficiency.

The new place I'm at has front doors you can see light coming from around the edges, and some doors are so poorly placed you can see into the home.

[freebeard]

By low-rent I meant to imply low-cost or home-brewed.

I was thinking of a 'post apocalyptic' or maker-scene scenario. Maybe I should have emboldened steampunk.

[samwichse]

If you want low-rent double-paned, then you probably just want this ;-)

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Duck-Bran...-Pack/17510819