Energy Efficient Windows
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− | An average home may lose up to 30% of its heating or cooling energy through its windows, which are basically thermal holes. | + | An average home may lose up to 30% of its heating or cooling energy through its windows, which are basically thermal holes. Thermal windows present a more comfortable home interior while providing significant savings in energy costs. Thermal windows even serve as energy gainers. The payback period for insulated window units can range from four to seven years, depending on the climate in which the home is located. In addition, insulated windows often cost less in the long run because of lowered maintenance costs. |
=== Maintaining Home Temperature === | === Maintaining Home Temperature === | ||
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== Savings == | == Savings == | ||
− | Money invested in | + | Money invested in a thermal replacement window will reap returns. Estimates project that the cost of a replacement insulated window will be covered within four to seven years -- depending on the climate in which the house is located -- leaving many more years of use in homeowners receive a pure net gain from the energy savings that the thermal windows provide. |
Homeowners in many countries can recoup some of thermal windows' cost through tax rebates. | Homeowners in many countries can recoup some of thermal windows' cost through tax rebates. |