- Author
- Collins, B. L. | Ruegg, R. T. | Chapman, R. | Kusuda, T.
- Title
- New Look at Windows.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 77-1388, January 1978,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- windows; energy conservation; houses; daylighting; service life; thermal efficiency; cost estimates; energy accounting; life (durability); residential buildings; performance evaluation; District of Columbia
- Abstract
- This report presents new information on thermal loads, daylighting, management, and life-cycle costs which indicates that such recommendations may neglect important design and operational aspects of windows which can conserve energy resources and reduce life-cycle building costs. A case example is described in which energy consumption and life-cycle costs are given for windows in a typical house in the Washington, D.C. area.