- Author
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Hastings, S. R.
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Crenshaw, R. W.
- Title
- Window Design Strategies to Conserve Energy. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Energy Research and Development Administration, Washington, DC
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
- Report
-
NBS BSS 104,
June 1977,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- E(49-1)-3800
- Keywords
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buildings; windows; solar heating; reflective insulation; ventilation; design criteria; window glass; window glazing
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windows
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solar heating
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energy conservation
- Identifiers
- daylighting
- Abstract
- A multitude of design strategies are available to achieve energy-efficient windows. Opportunities for improving window performance fall into six groups: site, exterior appendages, frame, glazing, interior accessories, and building interior. Design strategies within these groups can improve one or more of the six energy functions of windows: solar heating, daylighting, shading, insulation, air tightness, and ventilation. Included in this report are 33 strategies; an explanation of the physical phenomena responsible for each strategie's energy performance, summarized energy and non-energy advantages and disadvantages; aesthetic considerations; cost approximations; example installations, laboratory studies, or calculations by the authors; and references. Intended readers include professional designers, lessors and owners of commercial space, home buyers and owners, window component manufacturers, and researchers. The report's purpose is to draw attention to the wide range of options currently available to conserve energy with windows.