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How Low-E Glass Can Keep You Comfortable All Year Long

Glass windows that are poorly insulated are a leading cause of energy loss in a typical home. When it is cold outside, the heated air inside your home can radiate through the glass to the outside, making your furnace or boiler “kick in” more often. At the same time, chilly outside air can “leak” into your home through an ordinary glass pane – even if they are dual pane windows. During the hot, humid summer months, cool, conditioned air can escape while warm air infiltrates.

That’s what makes Renewal by Andersen’s High Performance™ Low-E4 glass such an important part of your new windows’ energy efficiency. With our High Performance™ Low-E4 installed, your windows become an effective barrier against thermal conductivity and energy loss.

Renewal by Andersen’s High Performance™ Low-E4 glass is 45% more energy efficient in summer and 56% more energy efficient in winter as compared to ordinary dual panel glass.* Sounds good, right? Well those numbers weren’t high enough for Renewal by Andersen, so they started to produce High Performance™ Low-E4 SmartSun™ glass, which is 70% more energy efficient in summer and 45% more energy efficient in winter as compared to ordinary dual panel glass.*

What Makes Glass Low-E?

Low-E glass is a way to control the heat being allowed into and out of your home. Low-E is a specially coated glass that allows light to pass through, but controls the “emissivity” of heat energy. Emissivity is a measurement of how readily a material radiates absorbed energy. The lower the emissivity value, the more energy efficient the material.

By blocking heat-generating ultraviolet light and reflecting heat back to its source, the High Performance™ Low-E4 glass in our Renewal by Andersen windows mean you’ll need less heating or air conditioning to keep your home at a comfortable temperature. High Performance™ Low-E4 makes our windows some of the most energy efficient windows in St. Louis homes.

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Draw inspiration for your window replacement project from a leading local expert on replacement windows and doors – Renewal by Andersen of St. Louis. Call us today at (314) 310-3636 to schedule a FREE in-home estimate.

*Values are based on comparison of Renewal by Andersen double-hung inserted window SHGC to the SHGC for clear dual pane glass non-metal frame default values from the 2006 and 2009 International Energy Conservation Code.

Reviews

"Renewal was fantastic! They kept you in the loop from ordering to installation. They informed you at every step of the process of what was happening. The installers were kind, courteous, and professional. Everything was cleaned up after the installation. It was as if they hadn't been there except to see your beautiful new windows. I highly recommend them."

Angie Klevorn
Nov 21, 2023

"3rd time using RBA for window replacement. Again, a very positive experience, the windows are great, the installation was done right, the professionalism was apparent from start to finish. Still have existing windows to be replaced and will definitely use RBA again to do it in the future."

Doug Dick
Nov 21, 2023

"Renewal by Andersen was a good experience for us in replacement of our windows. From the initial meeting with the sales representative, Leslie, through the waiting period for manufacturing, and then to the installment process, our experience was excellent! Communication is key for me and we were kept informed and updated as our windows were being ordered and manufactured. Calls to update us on the installation process were welcomed and appreciated. They know how much is too much so they don't pester you with unnecessary contact. We love our new windows!!! Did I say that already??😂 We can tell a major difference in reduced Street noise and also the temperature at our windows. Excellent company, highly recommend!!"

Paula Null
Nov 15, 2023

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