FENESTRATION THE KEY TO ENERGY EFFICENCY
Fenestration is the design and placement of the windows in a building. If You want to build an energy efficient home, Your use of natural sunlight is key; and window and the window placement is crucial. This is why it is so important to hire a professional who understands building energy efficient homes when you shop for Your land. The house placement on the land and the solar exposure must be considered when buying the land. But why are the windows so important?
First of all, the windows will leverage the solar energy of the sun. The windows will need to be purchased anyway, and the energy extracted from the passive solar fuel cost nothing. All the high tech systems from panels, to geothermal, to high density sprayed insulation will cost much more that in conventional construction, but the passive solar costs you nothing – so let’s maximize its potential.
Second, studies show that we are all happier when we have lots of daylight, rather than artificial light, and artificial light costs while daylight is free. So we want to put in skylights and/or clerestory windows to allow the sun light to penetrate the interior on the home even on overcast days.
Third, to minimize heat loss from the windows we need high-performance, argon gas filled glazing, with a low U- factor to save the heat we gained. Please note, great windows do not necessarily equate to high prices – you need to know how to shop for the right product.
We need careful window placement for cross ventilation to cool the home in the summer and provide clean fresh air to maintain superior interior air quality.
The roof line must be carefully designed to block out the solar heat in the summer time and allow the home the cool summer breezes or to protect any air conditioning.
Finally, we must be wise in choosing a heating system that will complement our solar efforts and not thwart them. We are MARK ENGLISH CUSTOM BUILDERS and an EVERGREEN COLORADO CUSTOM HOME BUILDERS and can help you make the right decisions and save You money. These are a few of the important things You should weigh carefully before making a decision. Give us a call at MARK ENGLISH REAL ESTATE at 303-674-0148, Email us at markenglishrealestate@msn.com or visit us on the web at www.EvergreenColoradoLiving.com and let’s go over all the factors involved. Don’t forget to register for Your FREE BUYER INCENTIVES.
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