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➤ THE PERFORMANCE ISSUE —What’s New in Ultra High Performance WEILAND Tilt/turn windows from Wei-land Sliding Doors & Win-dows offer both beauty and high performance, offering a DP 60 rating up to a 47 x 59 inch frame size. Depending upon glass selection, the win-dows offer U-factors as low as 0.25. Featuring German hardware from GU, the window is designed to tilt inward for secure and controlled ventilation and swing inward like a casement window for easy cleaning. The sash and frame are built from aluminum profiles with an interior wood cladding, offered in a wide selection of available hard-woods and select softwoods. The Kynar exterior finish can be matched to most any color sample provided. 760/722-8828 | www.weilandslidingdoors.com PPG INDUSTRIES A new flyer with perfor-mance data for Sungate 600 details the passive, low-emissivity glass that is designed to help homes retain furnace and solar heat, espe-cially in cold, Northern climates. In a standard ¾ -inch residential IG unit, Sungate 600 glass has a winter nighttime U-value of 0.29, along with a VLT of 72 percent and an SHGC of 0.70. The document also explains how Sungate 600 glass can be combined with Solarban solar control, low-E glasses to help window makers achieve R-5 insulating performance with dual-pane window construction. 888/774-4527 | www.ppgglass.com THERMAL The Park Avenue Window Collection is said to offer homeowners a greener choice when looking for replacement windows for their home. Manufac-tured by Thermal Industries, the line features vinyl construction to offer a sustainable lifespan and recyclability. Use of vinyl also provides a finish that never needs painting or re-finishing, the company notes. Fusion-welded, multi-chambered construction prevents air leakage, water infiltration and energy loss, with Dow Blue High R-Density extruded polystyrene insulation in-serted into the frame and sash profiles to enhance perfor-mance further. The standard E3-Max glass system is made for extreme winters and summers, featuring triple-pane glass with two lites of soft coat LoE2. Additionally, the glass features krypton gas, as well as an all-foam warm-edge spacer. The windows perform to levels that exceed Energy Star criteria in all climate regions of the United States, the manufacturer reports. 412/395-1900 | www.parkavenuewindows.com SOFT-LITE Imperial LS and Elements vinyl windows exceed the new Energy Star performance cri-teria in all climate zones. Gorell 5300 series, a newly-acquired Soft-Lite product, also exceeds Energy Star’s new performance criteria. With triple-glazing packages, the Elements line offers U-factors as low as 0.16. The Imperial and Gorell lines offer U-factors as low as 0.17. The manufacturer offers a variety of glass packages, including multiple low-E and/or solar coating options and a choice of spacer systems and gas fills. 330/528-3400 | www.soft-lite.com WINDSOR Pinnacle Select, a new premium wood window line from Windsor Windows, are available in vented and fixed casements, picture, transom and awning windows. Featuring thicker sash and wider stiles and rails, the windows are designed to pro-vide unsurpassed performance and a massive architectural presence well-suited to luxury homes. The 2 ⁄ -inch thick sash provides dimension and strength, as well as increased insulating value, with 2 ⁄ -inch stiles and rails contributing impressive DP ratings ranging from 40 to 70, depending on product and size, the company re-ports. The line is offered in clear select pine, natural alder or Douglas fir. They are available equipped with a traditional crank or an easy-to-operate lever in a tradi-tional push-out style. Optional retractable screens are available with a solid wood pull that visually blends into the wood sash and provides easy operation. 800/218-6186 | www.windsorwindows.com 52 | Window & Door | May 2012
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