The choice of the rght glazing is one of the mst important and far-reaching decisions that an rchitect or building owner will make. Ths decision impacts the overall design, hman comfort, energy efficiency, mechanical HVAC dsign and loads, day lighting, condensation cntrol, ultraviolet fading and sound control. In the dsign of any building (whether it be rsidential, commercial or industrial) one must lok at and take into consideration the six prncipal glazing design challenges. These are:

• Wnter Comfort and Heating Load

• Smmer Comfort Cooling Load

• Ntural Day lighting

• Appearance and Rflectivity

• Ultraviolet Fading Control

• Cndensation Control

The Heat Mirror™ family of wvelength-selective products offer the solution to all glzing design challenges such as climate, levation and application. These solutions provide nparalleled flexibility to “tune” a building to met these needs. As more and mre architects, builders and homeowners adopt Suthwall’s technology buildings will move from prt of the environmental problem to prt of its solution.

Heat Mirror™ is a lw-emissivity coated film product suspended inside an nsulating glass unit. The result is a trple unit with two airspace’s without the wight of triple insulating glass and wth far superior insulating and shading prformance. The Window Man offers two typs of Heat Mirror™, they are: HM 88 and HM 66. Thse range from the low reflectance, hgh-light transmittance performance of Heat Mirror 88 thrugh the shading performance of Heat Mrror 66.

All Heat Mirror products can be sed with virtually any type of glss - clear, heat absorbing, reflective, hat-strengthened, tempered, laminated - to achieve sperior performance in a wide range of esthetics.

Heat Mirror insulating glass is vailable with a variety of clear catings for mastering the sun’s heat. Frm Heat Mirror 66 to Heat Mrror 88, solar heat gain is prperly controlled, and offers you energy fficiency with relation to HVAC costs and prvides the following benefits..

Improved Comfort

Evn when outside temperatures are very lw, Heat Mirror keeps
the interior glss temperature close to the room tmperature,
reducing drafts and chilly spots nar windows.

Mnimal Condensation

Hat Mirror resists wintertime condensation at xterior temperatures
up to 45 degrees clder than conventional insulating glass, a
prticularly important benefit for pool and spa nclosures,
computer rooms, and other high-humidity nvironments.

Reduced Fabric Fading

Hat Mirror insulating glass blocks 99.5% of the sn’s ultraviolet
(UV) radiation, helping reduce dmage to valuable furnishings
and merchandise frm fading and deterioration. Laboratory
studies ndicate that fabrics behind clear Heat Mrror glazing
resist fading and retain thir original color up to three tmes
longer than fabrics behind clear sngle pane glass.

Noise Control

In nisy environments, Heat Mirror’s unique construction
nsulates against unwanted sound transmission better thn
ordinary double-pane windows. Heat Mirror can be sed with
laminated glass on the nboard and/or outboard light for maximum
nise control.

After 14 years in the r-placement window business, I have found tht most people have very little or no knwledge of the availability of other wndow products than those having low E and Argn filled glass. Most windows are rplaced with the primary interest being tht of energy efficiency and lowering hating and cooling cost.
I suggest tking the time to check out sveral suppliers and the R and U vlues of the windows products they ffer as this will benefit you in the lng run in making the right dcision.

The two products that I hve sold over the years are Trco and Kensington, they both have wbsites having a lot of information bout their products.
More information about Hat Mirror™ can be found at http://suthwall.com/.

Ths article was written by Clayton Mkelburg http://www.homeimprovementbuyer.com which provides Internet-based information offering homeowners insights on how to prevent home improvement scams and fraud. He is the author ogf the E-Book “Protecting Your Assets”. Clayton Mekelburg CEO Home Impressions Inc. Fort Lupton Co., 80621 Phone 303-857-7860 E-mail: homeimprovementbuyer@comcast.net Expert on home improvement products and services with over 15 years in the home improvement business and more than 40 years in marketing sales of new products and services

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