Window Tinting vs Tinted and Low E Glass?

Window Tinting vs Tinted and Low E Glass?
By David Letro and submitted to Amazines.com

The windows in our homes and businesses are the most complex and interesting elements that connect our interior living spaces with the great outdoors. They provide light and fresh air. Unfortunately, they represent a major source of unwanted heat gain in summer and significant heat loss in winter, resulting in energy waste and higher utility costs.
With advanced technology, the energy performance of windows has changed in a positive way with remarkable new glazing materials and framing structures.

Energy Efficient Windows

Energy efficient windows will dramatically reduce your energy costs, help to create a cleaner and healthier environment by reducing gas emissions, plus make your home more comfortable.

Insulated windows with the low-e feature are becoming increasingly popular because they help retain inside room heat. Low-E (low-emissivity) windows have coatings on the glass to control energy transfer. For cold weather control, low-E windows are installed with the coating on the inside of your home/office. For hot weather control, they are installed with coating facing outside. You must decide which climate you want to control when considering low e windows for reducing your energy bill and waste. Windows manufactured with Low-E coatings typically cost about 10%–15% more than regular windows reduce energy loss by as much as 30%–50%.

Energy Efficient Window Films

Window films are a protective, metalized barrier applied directly to the inside face of your windows. This barrier on the glass will work all year around to control energy usage and waste.
Here’s how window film works to reduce your energy costs year around:

• In warm weather months, the film reduces energy consumption by rejecting solar energy attempting to enter through the glass. (If you do not use an air conditioner or any type of cooling system, ceiling fans and such, then this will not apply to you).
• In cold months, window film will retain your the level of heat inside by preventing heat from escaping through the glass.

Window films ability to block summer heat gain and retain winter heat is the major reason its use is considered a “green” renewable energy product.
Originally developed in the 1960’s, window films were 1st designed to control interior heating from solar heat and to prevent heat loss to the outside. Windows tinted can reduce energy loss by as much as 80%.

The best option for solar control concerning your windows at home or your business is window film. Windows alone, even low E windows, can only work part time to control solar energy.

Contact your local residential/commercial window film professional for an in house consultation of your solar control window film benefits.

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