Clearview Midlands September 2013 - Issue 142 | Page 54

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TRIPLE GLAZING
Everyone knows three is better than two!
SWISSPACER’s Marketing & Sales Manager Vic De Costa champions the trend to triple glazing… “The Government still plans to raise the minimum requirement for new windows from a C to a B WER rating, and has renewed its pledge to make all new homes zero carbon by 2016 in a drive to make the UK’s housing stock more energy efficient. For the past few years, energy prices have soared and show no signs of slowing down. The Government has built in subsidies to drive the change to greener, cleaner energy. The ‘Big Six’ energy companies are ready to push prices up by as much as 10% before the end of the year and prices will continue to rise to find the high cost of on and offshore wind and water. People are feeling the effects of these price increases – in 2011 4.5 million households in the UK were in ‘fuel poverty’ . It’s no wonder reducing heating bills is the most popular reason for replacing windows The glazing industry has been quick to respond to legislation and consumer demand. We’ve developed energy efficient windows and doors and many window companies now offer A rated windows as standard. In August the BFRC announced it was raising the bar by licencing A+ ratings.
The growth of triple glazing

are triple glazed – and SWISSPACER is commonly used - to know we’re going to hear a lot more about triple glazing in the future. Triple glazing is a standard requirement of the ultra-low-energy Passivhaus standard, and it will be virtually impossible to achieve zero carbon in three years’ time without triple glazing. The benefits of triple glazing are obvious. In cold weather, the inner pane in a single glazed window is very cold to the touch. In a double glazed window it’s cold, but the inner pane of a triple glazed window is no colder than any other surface in the room. If double glazing is effective in cutting energy bills, triple glazing is even better. It will be easy to convince homeowners – after all, who doesn’t want lower heating bills? Triple glazing keeps rooms at a comfortable temperature and cuts external noise – ideal for homes in built-up areas or next to b ?????????
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