Residential Windows: A Guide to New Technologies and Energy Performance

Arasteh, Dariush; Carmody, John; Heschong, Lisa; Selkowitz, Stephen

ISBN 10: 0393732258 / ISBN 13: 9780393732252

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2007

About this Item

Pages are clean with normal wear. May have limited markings & or highlighting within pages & or cover. May have some wear & creases on the cover. The spine may also have minor wear. May not include CD DVD, access code or any other supplemental materials.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Residential Windows: A Guide to New Technologies and Energy Performance
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393732258
• ISBN 13: 9780393732252
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

The third edition of Residential Windows: A Guide to New Technologies and Energy Performance provides updated and expanded information on window properties and technologies, as well as new sections on such key topics as window installation, energy efficiency, and building codes.

For this latest edition, all of the energy performance data have been revised, based on the latest simulation techniques and industry-accepted assumptions. Residential Windows provides an overview of new window products for consumers, designers, and builders, as well as regulators, standards developers, utilities, and the researchers, manufacturers, and suppliers in the window industry itself. It is an essential resource for anyone considering purchasing or installing new windows. 232 illustrations

About the Authors

Dariush Arasteh, who holds degrees in mechanical and civil engineering, is a staff scientist in the Windows and Daylighting Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

John Carmody, professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Building Research, University of Minnesota, has coauthored ten books, including Window Systems for High Performance Buildings.


Lisa Heschong is an architect, a partner of the Heschong Mahone Group, an architectural research firm, and the author of Thermal Delight in Architecture.


Stephen Selkowitz, who holds degrees in physics and environmental design, directs Windows and Daylight Research at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.