SACRAMENTO, CA – Homeowners throughout Calfornia eager to select high performing, energy efficient windows need look no further than the Simonton Impressions® line offered by West Coast Builders. The vinyl windows and patio doors available from West Coast Builders offer a wide variety of thermally efficient glass and spacer options, including products that meet ENERGY STAR® guidelines for the Sacramento Region.
“At West Coast Builders, we have a ‘menu list’ of options that make it easy for homeowners to select the window package that best meets their personal and geographic needs,” says Edio Delfino, owner of West Coast Builders. “The Simonton Impressions line we offer features high quality windows and patio doors for remodeling projects that are designed to achieve optimum year-round thermal efficiencies in all climate conditions.”
An ENERGY STAR partner since 1999, Simonton Windows has worked to ensure that products in all of the West Coast Builders’s product lines can meet the stringent ENERGY STAR guidelines. “Windows and doors labeled compliant with ENERGY STAR guidelines are 40 percent more efficient than products manufactured to meet common building code guidelines,” says Delfino. “This translates into large energy savings each year for homeowners.”
Energy Efficiency
Selecting A Glass Option
Glass options abound from West Coast Builders. Insulating glass (I.G.) units feature an airtight seal for optimum performance. The Power Seal Spacer System™ features a U-channel design that flexes with the surrounding glass panes as it expands and contracts with temperature fluctuations. This design virtually eliminates seal failure and ensures optimum performance.
Low E coatings on glass are a basic upgrade that help keep air cooler inside the home during summer months and warmer during winter months. Low E glass blocks out up to 84 percent of ultraviolet (UV) rays which can fade carpeting, window treatments and harm plants.
Argon gas, a non-toxic, colorless gas, can be filled into windows coated with Low E to provide homeowners with an even higher rated energy efficient unit. Argon, which is six times denser than air, drastically reduces the transfer of heat and cold, making the window unit more thermally efficient.
Other glasses that help deflect UV rays include tinted glass (in bronze and grey) and obscure glass. Decorative glass patterns available in the Simonton Impressions line include Rain, Delta Frost, Reed, Storm, Obscure, Flemish, Glue Chip and Solarcool® Bronze glasses.
More Than Just Glass
While glass selection is important for the overall energy efficiency of a window or patio door, it should not be a homeowner’s only consideration. The actual construction of the unit is critical in the overall efficiency of a window.
“Consumers need as much information on the step-by-step construction of window units as they do on the glass that goes into them,” says Delfino. “You can have the best glass possible, but if the window is built poorly, then the thermal performance suffers.”
West Coast Builders proudly sells Simonton Impressions windows, made of multi-chambered fusion-welded construction to help increase condensation resistance and the overall structure of the window.
Energy Efficiency
The Super Spacer® silicone foam system is an upgrade option available with the Sensor Glass™ package to ensure an airtight seal. The optional Super Spacer system is made of non-metallic solid silicone foam containing millions of small, insulating air pockets. The foam does not conduct energy as quickly as four-sided aluminum or steel spacers, resulting in lower conduction and condensation rates. The solid silicone foam offers flexible strength that helps reduce stress cracks and ensures that the I.G. unit retains an airtight seal.
“By combining the solid construction of vinyl windows with upgraded spacer systems and glass options, homeowners can select windows in our area with the appropriate thermal performance features,” says Delfino. “The time homeowners invest in selecting windows certainly pays off with outstanding thermal performance for years to come.”
Founded in 1946, Simonton Windows’ hallmarks include superior quality products and outstanding customer service. For more information about Simonton Impressions windows and patio doors, contact Edio or Lisa Delfino of West Coast Builders Inc at 800-232-0811 or visit www.simonton.com on the Internet.
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