01259nas a2200157 4500008004100000245004400041210004300085260003400128300001200162490000800174520077700182100002200959700002200981700002001003856007801023 2007 eng d00aField Evaluation of Low-E Storm Windows0 aField Evaluation of LowE Storm Windows aClearwater Beach, FLc12/2007 a228-2360 v2773 a
A field evaluation comparing the performance of low emittance (low-e) storm windows with both standard clear storm windows and no storm windows was performed in a cold climate. Six homes with single pane windows were monitored over the period of one heating season. The homes were monitored with no storm windows and with new storm windows. The storm windows installed on four of the six homes included a hard coat, pyrolitic, low-e coating while the storm windows for the other two homes had traditional clear glass. Overall heating load reduction due to the storm windows was 13% with the clear glass and 21% with the low-e windows. Simple paybacks for the addition of the storm windows were 10 years for the clear glass and 4.5 years for the low-e storm windows.
1 aDrumheller, Craig1 aKohler, Christian1 aMinen, Stefanie uhttps://facades.lbl.gov/publications/field-evaluation-low-e-storm-windows