Windows Systems for High-Performance Buildings

This web site provides information on windows for high performance commercial buildings. It includes design issues, materials and assemblies, window design decisions, and case studies.

This web site is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Windows and Glazings Program.

A sustainable design process is intended to produce high-performance buildings that are energy-efficient, healthy, economical in the long run, and use resources wisely to minimize the impact on the environment. Properly designed windows play an important role in achieving these energy and environmental goals and contribute to the comfort, satisfaction, and productivity of building occupants as well.

The challenge in designing facades and selecting windows in commercial buildings is balancing many issues and criteria. This fact-packed guide provides critical information and performance data on the energy efficiency, interior environment, and technical considerations that drive window design decisions.

Authors: John Carmody, Stephen Selkowitz, Eleanor S. Lee, Dariush Arasteh and Todd Willmert

January 2004 / 400 Pages
Available from Norton Professional Books. Single copy price: $50.00 USA; volume discounts availble from publisher.