Energy bills are rising and the money in our pockets becoming less. You will indeed see the benefits of choosing higher energy performance windows. It can also reduce the amount of carbon emissions, which is good for the environment.
Aspect 1 believe in offering our customers the very best energy saving products.
At least 20% of heat loss is lost through windows.
The red areas on the image below, show the areas where the most heat is lost from our homes.
Window Energy Ratings
Energy efficiency is a key element of government policy regarding the problems of global warming and conservation. The British Fenestration Rating Council (BRFC) and the Energy Saving Trust (EST) have developed a government backed scheme, whereby windows are rated according to their energy efficiency (insulation and heat saving). Windows are rated for their energy using the familiar A - G. Thus an A rated window is considerably more efficient than a G rated window.
The BFRC rating assesses the energy performance of the whole window. Included in the rating are frame design, frame material and the glass.
‘A’ rated windows need ‘A’ rated glass
- Edge spacers, saving 80% of heat loss. As most heat is lost at the edge of the window.
- Special E glass. Reflects 40% - 70% of heat that is normally transmitted through glass, pushing it back into the room.
- Gap between glass filled with argon gas. It is colourless, odourless, non flammable and non reactive.
