Boosting Efficiency With Windows and Doors
During a Deep Energy Retrofit of his 70-year-old Cape Cod home, carpenter Jeff Wilson upgraded to triple-pane gas-filled windows.
- By Kristen Hampshire
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Deep Energy Retrofit: The Problem Areas(7 photos)Jeff Wilson replaced half of the windows in his 70-year-old Cape Cod home just five years ago, upgrading from single-pane glass to more efficient double-pane windows. Meanwhile, as Jeff greens his home top to bottom with a Deep Energy Retrofit (DER), he addresses nine leaky windows and a front door, choosing today's gold standard: triple-pane, gas-filled windows.
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