{"id":3532,"date":"2012-06-06T07:29:55","date_gmt":"2012-06-06T12:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newstage.betterlifemaids.com\/?p=441"},"modified":"2022-12-29T15:14:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T15:14:52","slug":"seeing-window-replacement-in-a-new-light-green-living-tips-from-better-life-maids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newstage.betterlifemaids.com\/seeing-window-replacement-in-a-new-light-green-living-tips-from-better-life-maids\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeing Window Replacement In a New Light: Green Living Tips From Better Life Maids"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Windows provide a portal into the world outside our homes as well as bring light into darkened rooms. They come in countless shapes and sizes and varying degrees of energy efficiency. If you live in an older home, chances are you might be considering replacing your existing panes for ones that offer a newer look and greater energy conservation. But not all replacement windows are created equal. (You knew that was coming, didn\u2019t you?)<\/p>\n

Window manufacturing technology has significantly improved over the past two decades, with new windows designed to reduce heat and air leakage and prevent condensation. All of these things go a long way toward lower your energy bills. Yet, some manufacturers go a little crazy with their marketing \u2013 even so far as to claim you\u2019ll lower your bills by 50 percent or more. Other manufacturers claim their windows reduce mold (who wouldn\u2019t want that?) and condensation (also a good thing). But not all claims match up to all windows. It pays to know what\u2019s true versus false and misleading.<\/p>\n

In February, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released information reporting that five companies selling replacement windows in several states are now prohibited from making \u201cexaggerated and unsupported claims about the energy efficiency of their windows, and how much money consumers could save on their heating and cooling bills by having them installed.\u201d This is great news for consumers since “Energy efficiency and cost savings are major factors for many consumers buying replacement windows,” according to David Vladeck, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “The FTC is committed to making sure that the information consumers get is accurate and that marketers can back up the claims they make.”<\/p>\n

In reality, the energy savings seen with replacement windows is dependent upon several factors such as:<\/p>\n