Unique window approach -thermal loss

[family wagon]

I used to work on energy efficiency issues a couple of lifetimes ago, in the early 80s.

Cool! You've had the opportunity to do things in several fascinating industries.

The space between windows could be temperatly filled with insulation if it were really hot or cold outside.

I remember seeing something ages ago -- probably never made it beyond concept stage -- where there was a system fitted to blow foam beads into the space at night (or other times) and vacuum or drain them back out when the window needed to be seen through. I always thought it was a neat idea, but then I sometimes wondered how they'd with static electric forces making foam bits cling in the space rather than clear out nicely.

 

[cadillackid]

I dont know what the windows in my house are filled with.. but I know they made a big deal when I got them about how the metal strip is isolated from the inside pane to the outside stating thats a big area of heat loss was in the transmission of the separator that separates the 2 panes and transmits to the frame.. these are high performance windows from 2014..



-Christopher

 

[TJones-SKO]

Cool! You've had the opportunity to do things in several fascinating industries.


I remember seeing something ages ago -- probably never made it beyond concept stage -- where there was a system fitted to blow foam beads into the space at night (or other times) and vacuum or drain them back out when the window needed to be seen through. I always thought it was a neat idea, but then I sometimes wondered how they'd with static electric forces making foam bits cling in the space rather than clear out nicely.

That would be worth building just to watch! Could be kind of lava lamp like.

 

[Rusty-SKO]

these are high performance windows from 2014..

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-Christopher

I didn't realize they made such efficiency gains.

Surace says all windows should perform no lower than R-5, but he believes R-7 should (and will) be the standard. The company, for its part, produces some of the highest-performing products on the market, including fiberglass and vinyl products that range anywhere from R-5.9 to R-11.1.

http://www.residentialarchitect.com/technology/products/the-latest-highly-insulating-windows-are-almost-as-efficient-as-a-wall_o