Saving Our Planet One Window at a Timewith Target Windows and Doors

Insulating Glass Spacers Can Make a Difference

Environmental Marketing Facts

80% of American consumers believe that it is better to buy from “Green” companies.

40% of the US population believe that concerns over global warming are increasing environmental awareness.

35 million Americans are “True Greens”.

Adults age 45-54 are leading trends toward recycling and purchasing of Green products

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Green House Effect

Environmental Facts

Carbon Dioxide is the major contributor to Global Warming

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Environmental Facts

CO2 is at its highest point measured (Antarctic Ice Cores) in 480,000 years

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Environmental Facts

Carbon Dioxide levels are expected to more than double by the end of the century

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Environmental Facts

The 11 hottest years on record have occurred since 1990

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Environmental Facts

The rate of temperature increase is expected to triple by 2100

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Environmental Facts

Gasoline creates 19.5 lbs of CO2 for every gallon burned

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Environmental Facts

Residential windows account for 10-25% of home heating and cooling energy costs

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Environmental Facts

Approximately 2 lbs of CO2 are created for every KWhr of energy produced from coal or natural gas

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Environmental Facts

Each 0.01 U-value improvement in windows can save up to 400lbs of CO2 per home/year

Each reduction of 0.1 SHGC can save up to 200lbs of CO2 per home/year

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Environmental Facts

The Best Warm Edge spacer – Duralite can improve total window U-values by up to 0.04 and save almost 1600 lbs. of CO2 production and $205 in energy costs per year in an average home

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Environmental Facts

It takes 3 full grown trees a year to absorb one ton of CO2 (One Typical Home)

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Windows that last 20 years can save up to 16 tons of CO2 production in an average home

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Environmental Facts

If every home in America had Duralite Warm Edge Spacer we could save the environment over 58 million tons of CO2 pollution

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Selling Environmentally Friendly Windows

Green is more than a colorIts an obligation

Dura Platform Spacers insulate the edge of glass better than solid foam or metal spacers. Dura Platform Spacers are hollow trapping air for maximum thermal performance

Envirosealed Windows

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Duralite and Duraseal are hollow air filled spacers and air is an excellent insulator more than 10X better than EPDM foam and 200X better than carbon steel.

Thermal conductivity of common materials www.engineeringtoolbox.com

Thermal Conductivity – k – (W/m K)

Better insulating Dura Platform Spacers improve the temperature of the glass.

Warmer glass makes you feel more comfortable while using less energy and producing less carbon dioxide pollution.

Simulations were performed by Enermodal Engineering Limited using Window 5.2 and Therm 5.2 as per NFRC 100, and NFRC 500, 2001. Dec 23, 2003

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Dura Platform Spacers improve the total window U-value.

Warmer window U-values makes you feel more comfortable.

Simulations were performed by Enermodal Engineering Limited using Window 5.2 and Therm 5.2 as per NFRC 100, and NFRC 500, 2001. Generic vinyl window, soft coat low e (e=0.034), argon filled.

Total Window U-Value

Dura Platform Spacers improve the total window U-value which reduces heat loss and saves money on energy bills.

Annual Savings Compared to Spacer Bar

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Simulations were performed by Enermodal Engineering Limited using Window 5.2 and Therm 5.2 as per NFRC 100, and NFRC 500, 2001. Generic vinyl window, soft coat low e (e=0.034), argon filled. Total house energy usage was calculated using Resfen 5.0 and converted to Kwhr at $0.25.

Dura Platform Spacers can save the environment from 1200 to 1600 lbs of CO2 per year for a typical home.

Annual Carbon Dioxide Reduction vs Aluminum Spacer Bar

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Simulations were performed by Enermodal Engineering Limited using Window 5.2 and Therm 5.2 as per NFRC 100, and NFRC 500, 2001. Generic vinyl window, soft coat low e (e=0.034), argon filled. Total house energy usage was calculated using Resfen 5.0 and converted to Kwhr at $0.25. Carbon Dioxide savings was calculated based on approximately 2.0 lbs. per Kwhr.

Marketing Support

Full use of the Envirosealed Windows Logo for any published literature, advertising and promotion materials as long as you are using a Truseal Dura Platform Spacer (Duralite or Duraseal).

Marketing Support

Child playing in a healthy field of green grass represents the future generations that will benefit from energy conservation.

Marketing Support

Marketing SupportWindow stickers that show the same child playing in a field of green grass drawing attention to the window and glass.

Duralite Marketing SupportShowroom Dangler

A three-sided dangler will create point-of-sale dealer showroom presence for Duralite.

Duralite Marketing Support

Door Hanger

A three-sided dangler will create point-of-sale dealer showroom presence for Duralite.

Duralite Marketing Support

Lawn Sign

Advertising

Thought provoking consumer and trade advertisements that make it clear the best view is through Envirosealed Windows

Envirosealed Windows Website

The Envirosealed Windows website is designed to support dealers and contractors looking for Green Window technology and information to help them sell the environmental benefits. Future enhancements to the site will offer collateral sales tools and promotions

Saving Our Planet One Window at a TimeGreen is more than a color, it’s an obligation.We want to make the environment in yourcustomers’ homes as comfortable as possible.But we don’t want to destroy the environmentoutside their homes to do it.

We are efficiency experts and our efficiency has many benefits. But the most important benefit is the energy your customers will save. Our window spacers efficiently seal your windows, your windows efficiently seal your customers’ homes and they use less energy to heat and cool. And the less energy they use, the less impact they have on the environment.

If we all do our part, your customers will have beautiful, efficient windows and something beautiful to look at through them.