A homeowner’s guide

Triple glazingChoosing the ultimate energyefficiency for your home

Safechoice triple glazingGet the ultimate sealed unit windowperformance money can buy.

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Reduce condensation and noise.Lower heat loss at window edges makes our glass 3-4°C warmer - cutting condensation by up to 80%.Using our unique high performance Q-Lon weathersealgaskets, Safechoice triple glazing reduces noisepollution too.

Reduce your carbon footprint. Cut CO2.The more energy you use for heating, the more CO2 youcreate. That’s your ‘carbon footprint’. Fitting energyefficient triple glazed windows could cut your CO2

production by as much as 4.7 tonnes a year.*

If you demand truly exceptional glazingperformance, Safechoice triple glazing simplystands apart. Now you can specify superiorthermal insulation and noise reduction in anyframe of your choice. Safechoice advancedtriple glazed units are engineered to give you a comfortable, secure, quiet, energy-efficient home.

Reduce wasted energy. Cut bills.Choosing triple glazing has the potential to further reducethe heat loss from windows. It can perform up to a thirdbetter then double glazing, and is ideal for large glazedareas. In fact, triple glazing could reduce your totalheating costs by up to £766 a year.

Choose better looking frames.Safechoice triple glazed windows feature low profiles withreflective spacers - so you can’t see them at the windowedge. Clear, uncluttered sightlines ensure windows lookwell proportioned, elegant and attractive.

OUR ENERGYEFFICIENT TRIPLE GLAZINGLETS YOU…

• Use less energy• Save on heating and cooling• Be comfortable all year round• Reduce condensation• Reduce your carbon footprint• Combat climate change• Add value to your property• Reduce noise

“High performance glazing - we wouldn't put our name on anything else”

Safechoice tripleglazing is up to

60% moreefficient than

C-Ratedwindows

* Replacing single glazed aluminium windows with energyefficient ‘C’ rated double glazing in an average gas heatedbungalow/semi. GGF carbon calculator @ 2% inflation.

Triple glazedperformance: count the savings

Up to 40% greater thermalefficiency than A-rated double glazing.

Up to 60%more efficientthan C-rated double glazed windows.

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“SAFECHOICE TRIPLE - the best performing glazing money can buy”

Over a 20 year period, triple glazing atypical home could result in energysavings worth over £14,000 and 94 tonnes of CO2.

Understanding Window Energy RatingsThe British Fenestration Rating Council’s Domestic Window Energy Rating Scheme provides a way to comparethe energy performance of windows on a ‘like for like’ basis.Windows that achieve a C rating or higher can carry the‘Energy Saving Recommended’ tag.

All Safechoice triple glazing windows achieve A++ statusPut simply, they’re the most energy efficient windowsmoney can buy.

U-factors and youThe U value of a window is important too. It’s a measure of the rate that heat is lost from any window assembly.

The lower the U-factor, the more resistant a window is to losing heat and thebetter the structure’s ability to insulate. The National Fenestration Rating Council

(NFRC) whole window U-value rates a window in its entirety includingglazing, frame and spacers.

Our triple glazed units are over 5 times as effective assingle glazing. Additionally, they are 3 times as effective

as regular double glazing in saving energy and reducingyour household bills.

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Glazing compared

The images show just howeffective fitting energy efficientwindows to your property can be.The right hand side of the propertystill has the original windows – thereds and pinks show heatescaping. However, the newextension on the left is fitted withenergy efficient windows, the lackof reds and pinks proving they helpdramatically reduce heat loss.

Rightsystemright glass

In winter, the energy efficient coated glass used in Safechoice triple glazed units retainswarmth within the home. It’s also designed to exploit radiant heat energy from the sun.These properties, coupled with excellent thermal insulation, result in significant fuel savingscompared to a single glazed dwelling, and higher savings than standard double glazing.

TRIPLE GLAZING MAXIMISES AMBIENT HEAT

Replacing single glazed… With... Could save a year...

Timber framed A++ Safechoice £357 (2.3 tonnes CO2)windows triple glazingAluminium framed A++ Safechoice £766 (4.8 tonnes CO2)windows triple glazing

A living environmentwith less noise,

lower heating billsand more style

Say goodbye to condensationand noiseOur energy efficient windows reducecondensation by as much as 80%

Choose proven technologies for a longer, maintenance-free life – GUARANTEED.

The system components thatset Safechoice windows apart.

For the ultimate energy efficiency for your home, choose triple glazing fromSafechoice.

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Reduced condensationThe air in homes often has a high moisture content.Whenever we cook, bathe or even breathe, weincrease water vapour. When saturated air contacts a cold surface, condensation forms, promotingbacterial growth and mould. Both can compoundrespiratory problems such as asthma.

With lower heat loss at the edges, our triple glazedwindows are typically 4% warmer than those withmetal spacer bars, reducing condensation by up to 80%.

Cuts down noise from outsideIn today’s world, it’s difficult to avoid external noise.Whether you live near a major road, under a flightpath or near some vocal wildlife, noise pollution canbe a cause of major disruption. As well as two ArgonGas filled spaces sandwiching the extra glass pane,triple glazing features an additional 12mm cavity.

The insulation coupled with our high performancewarm edge spacer allows Safechoice triple glazedunits to dramatically reduce external noisepollution.

The spacer1) Warm edge spacers: InterceptUp to 80% of a triple glazed window’s energy lossoccurs at the glass edge. Ordinary aluminiumspacers are highly conductive. In winter they let heatescape and encourage condensation. That’s whySafechoice windows feature Intercept - a warm edgespacer engineered for strength and insulation.Intercept’s advanced construction is designed toprevent heat transfer around window edge. It flexesduring temperature changes protecting bondedsealant so resisting seal failure. Impervious to gastransmission, it has a near zero vapour loss,increasing window service life.

The glass2) Pilkington glassPilkington’s range offers proven products andtechnologies to meet a range of Window EnergyRating and Building Regulation requirements.Providing the Leading Low E glass in the UK,Pilkington also offers a good balance of U and Gvalues, helping you retain costly energy and exploitradiant heat from the sun.

Thermal breakThe diagram shows cold areas (purple and blue) at the outside of the window and warm (red andyellow) on the inside of the window. As heat isn’ttransmitted across the profile, spacer or glass,windows maintain a warm and comfortable livingenvironment.

The profile3) Q-Lon weather sealsSafechoice windows feature the innovative Q-Lonweather seals. Offering exceptional performanceover a wide temperature range, they don’t shrink orstretch. Instead they retain their original shape yearafter year to maintain an excellent weather seal.

The unique construction actively absorbs soundpollution, increasing acoustic insulation. Immune torot, mould, mildew, UV and ozone, CFC-free Q-Lonweather seals will last the lifetime of a window.

4) Multi-chamber constructionSafechoice multi-chamber construction is designedto improve strength as well as thermal, acousticand security performance.

5) Thermal Reinforcing Safechoice triple glazed windows also include thevery latest in energy efficient reinforcing. Ourthermal reinforcing not only provides strength andrigidity, it also helps prevent cold bridging of theframes, providing you with the highest performingwindow system.

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10 YEAR PEACE OF MINDGUARANTEE

• To create the UK’s mostenergy efficient windowsystem, we combineproven technologies andcomponents from worldclass suppliers.

• Better technologymeans a longer,maintenance-free life.

• Every energy efficientwindow we install isfully guaranteed againstfailure for 10 years.

Designed and produced by The Lines Group Ltd, Cheltenham www.linesgroup.co.uk

Correct at time of going to press March 2014. We reserve the right to make changes tospecification, system or product details.

Visit us: www.stneotswindows.co.ukTo see how Safechoice triple glazing can cut your energy bills and add value to your property.

St.Neots Windows & ConservatoriesFactory & Showroom1 Little End RoadEaton Socon, St NeotsCambridgeshire PE19 8JH

Tel: 01480 407711

Concept Windows (Herts)Showroom19 Station RoadLetchworthHertfordshire SG6 3BB

Tel: 01462 484100