Double Glazing, Secondary Glazing and UPVC Windows to Save Energy
Installing double glazing or energy saving UPVC windows can considerably save money on utility bills, save energy, and reduce your carbon footprint.
Double glazing works by trapping air between two window panes; this creates in insulating barrier that reduces heat loss in homes, therefore saving energy and allowing you to save money on utility bills with double glazing. Installing double glazing also lowers noise and reduces condensation, which can cause damp in buildings.
When choosing double glazing you should check for the Energy Saving Recommended double glazing badge. This ensures that the windows are to a high energy saving standard and will make sure you save money on heating bills as expected. 20% of a home’s heat is lost through its windows and energy saving double glazing can cut the heat lost out of windows by 50% and can give you considerable savings of £135 a year on your heating bills. This equates to a saving of 720kg of CO2 emissions a year.
Most double glazing windows are now certified with the energy efficiency rating of A-G by the British Fenestration Ratings Council. When buying energy saving double glazing windows, in order to save most money on heating bills in the long run you should always try to buy A rating are the closest to A rated windows as possible.
Double glazing can be expensive to install, if you are on a budget there is an alternative available called secondary glazing, this is cheaper than UPVC double glazing, but can still save energy and make considerable savings on your heating bills.
Secondary glazing is similar to double glazing as it involves fitting a second pane of glass or plastic to an existing window frame in order to reduce noise and heat loss, saving you money on utility bills and allowing you to reduce your carbon footprint. Secondary glazing isn’t as effective as double glazing, but could make heating bill savings of around £65 a year, and reducing your carbon footprint by nearly half a tonne. This is the same as not using plastic bags for a whole year!
Double glazing is not the most effective energy saving technique and will not save money on utility bills as much as other Energy Saving Techniques like Loft Insulation and Cavity Wall Insulation, but if you are considering installing UPVC double glazing, or secondary glazing as an aesthetic or as another energy saving technique then it’s a great idea, just make sure the UPVC double glazing windows and secondary glazing products you buy are Energy Saving Recommended and have a high ‘A Rating’ by the British Fenestration Ratings Council.
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