Is Low-E a worthwhile option?
• Probably, but it depends on what you want to get from your windows. It is effective at saving energy and makes your home more comfortable. The haziness that appears at times when the sun shines through certain windows, though brief, may be annoying. So that may be a consideration. • At this time, Low-E glass is an option that you can choose to have in your new windows or not. There is talk now of making changes to the building code regulations which would require windows to be Energy Star rated, and it is very likely that in order to qualify for Energy Star, windows would have to utilize some form of Low-E glass.
• Probably, but it depends on what you want to get from your windows. It is effective at saving energy and makes your home more comfortable. The haziness that appears at times when the sun shines through certain windows, though brief, may be annoying. So that may be a consideration. • At this time, Low-E glass is an option that you can choose to have in your new windows or not. There is talk now of making changes to the building code regulations which would require windows to be Energy Star rated, and it is very likely that in order to qualify for Energy Star, windows would have to utilize some form of Low-E glass.
