For over 25 years West Coast Windows and Doors, Inc., has been providing Bay Area homeowners with the best in energy efficient windows, doors and installation.
If you are looking to simply beautify and update your home or want to do something to help lower your ever increasing energy bills West Coast has the products and knowledgeable staff to satisfy your needs.
Like improvements in all technologies windows and doors have improved considerably at reducing unwanted heat and damaging UV rays in summer and retaining heat in the winter. This saves you money and protects the environment by using less fossil fuel and electricity. Installing new windows and doors is definitely earth friendly.
If you think your current dual pane windows are energy efficient you may be surprised.
Aluminum vs. Vinyl, wood, fiberglass and composites.
Aluminum is a great thermal conductor, by weight better than copper. Aluminum is capable of being a superconductor, which is not a good thing in windows or doors. Vinyl, wood, fiberglass and composites transfer almost no energy through them making them the ideal materials to construct window and door frames.
All dual pane glass is not created equal.
Innovations in the glass manufacturing industry have lead to better Spectrally Selective Low Emisivity coatings. These coatings reflect out harmful heat and ultra violet rays in the summer and retain heat in the winter. A window or door with LOE glass can be 100% more efficient than dual pane glass alone.
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