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2. Insulated glazing - Wikipedia

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   Fitting a second pane of glass to improve insulation began in Scotland, Germany, and Switzerland in the 1870s. [2] Insulating glass is an evolution from older technologies known as double-hung windows and storm windows. Traditional double-hung windows used a single pane of glass to separate the interior and exterior spaces.

3. Window insulation - Wikipedia

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   Single glass windows are no longer in general use. [4] The insulation provided by double or triple glazing can be further improved by selecting windows with low-e coatings, thermal breaks and argon or other similar gas between the panes, and also by selecting windows with high energy-efficient frames.

4. Glazing (window) - Wikipedia

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   Double-paned windows are the norm in new residential installations, as they offer substantial energy savings in comparison to single-paned glass. Each individual glass pane has poor insulation properties, with an R-value (insulation), or measure of an object's resistance to heat conduction, of 0.9. However, when two panes are placed in series ...

5. Storm windows help prevent air infiltration in homes with ...

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   Sep. 27—JAMESTOWN — Storm windows help prevent any air infiltration in homes with older, single-pane glass windows, according to Clyde Schmautz, manager of Infinity Building Services. "If you ...

6. Window - Wikipedia

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   Multiple panes are divided by mullions when load-bearing, muntins when not. [27] Lattice light is a compound window pane madeup of small pieces of glass held together in a lattice. Fixed window is a unit of one non-moving lite. The terms single-light, double-light, etc., refer to the number of these glass panes in a window.

7. Glass - Wikipedia

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   A glass building facade. Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline) solid.Because it is often transparent and chemically inert, glass has found widespread practical, technological, and decorative use in window panes, tableware, and optics.