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Americans are going crazy about European tilt-and-turn windows…

23rd May 2016Patrick Leave a Comment

European UK tilt-and-turn triple-glazed window hinges

The social media website Reddit is currently going crazy about a video on the internet showing a man opening and closing a pair of tilt-and-turn windows. Here’s the video: It currently has over a million views on Youtube… Here’s the… Continue Reading →

How to calculate how much energy your windows will save from its U-value

6th April 2016Patrick 5 Comments

Triple-glazed windows in a stunning home in Iceland

The number assigned to a building fabric that represents its thermal resistance is called its U-value. A U-value tells us how quickly or slowly it takes for heat to pass through it. Fabrics with lower U-values are better insulators than those with… Continue Reading →