Resources

Research Papers

• Evaluation of Interior Low-E Storm Windows in the PNNL Lab Homes – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Oct 2015)
• Energy Savings of Low-E Storm Windows and Panels across US Climate Zones – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Oct 2015)
• Thermal and Optical Properties of Low-E Storm Windows and Panels – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (July 2015)
• Window Retrofit Technologies – Increased Energy Efficiency without Replacement – Center for Energy and Environment (March 2015)
• Database of Low-e Storm Window Energy Performance across U.S. Climate Zones – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Sep 2014)
• Evaluation of Low-E Storm Windows in the PNNL Lab Homes – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (May 2014)
• Low-E Retrofit Demonstration and Education Program – U.S. DOE project (2013)
• Low-E Storm Windows: Market Assessment and Pathways to Market Transformation – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (June 2013)
• Field Evaluation of Low-E Storm Windows – NAHB Research Center and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2007)
• Measured Winter Performance of Storm Windows – Berkeley National Laboratory (2003)

Presentations:

• DOE webinar, “Energy Savings from Window Attachments” (Oct 2015)
• DOE Energy Exchange, Federal Energy Management Program “Low-E Storm Windows and Panels to cost-effectively retrofit Existing Windows” (Aug 2015)
• ACI Home Performance Conference, “Affordable Window Retrofit Solutions” (May 2015)
• DOE Building America webinar, “Low-E Storms: The Next ‘Big Thing’ in Window Retrofits” (Sep 2014)

Other:

• Quick Reference:  U, SHGC, VT
• DOE Building America: Low-E Storm Windows & Panels: A New Tool for Utility and Weatherization Programs
• Performance Comparison, Zion Gardens Apartments
• Low-E Storm Windows: Energy Efficiency The Easy Way
• PA Weatherization Window Evaluation Report

• Low-E Storm Windows Gain Acceptance as a Home Weatherization Measure – Home Energy Magazine (June 2016)
• EPA announces a potential new ENERGY STAR® program for low-e storm windows (Jan 2016)
• Low-e Storm Windows Are Big Energy Savers – Green Building Advisor (Oct 2015)
• DOE success story, “EERE Success Story—Performance Validation of Low-e Storm Windows Paves Way for Market Acceptance” (Sept 2015)
• Energy Design Update (Oct 2014)
• Party Walls: A Case for Window Retrofits, Steven Winter Associates

• Attachments Energy Rating Council – http://aercnet.org
• Alliance for Low-E Storm Windows – http://www.low-estormwindows.com
• Efficiency Window Coverings – http://www.efficientwindowcoverings.org