Apply a businesslike budget to an energy conscious home and you'll
see both short and long term financial benefits. Single glazed windows
have virtually no thermal performance, so double glazing is essential
to energy efficient building or renovating.
New
Homes
Your initial building investment need be little or no higher than
your energy burning neighbour's.
Up front, you'll save the capital costs of large heating
and air-conditioning systems, awnings and drapes. But you'll
also use 50-80% less energy, so you get a lifetime of paybacks
through your gas and electricity bills.
If you go all the way, from a thermally efficient concrete pad
to solar electricity on the roof, you can actually sell excess
electricity into the grid. That's a real investment.
Renovations
A modest budget can transform your present home into an energy-conscious
zone of comfort, with every room at a uniform temperature, year
round. Your energy payments will stay low while the value accumulates
in your most important asset, your home.
Just quietly, your CertainTeed windows and doors
truly can pay for themselves in energy saved, year after year.
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Curtain
costs controlled
Have
you priced curtains lately?
With CertainTeed windows and doors, you only need light, inexpensive
blinds or drapes for privacy and decoration. The difference in
cost contributes substantially to your investment in an energy
conscious home.
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