Version 6 0 Energy Star Program Requirements Windows Doors And Skylights

Energy star program requirements for residential windows doors and skylights.

Version 6 0 energy star program requirements windows doors and skylights.

Energy efficiency requirements for doors glazing level u factor1shgc2. Partners and other interested parties with questions or concerns regarding these materials can e mail windows energystar gov. Energy star for windows doors and skylights version 6 0 product specification framework document october 2011 epa recognizes and appreciates window door and skylight stakeholders support of the energy star program and the industry s interest in helping epa shape requirements for this product category. An air leakage requirements and an installation instructions requirement.

Opaque 0 17 no rating lite 0 25 0 25 lite 0 30 northern and north central 0 40 south central and southern 0 25. Following is the version 6 0 energy star product specification for windows doors and skylights. The version 6 0 energy star specification for residential windows doors and skylights was finalized in january 2014. Energy information administration eia the typical american household spends 1 332 96 annually on electric bills with 47 7 of this amount going toward heating and cooling expenses.

A closer look at energy star version 6 0 requirements for windows doors according to the u s. Epa has opted to match the air leakage requirements of the 2012 international energy conservation code iecc.