Serious Materials, the parent company of Serious Windows has announced that they have signed a contract to change the windows on the Empire State Building. Serious Windows  makes the Most energy  efficient windows available, and have won many awards, Including Sustainable Industries Top 10 Green Building Products 2009. By  changing the windows on the Empire State Building, the owner Tony Malkin, expects to save 40 % of the Total energy  in the building and have the windows pay for themselves in 3 years .

Keven Surace, CEO  of Serious Materials, and Inc Magazine Entrepreneur of the year, recently made the announcement in Washington DC.  Here are some of his comments ;

Energy efficiency in buildings is not just on paper, it is real, and it is happening right now.

I want to share some details on something that we have not talked about publicly until this very minute.

An iconic project we are fortunate to be involved in is the Empire State Building. I was with Tony Malkin last week, owner of the Empire State Building. He has just launched a ground-breaking energy efficiency retrofit of this great American icon. The changes he is making will save 40 percent of the total energy in the building without any government assistance, and he estimates it will pay for itself with the energy savings in only three years. Three years! But as Tony says, “I am not just saving money; I am making money because more tenants want to come here now.”

And because of his vision, we were able to do something no one has ever done before. We wanted to replace all 6,500 dual pane R-2 windows with our super-insulating, high tech R-8 windows. However, Tony cringed at the waste of having to throw away all that glass from the old windows, which are just a dozen years old. The full count: 26,000 panes of glass.

So, we thought outside the box, and invented a way to build a micro-factory on the fifth floor of the Empire State Building, and manufacture new windows that are 4x more energy efficient on site. We invented a way of removing the existing glass, un-glazing it, cleaning it, placing new spacers, suspended film, sealing, injecting gas and curing it – all on the fifth floor. And do it only at night so no one is distracted in his or her office. All existing 6,500 windows will be transformed to a super-insulating R-8 from an R-2.  And here is the best part: we are re-using all the old glass. 100 percent. No wasted energy, no waste in shipping, and no wasted glass; totally sustainable.

Now that is American innovation.

Invent, manufacture, install.

Kevin Surace, CEO Serious Materials

Joe Yosso , Serious windows dealer  Portland  Oregon

With all the emphasis on going “Green” window manufacturers are  touting how energy Efficient their products are. Every Manufacturer is saying their product is “green”

HOWEVER only one product…SERIOUS WINDOWS is the winner of the

2009  top ten Green Building Products Award  by Sustainable Industries

as well as the 2009 Green Products award from Building Products Magazine.

Sustainable  Industries  said this about Serious Windows when they gave them the award :

Serious Windows are so efficient they have the potential to allow for the elimination of a building’s heating system, allowing waste heat from building appliances to serve as the main heat source in some applications. The windows have a full-frame R value of at least five and up to 11, which can cut a building’s energy bills by up to 50 percent per month.

http://www.sustainableindustries.com/breakingnews/49012336.html

Northwest Energy Savers is your  Serious windows Dealer , in Portland as well as Seattle.

If you are considering replacing  your windows, or are building a new home you should get a quote on Serious Windows.  www.nwseriouswindows.com

Green Builders, Passive house Builders, Serious windows are your best choice.

Washington State Leads way with Efficiency First !

Washington will become the first state to legislatively adopt the Architecture 2030 Challenge for making our buildings as energy efficient as possible.

More than 30 percent of energy used in Washington State goes to power houses, office towers, stores and other indoor spaces, yet buildings are one of the state’s biggest energy wasters.

In addition to promoting super efficient buildings, Efficiency First provides a means of rating energy use and disclosing energy use scores to commercial building buyers and tenants.

The bill will avoid about 30 million tons of global warming pollution between now and 2020. That’s equivalent to taking about 5 million cars of the road for one year.

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy says improving buildings’ energy efficiency 20 percent by 2030 could create an estimated 800,000 net jobs nationwide.

A kilowatt saved is a kilowatt earned. Energy efficiency typically cost about 3 cents per kWh saved compared with 7-12 cents per kWh for electricity from a new power plant.

A 10-percent improvement in U.S. buildings’ energy efficiency would save Americans $20 billion a year and would be equal to taking 30 million vehicles off the nation’s roads.

Joe Yosso  “the windowguy”

www.northwestenergysavers.com

At Northwest Energy Savers, we strive to be the best Window Contractor. Our emphasis is on Client Service. Notice we did not say Customer Service. We do not have Customers, we have Clients. Although that may seem like semantics, that is actually a statement about how we treat those we do business with.

Webster’s Dictionary defines Customer as:

1. A person who buys
2. A person with whom one has dealings

Where as a Client is defined as:

1. A person dependent on another as for Protection or Patronage
2. A person Served by one acting as an Agent on their behalf

The difference between the two terms is one of Relationship and Responsibility.

Our goal at NORTHWEST ENERGY SAVERS is to act as an adviser or counselor to provide you with the information necessary to make an intelligent decision that is best for you and your family.

We look forward to earning your business!

Northwest Energy Savers is your Serious Windows Dealer for  The Portland  Metropolitan area and Western Washington.  Our service area  extends from Corvallis to Seattle. If you are looking for the most Energy Efficient Window available, then Serious Windows is what you want.

Joe Yosso,  President and owner of  Northwest Energy Savers Inc is  a Certified Green Professional and has  been in the  window industry since 1999. He is a member of:

• Home Builders Association of Portland
• Master Builders Association King and Snohomish Counties
• Built Green
• Green Council
• Professional Remodelers Association
• Energy Trust  of Oregon
• BBB
• Portland Business Alliance
• several other trade, business and community organizations

He has published articles in various publications  such as NW Renovation Magazine, and his Blog Askwindowguy.com has numerous articles related to Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation.