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Inline Fiberglass Windows Receive US Department
of Energy Recognition in Award Winning Design
Inline Fiberglass is proud to announce that its high-performance windows were
recognized for their superior performance in the 2005 Solar Decathlon, a
solar-powered home competition primarily sponsored by the U.S. Department of
Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The event was held in
Washington, D.C. and international in focus given the participation of
university design teams from Canada and Spain as well as the United States.
 The Inline Fiberglass Solar Decathlon project featured distinctive yellow
frames, emphasizing the color-design freedom represented by fiberglass. Very low
thermal conductivity, dimensional stability under temperature cycling and
longevity are also characteristics of Inline Windows.
Source: US Department of Energy
The glass for these Decathlon Inline
Windows was provided by Alpen, Inc. in Boulder, Colorado. It is believed to
represent the highest in insulating value ever produced. At an "R-value" of 15
and with the weight of only double glazing, it would take fifteen panes of
standard glass to achieve this insulating value. The performance of Alpenglass
is achieved through a combination of suspended coated films and krypton
gas-filling.
Holcim Awards Gold 2005 - North America
Greening the Infrastructure at Benny Farm
Montréal, Canada
Comment of the Holcim Awards 2005 Jury for North America
Conceived as a hybrid of urban, architectural, and landscape design, this collaborative effort successfully foregrounds socioeconomic processes in relation to a community-driven housing project. A convincing scheme for utilizing integrated design to produce low-cost sustainable buildings is presented, demonstrating a skillful integration of energy saving measures, water treatment procedures, as well as provisions for waste management.
The work puts forward a strong ethical position by offering to people an ecologically sensitive environment that could not normally afford the choice to do so. Also to be commended is a keen awareness of the potential reduction of health care and utility costs associated with such an endeavor.
The work displays an ambitious social vision that exceeds the scale of individual interventions, aiming to effectively integrate stakeholders in the decision-making processes that decide the fate of the built environment.
Among other noteworthy aspects, the geothermal, radiant heating and cooling system in particular should provide significant energy savings for the residents. Serving as example for responsible communal investment, this work offers a financially viable as well aesthetically sensitive contribution to sustainable neighborhood planning.
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