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A casement is a window unit which has a side hinged sash that opens on a vertical plane. The window is typically opened by use of a hand crank on the inside base of the unit.

The popularity of Casement windows is enormous for several reasons. They adapt to any architecture and provide operation and performance features that can't be matched by other operating windows. Combined with studio units, they offer a multitude of different combinations in the form of Triple Picture units, Bow windows and 30° & 45° Angle Bay windows.

Five standard glass widths and nine standard glass heights provide a vast size range of venting/stationary unit combinations. Casements are built using the warm edge glass technology and is available either primed or in many aluminum clad exterior colors.

The more glass your house had, the higher your heating and cooling costs were going to be. If energy loss is going to occur, they'd exit easiest through the windows and patio doors. Advancements throughout the years have improved the glazing thermal properties to allow homeowners to provide natural light into a room without paying higher energy bills.

The Low-E Glass Option is actually a 2-Part system that utilizes some of the latest technologies to help the homeowner better control energy heat loss and gain in their home. We've done a breakdown of our Low-E Glass to show the superior performance they offer and how the consumer benefits because of this technology.

Low-E glass is glass coated with optically transparent layers of silver sandwiched between layers of antireflective metal oxide coatings. These "smart" coatings selectively filter the sun's energy in the summer and reduce heat loss in the winter, providing year round energy savings.

During the summer months, the greatest potential for energy cost savings is air conditioning. Low-E effectively filters out the infrared energy that drives up summer air conditioning costs, while blocking out 84% of harmful ultraviolet rays which damage curtains, carpeting and furnishings.

In the winter, Low-E glass reflects the room-side heat back into the room, which helps reduce heating costs. Plus, there's a significant reduction in the potential for wintertime "sweating" or condensation associated with ordinary non-coated insulating glass windows, because the interior of the glass is warmer.

Warm edge insulating glass technology offers superior thermal performance and aesthetics, it retains its performance over the years thanks to its innovative spacer system design.

Warm edge insulating glass technology centers around the automated fabrication of insulating glass unit spacers. The warm edge spacer is made from a thin steel strip, automatically formed into a one-piece glass spacer/ structural support by computer operated machinery. Warm edge spacers provide excellent structural integrity and superior thermal performance while being more aesthetically pleasing due to the low profile U-channel being hidden from sight by the sash.