Downloads

Technical Papers

Texas-Specific

Downloads Page

Energy Code information from the Efficient Windows Collaborative

HGTv's "Green Building: Windows" Website

HGTv has compiled some of the most important criteria for choosing energy-saving windows on their "Green Building: Windows" Web site. Click here to download a printable document of their look at green windows in PDF format (304K) that you can take to the jobsite or share with your clients.

Software Tools

HOME ENERGY SAVER

HOME ENERGY SAVER (HES) Web site was designed to help consumers identify the best ways to save energy in their homes and to find the resources to make the savings happen. Its built-in Energy Advisor is an internet-based tool for calculating energy use in residential buildings.

LBNL Software

RESFEN Version 5.0
A PC program for calculating the heating and cooling energy use of windows in residential buildings
WINDOW
for analyzing window thermal and optical performance
THERM
for analyzing two-dimensional heat transfer through building products
Optics5
for analyzing optical properties of glazing systems
International Glazing Database
Optical data for glazing products used by WINDOW 5.2 and Optics5.1 including NFRC approved products.
Software Version Overview and Compatibility
A table listing the currently downloadable programs showing the versions that are compatible with each other.

Other Windows-related software

Articles

HGTv's "Green Building: Windows" Website

TEXAS WINDOW INITIATIVE

STOP THROWING YOUR MONEY OUT THE WINDOW!