High-performance home builders surveyed by PNNL report several reasons for choosing triple-pane over double-pane windows

Reference

Double or TDouble or Triple? Factors Influencing the Window Purchasing Decisions of High-Performance Home Buildersriple? Factors Influencing the Window Purchasing Decisions of High-Performance Home Builders

Author(s)

Gilbride Theresa L,

Selkowitz Stephen,

Dingus Olivia G,

Cort Katherine A

Organization(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

PNNL,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Technical report describing a market assessment conducted on new home builders' window purchasing practices revealing insights to inform the development of thin triple-pane windows, utilizing a center pane of thin glass and krypton gas fill to achieve the performance of standard triple-pane windows in a design nearly as lightweight and thin as double-pane units, aimed at enhancing energy efficiency and adoption in residential construction.