Sound Abatement
The US Coast Guard on Treasure Island couldn’t sleep through the enormous pile driving effort that was going on around the clock. The contractor for the Bay Bridge seismic retrofit team asked for our help. Here are some of the options I gave them. They’ll work for you, too, if noise reduction is a key concern in […]
Argon Is Another Misunderstood Window Option.
I had a request this week for a window quote with LowE2 with argon which just doesn’t make sense. If you are located where we have our sales and installation staff (Oakland, San Francisco, Berkeley, and surrounding area), you almost always just need LowE2. If you are outside a coastal area in California, you’ll need […]
LowE3 Is Better Than LowE2. We Beg To Differ
Let’s start off with what these are. LowE2 is 2 thin coats of silver oxide on one of the surfaces of you dual paned glass so it is reasonable to assume that LowE3’s 3 coats are even better as the reduce heat flowing out of your home (measured by U-Factor) or the sun heating your […]
New Energy Efficiency Standards
A new Energy Efficiency Standards update came out on January 1st that dictates what codes builders and remodelers need to meet going forward. Commonly known in the trade as Title 24, this is the first update since mid 2014 with no changes to window efficiency whilewall and roof insulation is now much more stringent. The […]
Homeowners Say They Are Now Getting The Remedy They Deserve
Keith Perry, President of The Window Specialist, is called back by the award winning Fox TV investigative unit to confirm energy efficiency options are installed. http://www.ktvu.com/news/218067069-story
A window to the future. Window Specialist CEO and San Jose State Professor, Keith Perry guides top students in applying engineering to community needs: Engineering Projects In Community Service
Window Specialist uses high-tech to help KTVU 2 News uncover East Bay contractor scandal
OAKLAND (KTVU) — 2 Investigates has discovered that at least a dozen customers of a local window company who purchased high-efficiency windows “didn’t get what they paid for,” according to a former employee. KTVU obtained contracts from at least a dozen customers all across the Bay Area who purchased Low E3 glass from Anamar Window and […]