Closing the gaps in window efficiency

Article Abstract:

The thermal properties of windows have been greatly improved over the years, first by glazing and now by a series of improvements in edge technology. Conventional edge construction has used metal for spacers, but materials that are less heat conductive are now being utilized.

Design and construction

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No pane, no gain

Article Abstract:

Window technology began to change dramatically in the 1980s with the development of new coatings, gas-filled double panes, plastic films and edge spacers. Today there is a wide variety of windows available for improved energy efficiency and comfort.

Innovations, Product information, Window industry

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Hybrid vehicles gain traction

Article Abstract:

Hybrid vehicles began racing out of showrooms when gasoline prices mounted to dollar 3 a gallon in the summer of 2005. Sale of hybrids in the US doubled to 2,00,000 from 2004 to 2005 and was expected to rise even more than half a million by 2010.

United States, Sales & consumption, Commodity & service prices, Petroleum Refineries, Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction, Crude petroleum and natural gas, Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas, Petroleum refining, Gasoline, Motor Vehicles and Equipment, Economic aspects, Prices and rates, Petroleum industry, Transportation equipment industry, Hybrid vehicles, Company pricing policy, Market size, Automotive industry

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