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From YouTube: How to Build a Better Home - Windows
Description
In this segment, green homebuilder Patty Shields talks about the importance of energy efficient windows when building a passive house. The segment is introduced by Helen Reinecke-Wilt, Arlington County AIRE Green Home Choice program manager. http://freshaireva.us/2011/11/greenhomechoice/. Links to all nine segments can be found at http://environment.arlingtonva.us/energy/how-to-build-a-better-home/
A
Hello,
I'm
helen
Reineke
wilt
of
Arlington
County's
initiative
to
rethink
energy
and
green
home
choice
program
you're
about
to
watch
one
of
a
series
of
videos.
We
call
how
to
build
a
better
home,
the
story
of
the
construction
of
a
passive
house.
We
hope
you'll
find
some
useful
tips
about
making
your
home
greener
and
more
cost
efficient,
whether
you're
building
a
new
home
or
simply
upgrading
your
present
one.
Here's
green
home
builder,
patty
shields
of
Metro
green
with
today's
tips
on
windows,
about
lowering
your
energy
bills
consume.
B
My
name
is
Patti
shields
on
the
owner
of
Metro
green,
a
building
company
here
in
Arlington,
and
today
we're
going
to
be
talking
about
installing
passive
house
windows,
a
triple
glazed
window.
First
I
just
want
to
show
you
what
a
triple
glazed
window
is.
It
means
there
are
three
panes
of
glass
and
there
is
an
argon
gas
on
the
interior
of
this
glass
of
pressurizes.
It
makes
it
a
highly
insulated
window.
One
of
the
most
important
things
to
talk
about
with
these
windows
is
one.
B
Not
only
is
the
glass
insulated,
but
the
frame
is
also
insulated.
It's
very
thick
so
that
it
functions
almost
like
the
wall
of
a
house.
The
idea
is
that
the
heat
won't
come
in
or
the
cold
won't
go
out
in
the
summer
and
the
heat
won't
go
out
in
the
winter
and
the
cold
won't
come
in
I'm,
going
to
kneel
down
here
and
show
you
our
windows
for
this
project.
This
is
a
clear
wall
window
they're
from
Ireland.
B
The
most
important
thing
when
we
put
in
one
of
these
windows
is
to
make
sure
that
we're
taping
them
on
both
sides
and
what
that
does
is
on
one
side.
The
outside
this
will
be
a
weather
barrier
and
the
inside
will
be
an
air
barrier.
We
use
these
clips
here
to
attach
the
window
to
the
frame.
One
of
the
things
we
have
to
do
is
prep
the
window
frame
before
we
put
the
window
in
and
you'll
see
when
we
put
this
window
in
in
just
a
minute.
B
You're
gonna
see
what
looks
like
almost
like
a
rubberized
liquid
around
the
window
frame,
the
rough
out
frame,
and
we
use
that
to
seal
out
air
and
weather
out
of
the
rough
and
frame
before
we
put
in
the
window
and
then
just
like
belts
and
suspenders.
We're
gonna
have
this
tape
as
an
added
added
protection
for
both
air
and
weather.
B
B
So
when
we're
thinking
about
passive
houses
and
how
we
use
windows
and
super
insulated
windows,
like
the
ones
we
have
here,
one
there
there's
some
critical
elements.
Where
is
the
Sun?
So
how
do
we
design
the
house?
So
it's
positioned
appropriately,
so
that
when
the
Sun
is
coming
in
we're
getting
the
most
energy,
when
we
want
the
Sun,
which
is
in
the
winter
and
in
the
summer,
that
we're
shading
it-
and
this
is
important
really
for
any
house.
But
it's
absolutely
critical
for
a
passive
house
because
of
something
we
call
solar
heat
gain.
B
Most
windows
in
today's
construction.
Have
solar
heat
gain
glazing,
which
stops
some
of
the
the
heat
coming
in
during
the
summer.
This
house
has
very
very
little
of
it,
so
that
what
we're
doing
is
trying
to
get
as
much
of
the
heat
in
winter
as
possible
as
much
of
the
sun's
energy
coming
through
the
window
as
possible,
which
requires
them
that
in
the
summer
we
shade
the
windows
as
much
as
possible.
B
So
when
you
walk
around
this
house,
you'll
see
on
the
south
and
west
facing
walls
of
the
house
that
we
have
strategically
placed
Sun
shading
in
in
the
form
of
awnings
and
that
helps
the
house
stay
cool
in
the
summer
and
then
in
the
winter,
when
the
Sun
is
lower,
the
house
gets
that
heat
thanks
for
watching
this
is
patty
shields
with
Metro
Green
Home
Builders
join
us
again
next
time
for
another
segment
on
how
to
build
a
green
home.
Thank
you.
If.