WHAT IS ENERGY STAR®?
ENERGY
STAR is a program run by the United States Department of Energy and Environmental
Protection Agency that helps individuals and businesses protect the environment
through greater energy efficiency. The ENERGY STAR label can be affixed only
to windows and doors that meet specific U-value and shading coefficient ratings
for one or more regions of the U.S. These ratings are achieved through independent
testing done to NFRC* standards. The ratings of one window will differ from another
because of variables such as the glass used, style and product design.
Learn more about the ENERGY
STAR program at www.energystar.gov.
* National Fenestration
Rating Council, a federal program created to establish standardized testing procedures
and ratings of window and door products.
AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTS
Gorell has
long promoted the ENERGY STAR program and has been a manufacturing partner since
1999. In fact, Gorell was named ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award winner
in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 and Partner of the Year from 2004 to 2009, in large
part due to the high percentage of ENERGY STAR qualified products it manufactures.
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