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High Performance Glazing

Comfort and safety features mark today’s residential windows

Melrose II- Bronx, NY Affordable Housing
Melrose Common II: 90-unit project, first affordable three-family housing in New York that meets ENERGY STAR. (PDF)
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TechPractices: Cameron Park Colonia
Cameron Park Colonia: PATH redesigned framing for standard home design of the Community Development Corporation of Brownsville, Texas, reducing the need for a substantial amount of lumber while still meeting the International Residential Code in force throughout Texas.
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TechPractices: Eaton Row
PATH partnered with the Housing Authority of the City of New Haven and a subsidiary of Jonathan Rose LLC, The Affordable Housing Development Corporation, to build the final phase of the Eaton Row HOPE VI Revitalization, which features 30 affordable hybrid-modular homes at market-rate for first-time homebuyers.
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TechPractices: Habitat for Humanity of Westchester
A wide range of PATH-evaluated technologies and delivery methodologies were explored for use in six homes. These technologies and methodologies include insulated form systems, structural insulated panels, high-performance windows, drywall clips and stops, and pre-finished drywall corners.
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TechPractices: Mercedes Homes/FEMA
This project focuses on making poured concrete homes more resistant to hurricane-force winds.
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The Millennium House: A Strong, Affordable Home for the 21st Century
Building a strong, affordable house for the new millennium.
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Download of RESFEN window selection software program:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Windows and Daylighting Group
Berkeley CA 94720
(510) 486-5605
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Efficient Windows Collaborative Alliance to Save Energy
1200 18th Street N.W., Suite 900
Washington DC 20036
(202) 530-2245
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ENERGY STAR®
Windows and Doors
Energy Star is a product labeling program sponsored by the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. The website contains a listing of manufacturers that produce energy efficient windows.
(888) 782-7937
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National Fenestration Rating Council
P.O. Box 7031
Silver Spring MD 20907
(301) 589-1776
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