Pro Installer September 2013 - Issue 06 | Page 36

36 SEPTEMBER 2013 PRO INSTALLER PRO NEWS www.proinstaller.co.uk TRIPLE GLAZING Everyone knows three is better than two! SWISSPACER’s Marketing & Sales Manager Vic De Costa champions the trend to triple glazing… is commonly used - to know we’re going to hear a lot more about triple glazing in the future. Triple glazing is a standard requirement of the ultra-low-energy Passivhaus standard, and it will be virtually impossible to achieve zero carbon in three years’ time without triple glazing. ‘If double glazing is effective in cutting energy bills, triple glazing is even better’ “The Government still plans to raise the minimum requirement for new windows from a C to a B WER rating, and has renewed its pledge to make all new homes zero carbon by 2016 in a drive to make the UK’s housing stock more energy efficient. For the past few years, energy prices have soared and show no signs of slowing down ?F?Rv?fW&??V?@??2'V??B??7V'6?F?W2F??G&?fRF?R6??vRF?w&VV?W"??6?V?W"V?W&w??F?R( ?&?r6??( ??V?W&w?6????W2&R&VG??F?W6?&?6W2W'?0??V6?2R&Vf?&RF?RV?@??bF?R?V"?B&?6W2v????6??F??VRF?&?6RF?f??BF?P???v?6?7B?b???B?fg6??&P?v??B?BvFW"?V??R&P?fVV??rF?RVffV7G2?bF?W6P?&?6R??7&V6W2( 2??#B?P????????W6V???G2??F?P??T?vW&R??( ?gVV??fW'G?( ????N( ?2??v??FW"&VGV6??p??VF??r&???2?2F?R??7@??V?"&V6??f?"&W?6??p?v??F?w0?F?Rv????r??GW7G'??0?&VV?V?6?F?&W7??BF???Vv?6?F????B6??7V?W ?FV??B?v^( ?fRFWfV??V@?V?W&w?Vff?6?V?Bv??F?w0??BF??'2?B???v??F?r6????W2??r?ffW"?&FVBv??F?w227F?F&B???VwW7BF?R$e$0????V?6VB?Bv2&?6??p?F?R&"'??6V?6??r??&F??w2?F?Rw&?wF??`?G&??Rv????p?G&??Rv????r?27F????6????&?WB??F?RT???'WB?N( ?2w&?v??r?Bv????6??F??VRF?w&?r???R?????fRF?????BvW&?????v?W&R??&RF??CR?`??Wrv??F?w2&RG&??P?v??VB( 2?B5t?554U ??F?R&V?Vf?G2?bG&??P?v????r&R?'f??W2???6??@?vVF?W"?F?R???W"?R???6??v?Rv??VBv??F?r?0?fW'?6??BF?F?RF?V6?????F?V&?Rv??VBv??F?r?N( ?0?6??B?'WBF?R???W"?R?`?G&??Rv??VBv??F?r?0???6??FW"F?????F?W ?7W&f6R??F?R&?????bF?V&?Rv????r?2VffV7F?fR???7WGF??rV?W&w?&???2?G&??P?v????r?2WfV?&WGFW"?Bv???&RV7?F?6??f??6P????V?v?W'2( 2gFW"????v??F?W6?( ?Bv?B??vW ??VF??r&???3?G&??Rv????p??VW2&???2B6??f?'F&?RFV?W&GW&R?B7WG0?W?FW&?????6R( 2?FV?f? ????W2??'V??B?W&V0??"?W?BF?'W7?&?G2??6??7V?W'27F???v?BF?V? ?v??F?w2F?????v??B?@?7?7FV?26????W2?fP?&W7??FVB'?FWfV????p?GG&7F?fR?6????RG&??P?v??VBv??F?w2???R??v??F?w2??G&??Rv????p??VVG2F??7@?G&??R?2??&RW?V?6?fP?F??F?V&?Rv????r?@?6V?VBV??B??W'2?@?v??F?r6????W2v?@?F??VW6?7G22??r0??76?&?R?'WB?N( ?2???'F?@?F?6??6?FW"V?W&w?Vff?6?V?7??&V?&??G??B???r?fP?v?V?6???6??r6????V?G0?f?"G&??Rv??VBv??F?w2????B?W7B&?6R???????Rv?G2F?'W?G&??P???"F?V&?R?v????rF?@?W&f?&?2v?V??Wr?F?V??7F?26f??rV?W&w?gFW"??V"?"Gv?&V6W6Rv2?0??V???r?WB?B???7GW&P??2'&V???r??F?F?R6V?V@?V??B?F?Rv&?VFvR76W ?&"??2????'F?B&??P???&WfV?F??rF??2g&???V???r?F?vWF?W"v?F??6V??B?BFW6?66?B?76W'26??V?B7B2&'&?W"F??7F?v2?B???7GW&RV?WG&F?????BF?W?6?????F?F??2?bF?W??fRP???W&?V&?R&6???rf????( ?F?R6?7B6f??r??W26?VW ?V??G2?'WBF?R6f??r?26??'B?fVB??r???rv???F?W?6fRV?W&w????p????rv???F?W??7C?F?R?7vW"?2F??W6RG&?VB?BFW7FVB6????V?G2?( ??w????r???rv???F?W??7C??F?R?7vW"?2F?W6RG&?V@??BFW7FVB6????V?G2?5t?554U#?F?P??FV?6???6Rf? ?G&??Rv????p?&?F?F?V&?R?BG&??P?v????rv???6fRV?W&w?f? ??V'2v?F?F?R&?v?B6????V?G2?B76W"&"??5t?554U"T?D??DR?f? ?W???R??2??v?FV6??v2&'&?W"?v??6?7F?0?R?bv2?B???7GW&P?vWGF??rF?&?Vv?F?P?76W"&"F?v?fP?fW'????r?7F??p?W&f?&??6R?6?W&6S?FW'F?V?B?bV?W&w?b6??FR6??vR?gVV???fW'G?&W?'B( 2WFFV@?VwW7B#0?7W'fW?6'&?VB?W@?f?"Dt4?2'?????V?&W6V&6??wwr?????V???6??V???B&?v'?&W6V&6???6WFV?&W"#?7W'fW??f??&?RBwwr?Fv6?2???&r?V???f?BF?R&W7@???B??76W"&'2?fP?F?V??B6??R&R7F???6??@?v?F??WB??&'&?W"&6???p?f????7V6?76W"&'2&P??&?W2?BFWV?B'6??WFV???F?R&??'??@?6V6??F'?6V??BF??&?FV7Bv??7Bv2?V?vR?B???7GW&RV?WG&F????F?R6?7B6f??p???W26?VW ?V??G2?'WBF?P?6f??p??26??'@??fVB??p????rv????F?W?6fRV?W"??wwr?7v?776W"?6???V?t?B4??UD???r??R?TTBD?tUB?db??U"4?U5C??6V?B??W"'W6??W72?????6W2F?&?D6?V'f?Wr?V??6????