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SEPTEMBER 2013 PRO INSTALLER
PRO NEWS
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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????