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Title: Double or Triple? Factors Influencing the Window Purchasing Decisions of High-Performance Home Builders

Abstract

To better understand why triple-pane windows are so slow to catch on and to inform the development and adoption of a new approach to insulated windows, thin triple-pane windows (or thin triples), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) conducted a market assessment of the window purchasing practices of new home builders in 2018-19. While there are several players who can impact the adoption of new residential window technologies, this report focuses strictly on home builders and the key part they play in new window technology adoption. A better understanding of the motivations, experiences, and concerns expressed by new home builders regarding window purchases could inform efforts to develop and deliver thin triple-pane windows and lead to their widespread acceptance in the marketplace. For the past several years, the DOE has supported the development of a thin triple-pane window that uses a center pane of thin glass and krypton gas fill to produce an insulated glass unit (IGU) with nearly the same weight and the same thickness as a double-pane IGU but with the performance of the heavier, thicker, standard triple-pane windows available today. To conduct this study, PNNL interviewed 29 home builders who have participated in the DOE Zero Energy Readymore » Home (ZERH) program. These builders include many of the most active builders in the DOE ZERH program. Together, they have constructed 2,534 of the 3,417 homes certified through the DOE program as of April 1, 2019. In 2018, they constructed an estimated 1,040 homes and purchased an estimated 17,800 windows. This report summarizes the key findings from these interviews.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [1]
  1. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1557862
Report Number(s):
PNNL-28809
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Office; windows; home builders; triple-pane windows

Citation Formats

Gilbride, Theresa L., Selkowitz, Stephen E., Dingus, Olivia G., and Cort, Katherine A. Double or Triple? Factors Influencing the Window Purchasing Decisions of High-Performance Home Builders. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.2172/1557862.
Gilbride, Theresa L., Selkowitz, Stephen E., Dingus, Olivia G., & Cort, Katherine A. Double or Triple? Factors Influencing the Window Purchasing Decisions of High-Performance Home Builders. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1557862
Gilbride, Theresa L., Selkowitz, Stephen E., Dingus, Olivia G., and Cort, Katherine A. 2019. "Double or Triple? Factors Influencing the Window Purchasing Decisions of High-Performance Home Builders". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1557862. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1557862.
@article{osti_1557862,
title = {Double or Triple? Factors Influencing the Window Purchasing Decisions of High-Performance Home Builders},
author = {Gilbride, Theresa L. and Selkowitz, Stephen E. and Dingus, Olivia G. and Cort, Katherine A.},
abstractNote = {To better understand why triple-pane windows are so slow to catch on and to inform the development and adoption of a new approach to insulated windows, thin triple-pane windows (or thin triples), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) conducted a market assessment of the window purchasing practices of new home builders in 2018-19. While there are several players who can impact the adoption of new residential window technologies, this report focuses strictly on home builders and the key part they play in new window technology adoption. A better understanding of the motivations, experiences, and concerns expressed by new home builders regarding window purchases could inform efforts to develop and deliver thin triple-pane windows and lead to their widespread acceptance in the marketplace. For the past several years, the DOE has supported the development of a thin triple-pane window that uses a center pane of thin glass and krypton gas fill to produce an insulated glass unit (IGU) with nearly the same weight and the same thickness as a double-pane IGU but with the performance of the heavier, thicker, standard triple-pane windows available today. To conduct this study, PNNL interviewed 29 home builders who have participated in the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. These builders include many of the most active builders in the DOE ZERH program. Together, they have constructed 2,534 of the 3,417 homes certified through the DOE program as of April 1, 2019. In 2018, they constructed an estimated 1,040 homes and purchased an estimated 17,800 windows. This report summarizes the key findings from these interviews.},
doi = {10.2172/1557862},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1557862}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}