What Makes Fiberglass Windows "Green"

Green/Environmentally Friendly

• Raw materials used to make fiberglass window frames are extracted from the earth. The optimum fiberglass window consists of 60-70% fiberglass, which is made from sand.
• Less energy is required to manufacture fiberglass windows. Fiberglass pultrusion has the lowest embodied energy consumption compared to other materials; very little energy is used in the manufacture of the product. (Aluminum requires heating up to 1700В°F while vinyl requires 375В°- 425В°. Fiberglass requires 200В° or less.)
• Minimal waste results from production. Fiberglass windows create very little waste in the cutting process; the remainder is ground up to be used as a filler for other products, such as asphalt.
• Materials have no special transportation or handling requirements.
• Fiberglass windows have an unusually long life expectancy. Since fiberglass will not degrade when painted, it can last a lifetime...or more. Fiberglass windows have been called "the first 100-year window."
• Fiberglass windows are the most efficient windows available today.
• Pultrusions have low embodied energy. Embodied energy is defined as " the total energy required to produce a product from the raw materials stage through delivery." Pultrusions have about 80 percent less embodied energy than aluminum and 39 percent less than vinyl.
• Pultrusions insulate against heat, cold and electricity. This saves for the life of the product
• Our pultrusions include 10 percent recycled material
• Pultruded products are long lasting
• Our products main ingredient is glass, which is made from sand – an abundant resource
• If disposal is necessary, pultrusions are inert