BONDED INSULATED PRODUCTS
Insulated Glass Ratings & Options
  

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Why you should use
 Low-E Glass in your new
 TrustGard
     Replacement Windows
       

WINTER SAVINGS

SUMMER SAVINGS

Low-E retains expensive, winter heat inside, while capturing the sun's free solar heat from outside.

The properties of Low-E that keep the indoor heat in also keeps the outdoor heat out. That’s a big benefit!  Heat that cannot enter does not have to be removed by costly air conditioning.

Blocks up to 68% of the heat that could be lost with normal glazing and reradiates the heat back into the room.

Blocks up to 54% of ultraviolet rays that can fade furniture, carpets and draperies.

Reduces condensation.  Retains expensive winter heat.

Blocks reradiated solar heat

Reduces cold spots and convection drafts, provides free solar heat

Reduces summer heat gain

Select one of Bonded high-performance glass systems to improve your
windows' energy efficiency—and lower your energy bills!
 

"HC Super Plus+E":  Home Comfort Super Plus Energy Star
 
Package for Trustgard and WeatherMaster Casement/Awning windows
 
 
Achieve a "U" value of .30 with this option and qualify for the 2009-2010 Energy Credit of 30%.  This package includes the following features:
 
NFRC Label
Dual Glazed and Dual Sealed using Titanium High Performance Low-E Glass and
       one layer of clear annealed glass.
Warm Edge "Super Spacer®"
Argon Gas filled
 



 

The "HC Premium Plus": Home Comfort Premium Plus Package
Energy Star for TrustGard Windows
 
 
Achieve a "U" value of .25 with this option and qualify for the 2009-2010 Energy Credit of 30%.  This package includes the following features:
 
NFRC Label with the Energy Star rating imprinted.
Triple Glazed and Dual Sealed using 2 layers of Titanium High Performance Low-E Glass and one layer of clear annealed glass.
Two Super Spacer® High Tech Warm Edge Spacers
Two Argon Gas filled air chambers
 
** Rating certified through the National Fenestration Rating Council
** Rating qualify for U.S.government recommended  Energy Star performance levels
 


 
Available Grid Patterns               
      
                                                                                                      
All Available Glass Options
Energy Star Rated Insulated Glass...Clear Annealed Glass....Frosted Annealed Glass....Tempered Clear Glass....Tempered Frosted Glass....Tempered Low-E Glass....Laminated Glass....Single Strength Glass...Double Strength Glass…1/4” annealed Glass...Tinted Glass....Solar Reflective Glass....Mirrorpane 1-Way Glass....Wire Glass....Ceramic 1 hour fire rated Glass....Hard Coat Low-E Glass….Soft Coat Low-E Glass....Titanium Coated Low-E Glass....Insulated Glass....Warm Edge Spacers….Inside The Glass Muntin Bars....Argon Gas...Grids...Mini-Blinds
 
 
What are all these glasses and
how do I pick the one I need?     
       
1.  Insulated glass is a sandwich of various thicknesses consisting of atleast 2 
     pieces of glass of the same or different thicknesses separated by a spacer   
     which are then sealed together using various methods.    
     All replacement windows and doors produced by Bonded in New Jersey   
     are built with insulated glass.

2.  Triple glazing is an insulated glass sandwich of various thicknesses consisting   
     of 3 pieces of glass of the same or different thicknesses separated by a spacer
     which are then sealed together using various methods.   
 
3.  Annealed glass is breakable window glass.

4.  Tempered is heat strengthened glass that has its surface fused together
     through a reheating process.  When broken, the glass will break into very small 
     rounded edge pieces.

5.  Low-E glass refers to different coatings applied to one surface of a pane of
     glass, whether it is annealed or tempered.   These are energy saving products
     desgned to retain heat inside the home in the winter months and slow down the
     absorption of solar heat in the summer months.
                             
6.  Laminated glass is a sandwich of atleast 2 pieces of glass of the same or 
     different thicknesses or types separated by a plastic innerlayer that are sealed 
     together to create a single sheet of glass.   Difficult to break, yet easy to crack.
     Used as the front windshield of automobiles.  Very good sound and UV
     absorption. Can be combined with other materials to create an impact resistant 
     product.

7.  Single Strength Glass:  Glass that has an overall thickness of 3/32"

8.  Double Strength Glass:  Glass that has an overall thickness of 1/8"

9.  Tinted glass has a distinct color.  Available in bronze, green, gray or blue,   
     Glass thickness will affect the quantity of tint.

10.  Solar Reflective glass is tinted and reflective to the exterior

11.  Mirrorpane is reflective to the lit side, commonly known as 1 way glass.

12.  Wire glass is used in 40 minute fire code required areas.  It has no safety considerations.  Patterns can be Misco diamond or Georgian square.

13.  Ceramic glasses are clear porcelains comprised of different materials which have substantially better qualities in heated environments than wire glass.  Typically these are 1 hour rated for window use. Substantially more expensive than wire glass.

14.  Warm Edge Air Spacers are the separators between the glasses that comprise an insulated glass unit. Composed of materials that are poor conductors of heat and cold, thus reducing the effect that environmental termperatures have on the inner and outer glasses that comprise an insulated glass unit.  

15.  Inside the glass muntin bars are grid systems, typically aluminum, suspended permanently inbetween the spacers and glasses, that create a pattern representative of small panes of glass.

16.  Argon gas is a dense inert gas found in the air we breathe.  Use of argon gas slows the radiation of heat and cold through the air space created by air spacers as described above.    

17.  Mini-Blinds for windows are 5/8" wide aluminum slats that tilt open and closed. They are installed permanently inbetween the glass panes.  They operate effortlessly with one finger.

18.  Mini-Blinds for Vinyl Swing Doors are 5/8" wide aluminum slats that tilt open and closed. They are installed permanently inbetween the glass panes. 
 

1.  Choose a a glass product the suits your geographic location.  Southern areas should use a glass with a lower solar heat gain.  Mid and Northern climes should use a Low-E product with a higher solar heat gain for free "heat" from the sun.  Better (lower number) U-Values may not be the only indicator of a better glass package for your area.

2.  Safety and security glasses are different from each other.  You can use security glass like laminated for safety areas, but you shouldn't use safety glass for security.  Tempered glass is great fun to watch as it breaks.

3.  Tinted is similar to a pair of sunglasses.  Is there a glare problem where you are?

4.  Argon gas is used to increase the overall performance of the insulated glass.  Krypton is more efficient but much more expensive. Krypton works better in smaller air spaces such as used in triple glazing.   All gases will leak over time, it's physics. Investigate the type of spacer and sealant used.  These items affect the speed of transference. Bonded uses the ultimate warm edge spacer: Edgetech Super Spacer® and Delchem Butyl Sealant D-2000, a combination which has been tested to have the slowest leak rate of available alternatives.  Average leak time, 20 years.  Remember: gas fills the space almost 100%.  As argon is exchanged with air, the fill rate is still close to 100%, there are just less molecules of gas to fill the space.

5. Wire glass is not safety glass. It's use is primarily for fire code applications.