# Presentation: 363800

- WINDOWS, DOORS, and SKYLIGHTS

- ENERGY STAR®** **SALES ASSOCIATE TRAINING

## WHAT IS ENERGY STAR?

- www.energystar.gov

- WHAT IS ENERGY STAR?

**ENERGY STAR is a government-backed program to help **
**consumers identify energy **
**efficient products.     **
**ENERGY STAR qualified products**
-     Save energy
-     Reduce pollution
-     Save money

## WHAT ARE ENERGY STAR QUALIFIED WINDOWS, DOORS, AND SKYLIGHTS?

- ENERGY STAR qualified windows, doors, and skylights are independently tested and certified to meet strict energy efficiency standards.
- ENERGY STAR qualified windows, doors, and skylights are tailored to four climate zones.

## PERFORMANCE MEASURES for  ENERGY STAR Windows, Doors, and Skylights

**U-Factor:**
- Measures heat transfer through the window
- Tells you how well window insulates
- The lower the U-Factor, the better the window insulates
**SHGC** (Solar Heat Gain Coefficient):
- Measures the solar heat admitted
- Tells you how well the product blocks heat caused by sunlight
- The lower the SHGC, the better the window blocks solar heat

## ENERGY STAR Criteria

- Windows and Doors

- Skylights

## SAVING ENERGYEQUALS SAVING MONEY

- SAVING ENERGYEQUALS SAVING MONEY

- Improved thermal performance of ENERGY STAR qualified windows, doors, and skylights helps

- Save **$110-$400** per year when replacing single-pane windows with ENERGY STAR qualified windows.

## WHY SAVEENERG?

**WHY SAVE****ENERG?**

**Help Protect the Environment**
- If all single pane residential windows in the United States were replaced with ENERGY STAR qualifying models, the nation would save over **$12 billion per year**** **in energy costs.

- SAVING ENERGY HELPS PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT

## WHY BUY ENERGY STAR?

**High quality performance**
-  Increased comfort of the home
-  Warmer in the winter, cooler in the summer
-  Reduced condensation
-  Protection from sun damage and fading of   furnishings
**Save money without sacrifice**
-  Get the comfort of high performance windows,   all while saving money on your heating and   cooling bills.
-  Available in all operator types and framing   materials

## Federal Tax Credits for ENERGY STARWindows, Doors, and Skylights

- Valid for home improvement projects in 2006 through 2007
- Must be installed in the appropriate climate zone
- Windows and Skylights:
- 10% of product cost up to **$200** (not including installation)
**ALL ENERGY STAR qualified windows and skylights are eligible**
- Exterior Doors:
- 10% of product cost up to **$500** (not including installation)
- Most ENERGY STAR qualified doors are eligible except for those installed in the following California counties: Alpine, Lassen, Modoc, Mono and Plumas.  In these counties, exterior doors must have a U-Factor of 0.35 and any Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC)
- Consumers should save the ENERGY STAR label from all installed windows, doors, and skylights as verification for the IRS
- See _[www.energystar.gov/taxcredits](http://www.energystar.gov/taxcredits)_ for more information
- _[  ](http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_tax_credits)_**  **

## Selecting ENERGY STAR Windows, Doors, or Skylights

- When selecting ENERGY STAR qualified windows, doors, or skylights, look for the display unit label which tells you whether the product is qualified in your area of the country.

## WHICH MODELS AREENERGY STAR QUALIFIED?

-  All our windows with Low-E and argon gas
- [Customize as appropriate]

## SNAPSHOT

**ENERGY STAR is:**
- A government -backed program *(*_[www.](http://www.energystar.gov/)__[energystar](http://www.energystar.gov/)__[.](http://www.energystar.gov/)__[gov](http://www.energystar.gov/)_*)* dedicated to helping individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency. Look for the ENERGY STAR on qualified windows, doors, and skylights.
**Saving energy reduces the burning of fossil fuels, which leads to less air pollution. This ultimately reduces greenhouse gas emissions that cause global climate change.**
**ENERGY STAR qualified windows, doors, and skylights:**
** **Provide increased comfort in the home, keeping you warmer in the winter and    cooler in the summer.
-  Save $110-$400 per year on energy costs when replacing single pane windows** **
** **Reduce condensation and fading of furnishings.

## Benefits:

**To learn more, visit the ENERGY STAR Training Center page at: **
**www.energystar.gov**

- A user-friendly and easily navigable micro-site containing training tools for Partners.
- Users can navigate throughout three main categories to find training resources relevant
- to them: **products**, **campaigns**, **utilities/EEPS (energy efficiency program sponsors)**.
**Benefits:**
**EASY**: Access to all relevant ENERGY STAR training materials and resources on your own with relative ease
**ACCURATE**: The most current training materials to share with your sales associates for increasing the sale of ENERGY STAR qualified products and services
**RELEVANT**: A location for collaboration and idea exchange with other Partners