Radiant Heat
Like the light from a lamp, Power*e Glass windows quickly cast a warm heat that is absorbed and re-radiated until all of the occupants and room surfaces become evenly comfortable. Power*e Glass windows provide comfort at lower room air temperatures by increasing the radiant heat in the room. You truly can feel the heat from the Power*e Glass. It works by directly warming you and other objects in the room - not by heating the air. Additionally, heated Power*e Glass stops all of the heat otherwise lost through the windows from the interior - essentially giving Power*e Glass windows a higher R-value than other windows.
Radiant Heat is Not New
Water and steam radiators and baseboard heaters have been used to heat buildings for years. Look around your home or office and you will often see perimeter heating systems under or above the windows trying to offset the heat loss through the windows. Power*e Glass windows improve upon other systems because their profile room view “sees” and warms all of you and stops building heat loss through the heated windows. And unlike other heating systems, Power*e Glass windows do not have to be oversized to overcome the window heat loss.
Keep It Simple
Power*e Glass provides insulation, heat and comfort. Buildings are heated to offset heat loss which occurs primarily through the windows. By raising the Power*e Glass temprature above the room air temperature, this heat loss is rendered to almost nothing. Thus heat loss calculations can be simply changed accordingly. And by further raising the Power*e Glass temperature, Power*e Glass can provide additional heat and comfort to building perimeters and and other areas where more heat and comfort are desired.
How Power*e Glass can Work for You
Many studies have confirmed that thermal comfort requires a combination of radiant heat and air temperature in a room - air temperature alone is not enough. Thus radiant heating systems such as Power*e Glass windows can keep you warm and comfortable by increasing the radiant heat in the room even though the room air temperature is kept lower. This savings from lower air temperatures can be significant. For example, a 5ºF to 8ºF reduction in air temperature can mean an additional 8% to 10% energy savings.
Power*e™ is a registered trademark of Radiant Glass Industries, LLC.