The most energy efficient windows are concrete walls. They make for terrible views and fire escapes though, unless you’re the Kool-Aid Guy. But seriously, energy efficient windows are really in right now. Every top window manufacturer makes Energy Star-rated windows, the federal government is offering a $1,500 tax credit for your upgrade, energy bills keep on rising and drafty windows won’t stop leaking.

If you want to seal up your house so tight that winter drafts will screech and run away in terror, you’ll want the most energy efficient windows money can buy. That window will be an amalgamation of several energy efficient technologies. The most energy efficient windows will have all of the attributes listed below: (more…)

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…unless you’re licensed to replace them. The clever folks at SEHBAC Window & Doors really know their stuff. Their Top 5 Amazing Glass Structures post features some of the coolest glass architecture we’ve seen in a long time.

Did you know the Grand Canyon has a glass Skywalk for the daredevil sightseer in all of us? If only I’d known that when I was scaling the treacherous hiking trails without a mule or water bottle to my name. You’ve got to read this blog before your next trip. Trust me.

We’re even more impressed with this eco-friendly glass house. It has no walls or closed rooms! What kind of exhibitionist mayhem goes on in this place? Props to SEHBAC for showing us the light.

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6 Winning Designer Radiators

With winter right around the corner, it’s a good idea to start thinking about a heating solution. Radiators work well but they’ve always been industrial-grade and made from aluminum or cast iron. They’re clunky-looking and hard to conceal. Luckily, the future is now and the days of ugly radiators are hereby deceased.

Radiators have come a long way, as evidenced by the sleek and meticulously designed units from Antrax. There’s a product for all design categories from the whimsical Sole above to the low-key Dune radiator below.

It’s refreshing to see such headway in the radiator market. Designers are solving heating problems with creative solutions that fashionably serve as art rather than bulky, obsolete eyesores. Today’s radiators are becoming pieces of furniture, combining function and heat. (more…)

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