Alpen is proud to be a part of the Energy Revolution Exhibition at the Chicago Architecture Center!
Alpen’s high performance windows are being showcased at the Chicago Architecture Center as a part of their Energy Revolution exhibit! This exhibit demonstrates how we can actively respond to the climate crisis by transforming our use of energy in the built environment. The exhibition highlights the ways individuals, corporations and city leaders can work toward a carbon-free future–and that includes windows! A central feature of the exhibit are three wall mockups showing how Chicago built/will build buildings in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.
Alpen High Performance Products manufactures the most insulating window, glass, and secondary window products in the world. Historically, windows/glass have been the weakest component of the building envelope. By significantly improving the thermal performance of the transparent portion of the building envelope, buildings not only use less energy for heating/cooling, but they also become more comfortable for occupants.
Featured in the exhibit as a part of the 21st century ‘future’ wall mockup:
- Zenith series ZR-9 with Quad-Pane ThinGlass technology (both a full window and cross section cutaway!)
Why it’s perfect for the Energy Revolution:
- The use of super-insulated, thermally-broken, fiberglass frames with TWO center panes of lightweight ‘thin’ glass (like the glass used in smartphones and flat screen TVs), means that the window is the same weight as a double-pane window but with 24% more energy savings!
- The use of thin glass in an insulated glass unit ensures that the embodied carbon impact is far lower than that of more traditional high performance glass
- Red List Compliant with low-VOC paint and sustainable building materials
- Certified by both PHIUS and PHI for Passive House applications
Improve your building envelope and whole-building energy efficiency, with or without completely new windows! Explore ALL high performance commercial window options from Alpen, whether you plan to replace or simply upgrade your windows:
Window Replacement:
Zenith Series (in exhibit!)
- American-style windows with Super-Insulated Fiberglass Frames
- Choose between ThinGlass or Suspended Film
- Available in triple-pane or quad-pane configurations
- Learn more
Tyrol Series
- European-style windows with Fiberglass-reinforced uPVC Frames
- Choose between ThinGlass or Suspended Film
- Available in triple-pane or quad-pane configurations
- Learn more
Retrofit WITHOUT Replacement:
WinSert Series
- High performance, Secondary Window Insert with ThinGlass and Fiberglass Frames
- Non-intrusive facade upgrade solution to turn leaky, low performing windows into high performing, airtight and insulated windows without the extreme cost and disruption of full window replacement
- Available in single-pane or double-pane configurations
- Learn more
Energy Revolution is on view April 9—October 17, 2022 at the Drake Family Skyscraper Gallery.
Image is courtesy of Chicago Architecture Center.
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