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Alpen windows and glass were installed last fall at the Colorado State University Powerhouse Energy Campus – a 65,000 square foot LEED Platinum addition will achieve 48% in energy use through a portfolio of efficiency upgrades. Substantial building envelope improvements included use of Alpen glass and Alpen 525 Series Fiberglass windows in the first-ever all-fiberglass
Focusing on affordable and sustainable energy efficiency in home construction, the EcoMod Passive House project utilized modular construction techniques to achieve a super-tight envelope with Alpen’s 725 Series high performance fiberglass windows for insulation and passive solar gain. In July, 2013, AIA’s Architect Magazine awarded the EcoMod Passive House project the prestigious 2013 R&D Award.
In an article published by Green Building Advisor, Alpen HPP is recognized as being one of five North American window manufacturers to have sought and achieved Passive House Certification by the Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) or Passive House International (PHI). Through Alpen’s efforts to promote and participate in the Passive House movement, the company’s
April 12, 2013—Boulder based Alpen High Performance Products (Alpen HPP) is pleased to announce that they are the first manufacturer to have completed certification of their high performance fiberglass windows under the Passive House Institute-US (PHIUS) Certified Product Performance Data Program. PHIUS developed the certification program to assist domestic (North American) and international window manufacturers
Hey New Englanders! Come visit our partner, Pinnacle Window Solution’s booth 763 at NESEA’s Building Energy Conference to learn more about Alpen’s high performance windows. http://www.nesea.org/buildingenergy/ Building Energy BE13 March 5-7, 2013 Two of Pinnacle Windows’ residential projects are also featured in Alpen’s News post, “Alpen Windows Ideal for Maine Passive Solar Residences”.
Off-Grid Ready Home in Northern Maine Fueled entirely by renewable energy resources and capable of functioning entirely off-grid at any time of the year, this Northern Maine single-family residence beautifully integrates passive solar design techniques with active solar collection technologies. As part of the home’s highly efficient thermal envelope, Alpen 925 Series fiberglass (now called
Alpen high performance fiberglass windows are praised as “top performers” by noted Green Building Advisor, Alex Wilson, in his blog Energy Solutions. Wilson recently purchased and installed Alpen’s 925 Series quad-pane fiberglass windows in his own residence, which will serve as a demonstration home for super-efficient window retrofit solutions. In his writing, Wilson explains the
Come visit Alpen High Performance Products in booth 1247 at this years Colorado Garden and Home Show. The Colorado Garden & Home Show will take place February 9-17, 2013 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. The Colorado Garden & Home Show is the Rocky Mountain region’s oldest, largest and most prestigious garden and
Passive House residences are frequently recognized among the top-performing homes in the country, achieving super energy efficiency through careful design around envelope insulation and air sealing. An excellent example of this approach is the Dennis Wedlick-designed Gould Passive Home (Hudson Valley, NY) which is praised by Huffington Post as “one of the most airtight
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