High-performance glazing / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Comparing standard windows to solar energy generating coatings on windows
Solar photovoltaic

Solar windows: achieving net-zero with transparent photovoltaic (BIPV) glass

...high-performance building envelope. Passive control vs. active generation Low-E coatings on windows are microscopically thin metallic layers - often silver - about 500 times thinner than a human hair. Their job is to reflect heat back to its source: keeping warmth inside during winter and blocking solar heat gain in su...