Product Review

Alpen Fiberglass Windows-Leading the High-Performance Race

by Alex Wilson

Alpen’s business is split about evenly between residential and commercial window products. Most of Alpen’s windows aren’t quite as phenomenal as those on the north face of RMI, but they are still impressive. Increasingly, the company is combining suspended low-e Heat Mirror films with low-e

coated glass. For applications where heat avoidance is a priority (such as west-facing windows), the company uses Cardinal’s new 366 Low-E3 glass (see

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Published September 28, 2007

Wilson, A. (2007, September 28). Alpen Fiberglass Windows-Leading the High-Performance Race. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/product-review/alpen-fiberglass-windows-leading-high-performance-race

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