Fitting new PVC-U
windows can be a good choice for the environment as well as for your home.
Replacing old style double glazing or even old double glazing can help you save
money on your heating bills and will also reduce the carbon footprint of your
home.
CO2 is the main green house gas responsible for
global
warming.
Energy rated PVC-U windows are one of the
most
effective ways to save energy and reduce
CO2
emissions.
Energy rated windows reduce heat loss by more
than 20%.
Fitting A rated windows can help you save over
£250 from
your heating bill in the first year
alone.
Modern energy rated windows will not only
reflect heat
back into your home but will also
retain heat
from solar gain.
Old non energy rated windows waste energy
equating to
0.7 tonnes of CO2 per year.
Did You Know Your Old PVC-U Windows Are 100% Recyclable?
Currently,
too many window companies send old windows direct to land
fill. Tettenhall Windows are proud to work in partnership
with another company,
Dekura, to recycle
your old windows into new PVC-U products.
Dekura operate dedicated
waste collection and reduction sites across the UK. Using
cutting edge technology the waste PVC-U is cleaned and
reprocessed into material which can be used to create a new
generation of long life PVC-U products.
PVC-U
product have an expected useful life of 35 years and can be
recycled up to 10 times, giving a total useful life of 350
years, making PVC-U a truly sustainable building material.