Framework · 41:53
// THE QUOTE
“if it is just meeting code we can say for not too much extra you can go to a better U value”
— Kate Lindsay · Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
Actionable trade-off: spend a bit more on window U-value and save a lot on the heat pump or HVAC because they go hand in hand. Practical specification advice that stands alone.
Full episode at 41:53Why Black Windows Crack & Fade — and the Laminate Fix | Cornerstone's Kate Lindsay on Windows for Atlantic Canada ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Envelope economics: paying a bit more for a better window U-value lets you downsize the heat pump or HVAC — spend where it compounds.
“if you pay a bit more on the windows then you can pay a lot less on the heat pump”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Codes, green building and the window-vs-HVAC tradeoff
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SOURCE: 41:53 of Why Black Windows Crack & Fade — and the Laminate Fix | Cornerstone's Kate Lindsay on Windows for Atlantic Canada