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The Window Energy Rating Scheme (WERS) rates the energy performance of residential windows. The rating process produces star ratings for heating and cooling performance. The WERS star ratings are performance rankings based on the predicted annual energy demand of the “model house” when fitted with the chosen windows. WERS is a star rating system that ranks windows in terms of their annual energy performance and provides certified data. An energy-efficient window or door is one that helps minimise the use of artificial heating and cooling in a building. Along with its natural beauty, timber is favoured over aluminium because of its extremely low thermal conductivity. The thermal conductance of timber (over aluminium) reduces the overall U-Value by 20-30%. (The U-Value represents the rate of heat transfer through a 1m² area of the window when there is a temperature difference of 1°K between the ambient temperatures on either side). |






