Energy Guide

ANDERSEN®200SERIESWINDOWANDDOORNFRC/ENERGYSTAR®INFORMATION
Allmarkswheredenotedaretrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.
©2013AndersenCorporation.Allrightsreserved.Rev3/4/13
ForNFRCcertifiedtotalunitperformanceforunitswithcapillarybreathertubes,pleaserefertotheHighAltitudeinformationsectionforeachunit.
ThisdocumentprovidesNFRCcertifiedUFactor,SolarHeatGainCoefficient(SHGC)andVisibleTransmittance(VT)valuesforAndersen®
productsalongwiththecorrespondingENERGYSTAR®Version5.0(2010)climatezonesthattheproductandglasstypemeet.
Theseproductsrated,certifiedandlabeledyNationalFenestrationRatingCouncil®(NFRC)‐a
nonprofitorganizationthat
providesfair,accurateandcredibleenergyperformanceratingsforwindowsanddoors.
ManyofourproductsmeetthestringentenergyefficiencyguidelinessetbytheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency
andtheU.S.DepartmentofEnergy.Theseguidelinesarebasedontheheatgainandlossofeach
productinvarious
regionsofthecountry.ChecktheAndersenproductperformanceavailableatwww.andersenwindows.comforspecific
ENERGYSTARqualifications.
United States ENERGY STAR®
Climate Zone Criteria
Canada ENERGY STAR®
Climate Zone Criteria
1
UFactordefinestheamountofheatlossthroughthetotalunitinBTU/hr*ft2*F,metricinW/m2*K.Thelowerthevalue,thelesstheheatislostthroughtheentireproduct.
2
SolarHeatGainCoefficient(SHGCdefinesthefractionofsolarradiationadmittedthroughtheglassbothdirectlytransmittedandabsorbedandsubsequentlyreleasedinward.Thelowerthevalue,theless
heatistransmittedthroughtheproduct.
3
VisibleTransmittance(VT)measureshowmuchlightcomesthroughaproduct(glassandframe).Thehigherthevalue,from0to1,themoredaylighttheproductletsinovertheproduct'stotalunitarea.
VisibleTransmittanceismeasuredoverthe380to760nanometerportionofthesolarspectrum.
NFRCratingsarebasedonmodelingbyathirdpartyagencyasvalidatedbyanindependenttestlabincompliancewithNFRCprogramandproceduralrequirements.
ThisdataisaccurateasofFebruary11,2013.Duetoongoingproductchanges,updatedtestresultsornewindustrystandardsorrequirements,thisdatamay
changeovertime.Duetovariationsindealeran
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distributorinventorylevels,productsthatweremanufacturedbeforeFebruary11,2013thatweredesigned,testedandlabeledwithdifferentNFRCvaluesmaystillbeavailable.Checkthelabelsonthe
productpackagingtoconfirmNFRCvalues.RatingsareforsizesspecifiedbyNFRCfortestingandcertification.Ratingsmayvarydependingonuseoftemperedglass,differentgrilleoptions,glassforhigh
altitude,etc.
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Data is current as of February 11, 2013
and is subject to change. See page 1 for more information.

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