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Lesson 10
How does energy transfer across windows?
Window Dashboard

Investigate how adding windows to a building shell affects energy efficiency.

Interactive

Additional Window Designs

Read about window designs and energy efficiency.

Reading

Windows in Buildings Over Time

Read about the history of windows and how they’ve changed over the years.

Reading

Thermal Imaging of Windows

Study the image closely to see how windows affect energy transfer across a building shell.

Image

Window Efficiency Model

How do single and double pane windows affect energy efficiency?

Interactive

Window Lab

Click through this lab to learn more about windows and light transmission.

Virtual Lab

Single Versus Double Pane Windows

Watch how the number of panes in a window affects its energy efficiency.

Animation

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (Award No 2201204). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.

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