Residential Windows, Doors, and Skylights Specification Version 5.0

Final Criteria Announcement
Cover letter from Richard H. Karney, P.E., ENERGY STAR Program Manager (4/7/09) (PDF, 76 KB)
ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Residential Windows, Doors, and Skylights - Version 5.0 (4/7/09) (PDF, 177 KB)
Stakeholder Comments for Revised Draft Criteria and Report
AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc. (3/25/09) (PDF, 40 KB)
Aluminum Extruders Council (3/25/09) (PDF, 145 KB)
American Architectural Manufacturers Association (3/25/09) (PDF, 55 KB)
Andersen Corporation (3/25/09) (PDF, 131 KB)
CGI Windows (3/18/09) (PDF, 120 KB)
Congressman Phil Roe (3/25/09) (PDF, 401 KB)
Consortium for Energy Efficiency (3/25/09) (PDF, 95 KB)
ENERCOMP, Inc. (3/25/09) (PDF, 32 KB)
Equilibrium Energy Spaces (3/18/09) (PDF, 16 KB)
General Aluminum (3/25/09) (PDF, 70 KB)
Gorell Windows & Doors (PDF, 107 KB)
JELD-WEN, Inc. (3/25/09) (PDF, 122 KB)
Living Spaces (3/20/09) (PDF, 27 KB)
Masonite (3/25/09) (PDF, 29 KB)
Natural Light (3/25/09) (PDF, 13 KB)
Northeast Window & Door Association (PDF, 234 KB)
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (3/24/09) (PDF, 36 KB)
ODL, Inc. (3/24/09) (PDF, 394 KB)
Pella Corporation (3/25/09) (PDF, 95 KB)
Pilkington North America (3/25/09) (PDF, 72 KB)
ProVia Door (3/25/09) (PDF, 117 KB)
Quantum Builders for Sustainable Living, Inc. (3/23/09) (PDF, 57 KB)
Remodel Guidance (3/14/09) (PDF, 34 KB)
Serious Materials (3/24/09) (PDF, 51 KB)
Simonton Windows (3/20/09) (PDF, 97 KB)
Solatube (3/24/09) (PDF, 21 KB)
Stefan Carpentier (3/16/09) (PDF, 29 KB)
Tad Everhart (3/19/09) (PDF, 30 KB)
Upwall Architects (3/17/09) (PDF, 32 KB)
VELUX America, Inc. (3/23/09) (PDF, 41 KB)
Vinyl Kraft, Inc. (3/18/09) (PDF, 10 KB)
Window & Door Manufacturers Association (3/25/09) (PDF, 341 KB)
Windsor Windows & Doors (3/24/09) (PDF, 48 KB)
Revised Draft Criteria and Report
Cover Letter from Richard H. Karney, P.E., ENERGY STAR Program Manager (3/11/09) (PDF, 77 KB)
ENERGY STAR for Windows, Doors, and Skylights Revised Draft Criteria and Report (3/11/09) (PDF, 213 KB)
Comment Period Extension
DOE Extends Comment Period for Criteria Revision (10/10/08) (PDF, 36 KB)
DOE Extends Comment Period for Criteria Revision (8/19/08) (PDF, 52 KB)
Stakeholder Comments
AGC Flatglass North America, Inc. (11/14/08) (PDF, 3.7 MB)
Alliance to Save Energy – Phase 2 (11/14/08) (PDF, 148 KB)
Alliance to Save Energy – Solar Heat Gain (11/14/08) (PDF, 154 KB)
Aluminum Extruders Council (8/15/08) (PDF, 227 KB)
Aluminum Extruders Council (11/14/08) (PDF, 165 KB)
American Architectural Manufacturers Association (11/14/08) (PDF, 250 KB)
American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) and AAMA Skylight Council (11/14/08) (PDF, 652 KB)
American Architectural Manufacturers Association and Window & Door Manufacturers Association (11/14/08) (PDF, 237 KB)
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (11/14/08) (PDF, 317 KB)
Andersen Corporation (11/14/08) (PDF, 127 KB)
Association of Millwork Distributors (11/11/08) (PDF, 3.6 MB)
Bonneville Power Administration (11/14/08) (PDF, 2.1 MB)
Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc. (11/14/08) (PDF, 130 KB)
Champion Window (11/13/08) (PDF, 38 KB)
Consortium for Energy Efficiency (11/14/08) (PDF, 80 KB)
ENERCOMP, Inc. (11/14/08) (PDF, 111 KB)
Fenestration Manufacturers Association (11/14/08) (PDF, 21 KB)
Frontier Associates (11/14/08) (PDF, 132 KB)
Glazing Industry Code Committee (11/14/08) (PDF, 102 KB)
Gorell Windows & Doors (10/14/08) (PDF, 147 KB)
Hartwell Exteriors (8/20/08) (PDF, 37 KB)
International Window Film Association (11/11/08) (PDF, 1.2 MB)
JELD-WEN (11/14/08) (PDF, 73 KB)
Marvin Windows and Doors (11/14/08) (PDF, 97 KB)
Masonite (9/11/08) (PDF, 42 KB)
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (11/14/08) (PDF, 85 KB)
Milgard Windows & Doors (11/14/08) (PDF, 194 KB)
Nanofilm Ltd. (11/11/08) (PDF, 50 KB)
National Accreditation and Management Institute (9/8/08) (PDF, 77 KB)
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (11/14/08) (PDF, 63 KB)
Northeast Window & Door Association (11/14/08) (PDF, 251 KB)
ODL (10/7/08) (PDF, 293 KB)
ODL (10/24/08) (PDF, 198 KB)
Pella (11/14/08) (PDF, 2.1 MB)
Pilkington North America, Inc. (11/14/08) (PDF, 3.5 MB)
ProVia Door (10/7/08) (PDF, 87 KB)
Quality Testing Inc. (8/26/08) (PDF, 49 KB)
Royal Window and Door Profiles (10/6/08) (PDF, 131 KB)
Serious Materials (11/11/08) (PDF, 63 KB)
Sierra Pacific Windows (8/20/08) (PDF, 18 KB)
Simonton Windows (11/14/08) (PDF, 100 KB)
Solar Industries, Inc. (11/13/08) (PDF, 43 KB)
Taylor Building Products (11/3/08) (PDF, 28 KB)
TRACO (11/14/08) (PDF, 66 KB)
VELUX America, Inc. (11/5/08) (PDF, 196 KB)
WASCO Windows (10/9/08) (PDF, 21 KB)
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Materials from Stakeholder Meeting
Handout Packet (including Agenda) (8/12/08) (PDF, 184 KB)
Opening Remarks and Overview, presented by Richard Karney, ENERGY STAR Program Manager (PDF, 37 KB)
Draft Windows Criteria, presented by D&R International (PDF, 365 KB)
Technical Support for the 2008 ENERGY STAR Windows Revisions, presented by Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory (LBNL) (PDF, 170 KB)
National Window Energy Savings Model, presented by LBNL (PDF, 9.1 MB)
Market Penetration Scenarios, presented by D&R International (PDF, 280 KB)
Tradeoff Analysis for ENERGY STAR Criteria Revision, presented by LBNL (PDF, 120 KB)
ENERGY STAR Savings Estimates, presented by LBNL (PDF, 2.5 MB)
Scheduled Comments from Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) (PDF, 162 KB)
Scheduled Comments from American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) (PDF, 155 KB)
Scheduled Comments from Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) (PDF, 843 KB)
Scheduled Comments from Glazing Industry Code Committee (GICC) (PDF, 395 KB)
Scheduled Comments from Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)/Efficient Windows Collaborative (PDF, 513 KB)
Draft Doors and Skylights Criteria, presented by D&R International (PDF, 423 KB)
Scheduled Comments from Association of Millwork Distributors (AMD) (PDF, 154 KB)
Scheduled Comments from Masonite (PDF, 80 KB)
Scheduled Comments from ODL (PDF, 14 KB)
Scheduled Comments from VELUX (PDF, 51 KB)
Closing Remarks, presented by Richard Karney, ENERGY STAR Program Manager (PDF, 16 KB)
Draft Criteria and Analysis
Errata Sheet (9/25/08) (PDF, 353 KB)
Cover Letter from Richard Karney, ENERGY STAR Program Manager (8/6/08) (PDF, 87 KB)
Windows, Doors, and Skylights: Draft Criteria and Analysis – CORRECTED (8/11/08) (PDF, 2.9 MB)
  • Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory Files Exit ENERGY STAR
    • RESFEN6 Modeling Assumptions for the 2008 ENERGY STAR Window Analysis
    • DOE-2 results of Typical New and Existing One and Two Story Homes
    • A National Energy Savings Model of US Window Sales
    • Output Data from the LBNL National Energy Savings Model of US Window Sales
2007–2008 Announcements
Criteria Revision Process Announcement of Stakeholder Meeting, Letter to Stakeholders from R. Karney, ENERGY STAR PM (5/19/08) (PDF, 49 KB)
Criteria Revision Process Announcement of Preliminary Door and Skylight Criteria, Letter to Stakeholders from Richard Karney (PDF, 94 KB)
Criteria Revision Process Timeline Update Letter to Stakeholders from Richard Karney, ENERGY STAR Program Manager (2/25/08) (PDF, 107 KB)
Criteria Revision Process Announcement Letter to Stakeholders from Richard Karney, ENERGY STAR Program Manager (1/18/08) (PDF, 217 KB)
Criteria Revision Process Announcement Letter to Stakeholders from Richard Karney, ENERGY STAR Program Manager (10/9/07) (PDF, 57 KB)
Criteria Revision Process Announcement presented by Richard Karney, ENERGY STAR Program Manager (7/24/07) (PDF, 643 KB)
ENERGY STAR Residential Windows, Doors and Skylights Criteria Change 2005

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is pleased to announce an amended ENERGY STAR criteria for Windows, Doors, and Skylights (dated 06/06/05), which will go into effect on September 19, 2005.

Below is the amended criteria along with a letter from DOE that outlines the process and reasoning behind amending the existing criteria.

Historical Information for Amendment:
Windows Performance-based Rating System Meeting (Washington, D.C., 09/30/03) Meeting Summary (PDF, 26 KB)

DOE documented and considered comments from ENERGY STAR for Windows, Doors, and Skylights partners and stakeholders throughout the amendment process. Partner and stakeholder comments may be viewed below.

Comments Made in Response to LBNL's Final Analysis Results (Due 11/15/04):
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Envelope & Windows R&D Forum (PDF, 119 KB)
Aluminum Extruders Council (PDF, 91 KB)
Comments Made in Response to LBNL's Initial Analysis Results (Due 03/19/04):
EERE Envelope & Windows R&D Forum (PDF, 124 KB)
Brickfield, Burchette, Ritts & Stone, PC (PDF, 68 KB)
Simonton Windows (PDF, 75 KB)
ENERGY STAR Residential Windows, Doors and Skylights Criteria Change 2003

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a final ENERGY STAR for Windows, Doors, and Skylights specification on May 28, 2003. The specification went into effect September 29, 2003 and set four climate zones for windows, doors, and skylights. Subsequently, the specification was amended on May 17, 2005 to allow for equivalent performance-based criteria in the South/Central and Southern Zones. The amended criteria went into effect on September 15, 2005.

Information on the amendment to the ENERGY STAR specification for windows and doors

Guidance on ENERGY STAR qualification, marketing and labeling of residential skylights (06/18/04) (PDF, 52 KB)
Historical Information on specification revision process:
DOE Windows specification proposal of two alternative criteria (02/11/03) (PDF, 117 KB)
Supporting energy analysis (PDF, 468 KB)
Analysis spreadsheets (EXCEL, 175 KB)
DOE announcement that it will withdraw its May 8, 2002 proposal for Windows specification (06/28/02) (PDF, 1.9 MB)
DOE announcement of revised ENERGY STAR Windows criteria (PDF, 54 KB)
Summary of ENERGY STAR Windows partner and stakeholder meeting (Washington, D.C. 03/20/02) (PDF, 32 KB)
DOE announcement of delay in implementation date for new ENERGY STAR Windows specification to April 1, 2002 (12/21/01) (PDF, 22 KB)
ENERGY STAR Windows specification change announcement (10/19/01) (PDF, 126 KB)
Comments from ENERGY STAR for Windows, Doors, and Skylights partners and stakeholders were documented and taken under consideration throughout the revision process. Partner and stakeholder comments may be viewed below.