Residential Windows, Doors, and Skylights Version 7.0
Partners and other interested parties with questions or concerns regarding these materials or the revision process with Version 7.0 can contact Doug Anderson, EPA, Anderson.Doug@epa.gov. To be added to the contact list, stakeholders are encouraged to contact windows@energystar.gov with their contact information. The proposed program requirements, including the specification, and additional information will be available below.
Version 7.0 Residential Windows, Doors, and Skylights Final Specification - October 20, 2022
ENERGY STAR Version 7.0 Residential Windows, Doors, and Skylights Final Specification (PDF, 385 KB)
ENERGY STAR Version 7.0 Residential Windows, Doors, and Skylights Cover Letter (PDF, 209 KB)
ENERGY STAR Version 7.0 Residential Windows, Doors, and Skylights Data Package (EXCEL, 37 KB)
Feedback on Final Draft Version 7.0 Specification and Data Packages
Andersen Corporation (PDF, 257 KB)
Birch Point Consulting (PDF, 79 KB)
Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) (PDF, 104 KB)
Corning Incorporated (PDF, 105 KB)
Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) (PDF, 450 KB)
JELD-WEN Windows and Doors (PDF, 104 KB)
Marvin (PDF, 204 KB)
National Glass Association (NGA) (PDF, 125 KB)
Nicor Gas (PDF, 328 KB)
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) (PDF, 168 KB)
Partnership for Advanced Window Solutions (PAWS) (PDF, 142 KB)
Pella Corporation (PDF, 149 KB)
ProVia (PDF, 103 KB)
Ray Garries (PDF, 137 KB)
Slocomb Windows and Doors Inc. (PDF, 105 KB)
VELUX (PDF, 165 KB)
Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC) (PDF, 78 KB)
Vitro (PDF, 549 KB)
Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) (PDF, 598 KB)
Windsor Windows and Doors (PDF, 218 KB)
World Millwork Alliance (WMA) (PDF, 141 KB)
Final Draft Version 7.0 Specification and Data Packages – July 2022
Cover Letter (PDF, 200.52 KB)
Response to Comments on Version 7.0 Draft 2 Specification (PDF, 401 KB)
ENERGY STAR Version 7.0 Residential Windows, Doors, and Skylights Final Draft Specification (PDF, 645 KB)
Final Draft Data Package 1a – Results and Assumptions (EXCEL, 216.01 KB)
Final Draft Data Package 1b – Savings Data (EXCEL, 29.09 MB)
Feedback on Draft 2 Version 7.0 Specification and Data Packages
Aeroshield Materials, Inc. (PDF, 75 KB)
Andersen Corporation (PDF, 261 KB)
Birch Point Consulting (PDF, 169 KB)
Cardinal Glass Industries (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) (PDF, 104 KB)
CenterPoint Energy (PDF, 99 KB)
Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) (PDF, 226 KB)
Energy Trust of Oregon (PDF, 859 KB)
Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) (PDF, 568 KB)
Harvey Building Products (PDF, 624 KB)
JELD-WEN Windows and Doors (PDF, 126 KB)
Lincoln Windows (PDF, 667 KB)
Masonite (PDF, 59 KB)
National Glass Association (NGA) (PDF, 124 KB)
Nicor Gas (PDF, 183 KB)
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) (PDF, 222 KB)
Partnership for Advanced Window Solutions (PAWS) (PDF, 160 KB)
Pella Corporation (PDF, 271 KB)
Phius (PDF, 678 KB)
Ray Garries (PDF, 878 KB)
Thermo-Tech Windows and Doors (PDF, 559 KB)
Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC) (PDF, 133 KB)
Vitro Architectural Glass (PDF, 696 KB)
Windows & Doors Manufacturers Association (WDMA) (PDF, 618 KB)
Windsor Windows and Doors (PDF, 217 KB)
World Millwork Alliance (PDF, 209 KB)
Draft 2 Version 7.0 Stakeholder's Meeting Webinar Presentation – March 1, 2022
Draft 2 Version 7.0 Stakeholder Meeting Presentation (PDF, 942 KB)
Draft 2 Version 7.0 Specification and Data Packages – February 2022
Cover Letter (PDF, 192 KB)
Response to Comments on Version 7.0 Draft 1 Specification (PDF, 756 KB)
ENERGY STAR Version 7.0 Residential Windows, Doors, and Skylights Draft 2 Specification (PDF, 344 KB)
Draft 2 Data Package 1a – Results and Assumptions (190.26 KB)
Draft 2 Data Package 1b – Savings Data (EXCEL, 26.7 MB)
Feedback on Draft 1 Version 7.0 Specification and Data Packages
Alpen High Performance Products (PDF, 172 KB)
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) (PDF, 211 KB)
American Window and Door Institute (AWDI) (PDF, 148 KB)
Andersen Corporation (PDF, 265 KB)
Birch Point Consulting (PDF, 325 KB)
California Energy Commission (CEC) (PDF, 327 KB)
Cardinal Glass Industries (PDF, 855 KB)
Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) (PDF, 70 KB)
Center for Sustainable
Building Research, University of Minnesota (PDF, 1.7 MB)
ComEd (PDF, 118 KB)
Center for Energy Efficiency (CEE) (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Energy Trust of Oregon (PDF, 75 KB)
Fenestration Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) (PDF, 449 KB)
Greater Minnesota Gas (PDF, 166 KB)
Guardian Glass (PDF, 334 KB)
Harvey Building Products (PDF, 185 KB)
Institute for Market Transformation (PDF, 144 KB)
Lincoln Windows (PDF, 122 KB)
Marvin (PDF, 193 KB)
MC2 Mathis Consulting (PDF, 595 KB)
Minnesota Building Performance Association (PDF, 133 KB)
National Glass Association (NGA) (PDF, 182 KB)
National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) (PDF, 131 KB)
Nicor Gas (PDF, 182 KB)
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) (PDF, 34 KB)
NSG Group/Pilkington North America, Inc. (PDF, 70 KB)
ODL, Inc. (PDF, 117 KB)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) 1 (PDF, 235 KB)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) 2 (PDF, 419 KB)
Patti Gunderson (PDF, 87 KB)
PDS IG Equipment (PDF, 45 KB)
Pella Corporation (PDF, 167 KB)
PH Tech (PDF, 88 KB)
PlyGem (PDF, 94 KB)
Ray Garries (PDF, 105 KB)
Soft-Lite (PDF, 155 KB)
Thermo-Tech Premium Windows and Doors (PDF, 94 KB)
Travis Rothlisbergers (PDF, 98 KB)
VELUX America LLC (PDF, 457 KB)
Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC) (PDF, 157 KB)
Vermont Green Building Network (VGBN) (PDF, 98 KB)
Vitro (PDF, 822 KB)
Winchester Industries (PDF, 100 KB)
Window and Door and Manufacturer's Association (WDMA) (PDF, 708 KB)
Windsor Windows and Doors (PDF, 256 KB)
Wythe Windows (PDF, 154 KB)
Draft 1 Version 7.0 Additional Documents – August 10, 2021
Cover Letter (PDF, 157 KB)
Draft 1 Data Package 3b Revised – North and North Central Savings Data (Excel, 20.2 MB)
Draft 1 Data Package 3c Revised – South and South Central Savings Data (Excel, 10.8MB)
Draft 1 Data Package 3d – Example Savings Data spreadsheet with Formulas (Excel, 165 KB)
Draft 1 Version 7.0 Stakeholder's Meeting Webinar Presentation – July 27, 2021
Draft 1 Version 7.0 Stakeholder Meeting Presentation (PDF, 3.1 MB)
Draft 1 Version 7.0 Specification and Data Packages – July 2021
Cover Letter (PDF, 211 KB)
ENERGY STAR Version 7.0 Residential Windows, Doors, and Skylights Draft 1 Specification (PDF, 297 KB)
ENERGY STAR Version 7.0 Residential Windows, Doors, and Skylights Draft 1 Criteria Analysis Report (PDF, 975 KB)
Draft 1 Data Package 1 – Product Cost Data Spreadsheet (Excel, 25 KB)
Draft 1 Data Package 2a – Certified Product Directory Pathways Analysis – Windows (Excel, 25.1 MB)
Draft 1 Data Package 2b – Certified Product Directory Pathways Analysis – Doors and Skylights (Excel, 18.5 MB)
Draft 1 Data Package 3a – Savings Data Results and Assumptions (Excel, 192 KB)
Draft 1 Data Package 3b – North and North Central Savings Data (Excel, 21.2 MB) - See above for revised file.
Draft 1 Data Package 3c – South and South Central Savings Data (Excel, 11.2 MB) - See above for revised file.
Draft 1 Data Package 4 – Climate Zone Adjustments and Updated Zone Map (Excel, 365 KB)
Version 7.0 Specification Discussion Guide Comment Response Document (Part 2) — July 2021
Response to Comments (Part 2) on Version 7.0 Specification Discussion Guide (PDF, 445 KB)
Additional Feedback on Version 7 Discussion Guide Response to Comments (Part 1) — October 2020
Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) (277.3 KB)
Version 7.0 Specification Discussion Guide Comment Response Document (Part 1) — September 2020
Response to Comments (Part 1) on Version 7.0 Specification Discussion Guide (PDF, 240 KB)
Feedback on Version 7.0 Specification Discussion Guide
AGC Glass Company North (PDF, 220 KB)
American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) (PDF, 196 KB)
American Chemistry Council (ACC) Plastic Glazing Coalition (PGC) (PDF, 110 KB)
Andersen Corporation (PDF, 187 KB)
Cardinal Glass Industries (PDF, 368 KB)
Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) (PDF, 952 KB)
Guardian Glass (PDF, 185 KB)
Keystone Certifications (PDF, 144 KB)
Marvin Companies (PDF, 181 KB)
MI Windows and Doors (PDF, 126 KB)
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) (PDF, 91 KB)
NSG Group-Pilkington North America (PNA) (PDF, 147 KB)
ODL (PDF, 126 KB)
Paradigm Window Solutions (PDF, 119 KB)
Pella Corporation (PDF, 155 KB)
Soft-Lite Windows (PDF, 92 KB)
VELUX America (PDF, 922 KB)
VELUX America - 2012 Energy Impact Report (PDF, 276 KB)
Vitro Architectural Glass (PDF, 207 KB)
Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) (PDF, 642 KB)
Windsor Windows and Doors (PDF, 241 KB)
World Millwork Alliance (WMA) (PDF, 475 KB)
World Millwork Alliance (WMA) Exhibit 1 (PDF, 267 KB)
Version 7.0 Specification Window, Door, and Skylight Discussion Guide – September 2019
Discussion Guide Cover Letter (PDF, 38 KB)
Version 7.0 Specification Window Door Skylight Discussion Guide (PDF, 596 KB)
Discussion Guide Webinar (PDF, 306 KB)
Window Technology Pathways Analysis Spreadsheet – February 2017
Pathway Analysis Spreadsheet Cover Letter (PDF, 25 KB)
Window Technology Pathway Analysis Spreadsheet 2-15-2017 (EXCEL, 7.3 MB)
Feedback on Window Technology Pathways Methodology White Paper
AAMA (PDF, 40 KB)
AGC Glass Company North America (PDF, 16 KB)
Birch Point Consulting (PDF, 63 KB)
Jeff Baker - WESTLab (PDF, 54 KB)
NSG-Pilkington North America (PDF, 15 KB)
Pella Corporation (PDF, 163 KB)
Quanex (PDF, 59 KB)
WDMA (PDF, 71 KB)
Window Technology Pathways Methodology White Paper – January 2017
Methodology Cover Letter (PDF, 29 KB)
Window Technology Pathways Methodology White Paper (PDF, 322 KB)
Feedback from Stakeholders Meeting - March 2015
AGC Glass Company North America (PDF, 349 KB)
American Architectural Manufacturers Association (PDF, 129 KB)
Consortium for Energy Efficiency – CEE 1 (PDF, 44 KB)
Consortium for Energy Efficiency – CEE 2 (PDF, 38 KB)
Keystone Certifications (PDF, 20 KB)
Marvin Windows and Doors (PDF, 405 KB)
National Resources Defense Council – NRDC (PDF, 71 KB)
NSG-Pilkington (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Pella Corporations (PDF, 46 KB)
Quanex (PDF, 21 KB)
Ray Garries (PDF, 16 KB)
VELUX America Inc. (PDF, 181 KB)
Window and Door Manufacturers Association – WDMA (PDF, 114 KB)
Industry Stakeholders Meeting – December 2014
Industry Stakeholders Meeting Presentation, Fall 2014 (PDF, 276 KB)
Industry Stakeholders Meeting Issues for Discussion (PDF, 377 KB)
2014 ENERGY STAR Windows Doors and Skylights Industry Stakeholders Meeting Agenda (PDF, 169 KB)