Windows, Doors & Skylights Specification Version 6.0

The Version 6.0 ENERGY STAR specification for residential windows, doors, and skylights was finalized in January 2014. Materials related to the revision process for Version 6.0 are provided below. Partners and other interested parties with questions or concerns regarding these materials can e-mail windows@energystar.gov.

Labeling Guidance for Version 6.0 – August 2014

EPA Response to Stakeholder Feedback on Draft Labeling Guidance (PDF, 56 KB)

Cover Letter, Final Version 6.0 Product Specification, and Comment Response Documents — January 2014

Cover Letter (PDF, 61 KB)
Final Version 6.0 Product Specification (PDF, 208 KB)
Response to Comments on Final Draft Windows Criteria (PDF, 341 KB)
Response to Door and Skylight Comments (PDF, 321 KB)

Products Available for Sale Databases (data collected in 2010) — November 2013

Notes on the Products Available for Sale Databases (PDF, 144 KB)
Products Available For Sale – Windows (EXCEL, 2.5 MB)
Products Available For Sale – Skylights (EXCEL, 43 KB)

Stakeholder Comments on the Final Draft Version 6.0 Product Specification

American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) (PDF, 411 KB)
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) (PDF, 378 KB)
AGC Glass Company North America (PDF, 286 KB)
Alliance to Save Energy (ASE) (PDF, 486 KB)
American Window and Door Institute (AWDI) (PDF, 671 KB)
Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) (PDF, 3.7 MB)
Joe Conway (PDF, 17 KB)
Lincoln Wood Products, Inc. / Timeline Vinyl Products, Inc. (PDF, 37 KB)
Lowe’s (PDF, 41 KB)
Norbert Lechner (PDF, 32 KB)
Norbert Lechner – Appendix A (PDF, 793 KB)
Norbert Lechner – Appendix B (PDF, 53 KB)
Masonite (PDF, 31 KB)
Milgard (PDF, 54 KB)
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) (PDF, 353 KB)
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) (PDF, 157 KB)
NSG Group – Pilkington North America, Inc. (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Pella (PDF, 52 KB)
PPG Industries, Inc. (PDF, 232 KB)
Soft-Lite Windows (PDF, 175 KB)
The Home Depot (PDF, 275 KB)
VELUX (PDF, 256 KB)
Wasco Skylights (PDF, 161 KB)
Window & Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) (PDF, 377 KB)

Additional Information For Final Draft Version 6.0 on Skylight Availability and Cost — September 2013

Additional Research on Skylight Availability and Cost (PDF, 108 KB)
Retailer Sourced Skylight Data (PDF, 41 KB)

Additional Information For Final Draft Version 6.0 on Characterization of Cost Data — August 2013

Additional Information on Cost Data (PDF, 144 KB)

Cover Letter, Final Draft Version 6.0 Product Specification, and Comment Response Documents — July 2013

Cover Letter (PDF, 87 KB)
Final Draft Version 6.0 Product Specification (PDF, 219 KB)
Introduction to Response to Comments (PDF, 114 KB)
Response to Comments on Draft 2 Windows Criteria (PDF, 407 KB)
Response to Door and Skylight Comments (PDF, 441 KB)
Review of Cost Effectiveness Analysis (PDF, 899 KB)

Stakeholder Comments on the Version 6.0 Draft 2 Criteria

AGC Glass Company North America (PDF, 455 KB)
AGC Glass Company North America - Appendices (PDF, 226 KB)
Allied Building Products (PDF, 277 KB)
Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) (PDF, 177 KB)
American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) (PDF, 119 KB)
American Wholesale Ltd. (AWL) (PDF, 104 KB)
American Window and Door Institute, LLC (AWDI) (PDF, 120 KB)
Associated Materials, LLC (PDF, 325 KB)
Cardinal Glass (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) (PDF, 599 KB)
CrystaLite (PDF, 125 KB)
JELD-WEN, inc. (PDF, 119 KB)
LMC - Lumbermens Merchandising Corporation (PDF, 88 KB)
Lowe's (PDF, 39 KB)
Mid Am Building Supply, Inc. (PDF, 98 KB)
Milgard Windows & Doors (PDF, 56 KB)
NSG Group - Pilkington North America, Inc. (PDF, 3.1 MB)
Nebraska Energy Office (PDF, 149 KB)
PPG Industries, Inc. (PDF, 38 KB)
Pella Corporation (PDF, 93 KB)
Simonton Windows (PDF, 31 KB)
Southwall Insulating Glass (PDF, 381 KB)
Southwall Insulating Glass - Attachment (PDF, 186 KB)
VELUX America Inc. (PDF, 65 KB)
VELUX America Inc. - Supplement (PDF, 121 KB)
Wasco Skylights (PDF, 130 KB)
Window & Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) (PDF, 789 KB)

Revised Skylight Criteria for the Proposed Version 6.0 Specification — February 2013

Letter outlining revised skylight criteria for the proposed Version 6.0 Specification (PDF, 73 KB)

Draft 2 Version 6.0 Product Specification, Draft 1 Comment Response Summary, and Cover Letter — January 2013

Cover Letter (PDF, 92 KB)
Draft 1 Comment Response Summary (PDF, 183 KB)
Draft 2 Version 6.0 Product Specification (PDF, 219 KB)

Stakeholder Comments on the Version 6.0 Draft 1 Criteria and Analysis Report — September 2012

AAMA - American Architectural Manufacturers Association (PDF, 116 KB)
ABC Supply, Inc. (PDF, 53 KB)
AEC - Aluminum Extruders Council (PDF, 224 KB)
AGC Glass Company North America (PDF, 1.6 MB)
AMD - Association of Millwork Distributors (PDF, 582 KB)
ASE - Alliance to Save Energy (PDF, 266 KB)
Associated Materials, LLC (PDF, 305 KB)
AWDI - American Window and Door Institute, LLC (PDF, 86 KB)
CEE - Consortium for Energy Efficiency (PDF, 902 KB)
Champion Window Mfg. & Supply Co., LLC (PDF, 25 KB)
Don Young Company, Inc. - First Document (PDF, 18 KB)
Don Young Company, Inc. - Second Document (PDF, 143 KB)
EverSealed Windows, Inc. (PDF, 40 KB)
JELD-WEN, Inc. (PDF, 289 KB)
Mathews Brothers Company (PDF, 6.8 MB)
Milgard Windows & Doors (PDF, 46 KB)
NSG Group - Pilkington North America, Inc. (PDF, 4.8 MB)
ODL, Inc. - First Document (PDF, 63 KB)
ODL, Inc. - Second Document (PDF, 86 KB)
ODL, Inc. - Third Document (PDF, 23 KB)
Pella Corporation (PDF, 222 KB)
PPG Industries, Inc. (PDF, 113 KB)
ProVia Products (PDF, 335 KB)
Royal Building Products (PDF, 126 KB)
Thermal Sash Window and Door Systems Inc. (PDF, 21 KB)
VELUX America Inc. (PDF, 41 KB)
WDMA - Window & Door Manufacturers Association (PDF, 218 KB)

Draft 1 Criteria and Analysis Stakeholder Meeting and Webinar — August 27, 2012

Stakeholder Meeting Agenda (PDF, 50 KB)
Opening Remarks, Program Update, and Draft 1 Overview by EPA (PDF, 287 KB)
Review of Draft 1 Criteria and Analysis - presented by D&R International, Ltd. (PDF, 1.8 MB)
Windows Energy Savings Analysis by Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory (LBNL) (PDF, 788 KB)
Update on Most Efficient by EPA (PDF, 174 KB)
First Stakeholder Presentation: Thomas S. Zaremba of Roetzel and Andress (PDF, 375 KB)
Second Stakeholder Presentation: John H. Jervis of the American Window and Door Institute (AWDI) (PDF, 731 KB)
Third Stakeholder Presentation: Jeff Inks of the Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) (PDF, 503 KB)
Fourth Stakeholder Presentation: Ray Garries of JELD-WEN, Inc. (PDF, 413 KB)
Fifth Stakeholder Presentation: Rich Walker of the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) (PDF, 92 KB)
Sixth Stakeholder Presentation: Ray Dill of ODL, Inc. (PDF, 129 KB)
Complete Presentation - Stakeholder Meeting Presentation (PDF, 4.0 MB)

Draft 1 Version 6.0 Product Specification and Criteria and Analysis Report — July 2012

Draft 1 Version 6.0 Product Specification (PDF, 209 KB)
Draft 1 Version 6.0 Criteria and Analysis Report (PDF, 2.2 MB)

Comment Response Summary and Cover Letter — March 2012

Comment Matrix Cover Letter (PDF, 60 KB)
Windows, Doors, and Skylights Comment Matrix (PDF, 296 KB)
Windows, Doors, and Skylights Specific Window Suggestions (PDF, 205 KB)

Stakeholder Comments on ENERGY STAR Windows, Doors, and Skylights Version 6.0 Product Specification Framework Document — October 2011

AAMA Comments (PDF, 50 KB)
AEC Comments (PDF, 388 KB)
AGC Comments (PDF, 679 KB)
AIPVFQ Comments (PDF, 170 KB)
Alcoa Comments (PDF, 67 KB)
AMD Comments (PDF, 565 KB)
ASE Comments (PDF, 139 KB)
AWDI (Install) (PDF, 143 KB)
AWDI Comments (PDF, 122 KB)
CEE Comments (PDF, 97 KB)
Dow Corning Comments (PDF, 63 KB)
Elixir Comments (PDF, 26 KB)
GED Comments (PDF, 67 KB)
JELD-WEN Comments (PDF, 561 KB)
Keystone Comments (PDF, 78 KB)
Kolbe Comments (PDF, 34 KB)
Lowe's Comments (PDF, 38 KB)
Lifetime Comments (PDF, 328 KB)
Milgard Comments (PDF, 42 KB)
NAMI Comments (PDF, 73 KB)
NRCan Comments (PDF, 356 KB)
ODL Comments (PDF, 72 KB)
Pella Comments (PDF, 1.3 MB)
PGT Comments (PDF, 43 KB)
PGT Comments 2 (PDF, 58 KB)
Pikington Comments (PDF, 173 KB)
PPG Comments (PDF, 380 KB)
ProVia Comments (PDF, 248 KB)
Quanex Comments (PDF, 39 KB)
Royal Comments (PDF, 140 KB)
Sellmore Comments (PDF, 21 KB)
Simonton Comments (PDF, 160 KB)
Southwall Comments (PDF, 72 KB)
Velux Comments (PDF, 212 KB)
WASCO Comments (PDF, 309 KB)
WDMA Comments (PDF, 606 KB)
Weather Barr Comments (PDF, 37 KB)
Windowcrafters Comments (PDF, 38 KB)
Windsor Comments (PDF, 58 KB)

ENERGY STAR Windows, Doors, and Skylights Version 6.0 Product Specification Framework Document — October 2011

Framework Document (PDF, 821 KB)

Specification Revision Launch — June 14, 2010

Announcement of ENERGY STAR for Windows, Doors, and Skylights Criteria Revision (PDF, 62 KB)

Tubular Daylighting Device (TDD) Program Status

Update on TDD Program Status (PDF, 46 KB)