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Everyonewantsahealthy,warmhomeenvironmentfortheirfamilies.Itiswidelyacceptedthatthe

costoftheenergytoheatNewZealandhomeswillcontinuetoincreaseoverthenextfewyears.

HowevertraditionalwindowsinNewZealandhomesallowsignificantheatlosstooccur

thoughthesingleglasswindowpanes–upto50%!

WinterglazeRetrofitDoubleGlazingprovidesawarmermorecomfortablehomebyreducingthe

amountofheatthatislostthroughsingleglazedwindows.TheWinterglazeRetrofitDoubleGlazing

Systemfitsintoyourexistingwindowsandreplacesyoursinglepaneofglass,withahighquality

InsulatingGlassUnit(IGU)completelyintegratedintoyouraluminiumjoinery.

Asingleglasswindowpaneisaveryefficientheat

conductor,rapidlytransferringheatfromtheinsideof

yourhometotheoutsideenvironment.TheWinterglaze

RetrofitDoubleGlazingSysteminstallsadoublepaneof

glass-withapocketofairsealedinthemiddle-into

yourexistingjoinerysystem.

Itistheseparationofthetwopiecesofglassbyair(or

otherspecialtygases)whichimprovestheinsulation

propertiesofthewindowdramatically-thereby

reducingheattransfer.

OurhighqualityNewZealandmanufacturedInsulating

GlassUnitscanreduceheatlossthroughwindowsbyover

70%,ifspecialtygasessuchasArgonarecombinedwith

specialtyLowEmissivityGlassinthefinishedInsulated

DoubleGlazedUnit.

WinterglazeRetrofitDoubleGlazing foraWarmerHomeinWinter

How Does Winterglaze Retrofit Double Glazing Work?

BEFORE

AFTER

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Winterglaze Retrofit Double Glazing options

Winterglaze IGU Type Heat Loss Reduction (1)

Standard

Low E and Argon

47-54%

69-73%

•AirorArgongAs–yourcHoice

OurstandardIGU‘saremanufacturedwithanair

spacebetweenthetwopanes.Youcanchoose

howevertoimprovetheperformanceofthe

Winterglazeunitstillfurther,byupgradingto

ArgonGas.Argonisaninert,naturallyoccurring

andrelativelydensegas–muchdenserthanair.

TheinsulatingperformanceofaWinterglaze

unitfilledwithArgonGasratherthanairis

significantlybetter–seethetablebelow!

•condensAtionreduction

Whenusedinconjunctionwith

adequateventilation,Winterglaze

RetrofitDoubleGlazingwillresultin

significantreductioninthelevelsof

condensationformingonwindows.(2)

•colourmAtcHedtoyourWindoWJoinery

WinterglazeRetrofitDoubleGlazinghasnovisual

impactfromtheinsideortheoutside,asitblendsin

withyourexistingjoinery.Theouterframeismade

fromhighqualityextrudedaluminium,whichisthen

powder-coatedinawiderangeofDuluxcolourswith

a10YearWarrantyagainstfadingordiscoloration.(3)

•eitHerstAndArdorloW–eglAss

WinterglazeIGU’sarenormallymanufacturedout

ofstandardclearglass,withtheglassthickness

dependanton(amongstotherthings),thesizeof

theglazingunit.LowEmissivityGlass(Low-EGlass)is

manufacturedwithacompletelytransparentspecialty

coatingononeside.Thiscoatinghasreflective

propertiesandwhenusedinanIGU,isdesignedto

reflectradiantheatbackintoyourhome,further

reducingheatlossthroughwindows.

someoftheAdvantagesof Winterglaze Retrofit Double Glazing

• AcousticisolAtion

StandardWinterglazeRetrofitDouble

Glazingcanreducethenoisethrough

windows,upto25%.Ifahighperformance

WinterglazeIGUisinstalled,this

improvementcanbeupto60%. (4)

• sensibleinvestment

Mostnewhomesbuilttodayincludedoubleglazing

asastandardspecification-andmanyprospective

homebuyersarelookingspecificallyforthisfeature.

ByinstallingWinterglazeRetrofitDoubleGlazing,

whichoperatesasefficientlyasnewcomplete

doubleglazedjoinery,youareenhancingthe

potentialre-salevalueofyourhome.

• QuAlityAssurAnce

WinterglazeIGU’sare

custom-madeinNewZealand

byapprovedmembersof

IGUMA–InsulatedGlassUnit

ManufacturersAssociation

andtestedinaccordance

withinternationalstandard

–EN1279.(5) Winterglaze

Extrusionsaresurface

finishedbyaRegisteredDulux

ArchitecturalPowderCoating

Applicator.

• custom-mAdeAndProfessionAllyinstAlled

Thenationwidenetworkof

WinterglazeRetrofitDoubleGlazing

ManufacturersandInstallersprovide

alocalmeasure,manufactureand

installationservice.Drawingon

yearsofexperienceintheglazing

and/oraluminiumindustry,theywill

ensurethattherightconfigurationof

Winterglazeproductisselectedfor

yourhomeandwindowhardwareis

correctlyupgradedandinstalled.

(1)HeatLossReductioncomparedtoStandard4mmClearGlass.ActualPerformanceisdependentonglassthicknessandthespacebetweenthepanes.

(2)Itisimportanttonotethatthemaindriverofcondensationformationistherelativehumidityinsideofahomeandothermeasuresincludingqualityhomeventilationareequallyimportantasglazinginordertoreducewindowcondensation.

(3)Gotowww.winterglaze.co.nzforwarrantydetails.

(4)SoundReductionwhencomparedtoStandard3mmClearGlass.Usesperceivedsoundreductionwherea10decibelreductionequatesto50%noisereduction.

(5)BSEN1279-5:2005+A22010

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