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The gallery is actively purchasing works on paper, paintings

and sculpture by the artists listed below,
as well as other 20th Century Masters.

Selecting the proper window
based on a Low-E coating isn't as
simple as it sounds, Upton says.

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Clement Meadmore
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three different window configura-
tions: casement, double hung and

more to windows than glass.

The window frames can be made
from wood composites, vinyl or

fiberglass, all which reduce heat

inner and outer parts of the frame.
Models with several layers of glass,
low-emissivity coatings, and/or

low-conductivity gases between the

glass panes are a good investment,
especially in extreme climates.
Most doors today come on a pre-

hung frame, usually of wood or steel.
Bloomfield Hills resident Norm

Stewart bought his home in 1979
and 30 years later still has the origi-

nal wood, open-and-close, single-
pane windows, though he added

storm windows 25 years ago.

He built a second garage and
bought Low-E windows that are

"more expensive than what people

would put in a garage," he says.
Since Stewart uses the garage as a

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Research and engineering continue
to develop new and better products

If you're overwhelmed by the
choices or don't have the money

and some of the window upgrades
"often are aimed at improving aes-

to buy top-of-the-line doors and
windows, there are inexpensive
things to do to save energy. Energy

experts suggest the following:
• When building or renovating a

virtually customize their windows to

home, orient your windows to the
south. Reducing the size and num-

meet their pocketbooks and energy
efficiency needs, says Brian Halprin,
owner of Halprin Construction Inc.

ber of east- and west-facing win-
dows can help reduce energy use.
• Use roof overhangs to provide

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When it comes to choosing

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he has a better way to determine
the efficiency of his windows — "if
they keep me warmer in winter and

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industry standard, on the high end."
Low-E glass also is available in

metal frames have a thermal break
that is a plastic insulator between

transfer and improve insulation,
Energy Star says. Manufacturers
also use different gases, such as

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Windows come with varying levels of
coating with "Low-E squared as the

sliders. The latter are the least
efficient glass window. But there is

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upgraded from a double paned,
clear glass window saved $78 for
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and ensure solar heat gain in the
winter.
• Strategically plant deciduous

in choosing the proper door than it
plays in window decisions, Upton
says. "Wood doors are for high-end

trees near south-, east-, and west-
facing windows to provide needed

owners who want to make a state-
ment or to use it as a marquee."

shade in the summer while letting in
the sun's heat during the winter.

Wood doors are also popular as
they are more stably engineered

• Use caulk, weather stripping and
plastic film around your doors and
windows, including basement win-

with the core exterior made of ply-
wood or laminated strand lumber.
Based on energy efficiency and

maintenance, Upton says it is

hard to beat a fiberglass door. The
downside to fiberglass is the limited
number of moulds available. With
wood doors, available moulds are

unlimited and include beveled glass
and non-beveled glass.
Glass or patio doors, especially

dows, where air can leak in or out.

• Use heavy draperies for large,
single-pane picture windows during
the winter to help hold back cold air.
• Reflective window film can help

reduce heat gain during the summer

and keep furniture and carpets from
fading.
Or, if worse comes to worst, just

sliding glass doors, lose heat much

embrace Norm Stewart's philoso-
phy: If you're warm in the summer

faster than other types of doors
because glass is a poor insula-

and cool in the winter, then your
house is okay. ❑

tor. Most modern glass doors with