A Monday Morning in the life of Buzz started yesterday when I received an email from Eric Hughes with Image Design who is the designer on Adam Bearup's Herkelrath Project. 
Eric's email stated that Adam did NOT want Low E glass on the south and eastern facings of the home so they could get more solar gain from the windows.
Unfortunately, the windows have been ordered for a few weeks with Low E specifications. This came as quite a surprise/shock! So I dumped Mary off the phone, very impolitely I might add, and got to work putting out my
Monday Morning Fire.
With Eric's help and help from the representative at Anderson Windows the changes were made and hopefully do not delay the project.
The reason behind the Non Low E glass is that the homeowner is designing a passive solar home. The Low E glass is a coating that is placed on the glass. The coating serves to reduce the amount of solar gain negating some of the passive solar traits the homeowner desired. Stupid me, I should have known that! A lesson that won't be forgotten! If you are building a passive solar home you may want to research the differences between heat gain and loss through windows. 
This picture from Jeldwen Windows Website demonstrates how low e glass works on a warm day. Heat and Ultra Violet Rays (UVA) which are damaging are reflected while Healthy, visible light is allowed to pass through.
Argon insulated windows are double pane windows filled with Argon between the panes. The Argon is a gas that is denser than air so it decreases the movement of heat through the space.
Anderson High performance insulated windows.
We are replacing the Low E windows with an Anderson High Performance window, providing the homeowner with argon insulated double pane glass on the south and east side of the home. We will still supply Low E on the North and Western exposed sides of the home.
I think we put this fire out with awesome cooperation between Team Hybrid, Team Standale and Team Anderson.It is Monday's like this that get me out of bed in the morning!
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