ALUMINUM WINDOWS & DOORS
Thermally Broken Aluminum Windows and Doors Series 5000
With exceptional engineering and meticulously selected top of the line components, Value’s Thermally Broken Aluminum Series T-5000 offers excellent options that will bring an elegant look and comfort to your home for many years to come. Take a closer look at our Aluminum Series features and benefits for your replacement, remodel or new construction project.
Our thermally broken aluminum windows and doors in tandem with dual and triple glaze glass packages deliver outstanding thermal performance and will keep your home cooler in the warm summer months while reducing heating costs in the winter.
With many window styles to select from and a wide variety of enhancements and glass options, the design possibilities for your project are endless with Value’s Thermally Broken Aluminum Windows Series T-5000.
Non Thermal Aluminum Sliding Doors
The Non thermal Max Sliding aluminum glass door wall system is a popular must-have for commercial and residential indoor/outdoor living areas. Offering generous views, this weather resistant aluminum and glass framed sliding door is designed with vast adaptability for limited spaces and can provide excellent energy efficiency, sound control and hurricane impact resistance. The only premier glass door with the lowest profile sill and an AAMA rating for exterior use, the Max Slider is designed to accommodate maximum height entrances.
To adapt to limited space requirements, the Max Slider is available in a number of stacking and sliding configurations. We offers one-way single slider pocket systems, multi-track systems, 90˚ angular systems, and oversized systems. We also offer a number of vertical stile profiles. Providing 3” and 4” standard profiles, we are proud to also offer a 1” ultra-narrow vertical stile with sleek, vertical lines that foster more generous views with its fewer interruptions.
To provide versatility, durability and weather resistance, Max Slider door walls utilize top hung Cabo system or bottom roller Cancun system. The Cabo top hung system is a slender, flexible, roller system equipped with a narrow, stainless steel bottom floor guide to provide a smooth transition from one flooring surface to another. The Cancun is a flexible, bottom roller system equipped with a solid aluminum bottom track and stainless steel guide to accommodate any site concept. Each are equipped with interlocking dual seal lead and quad seal stiles for maximum weather and sound protection as well as signature interlocking stiles and mechanical drop seal system to ensure a strong, weather tight design.
Max sliding aluminum glass door wall systems are available in a variety of eye-catching standard and custom finish options. Standard finishes include clear, medium and dark bronze anodized. Custom finishes include powder coated colors, painted and graphic wood grains. We also offer a number of other attractive, beneficial options. Offering nail fin technology, exceptional indoor/outdoor weather resistant features, an assortment of lock and pull handle hardware and an extensive selection of glass options.
Thermally Broken Accordion Doors
Our Aluminum Accordion Sliding Bi-fold Door system offers a versatile, durable, space saving option for commercial and residential entrances. With this system that combines exterior, sliding, aluminum frame bi-fold door panels with your choice of glass, you can create a stunning and practical entryway that effortlessly slides into a neatly stacked side orientation creating an unhindered, completely open, breathtaking entrance.
Available in standard and custom configurations, our exterior accordion sliding bi-fold aluminum and glass doors can accommodate a wide variety of applications, configurations and functionality requirements. Aluminum Accordion Sliding Bi-fold Door system includes a durable top hung roller system, a smooth sliding floor guide, sturdy locking hardware and an innovative seal system that allows a variety of in-line and multiple panel configurations.
Great for energy efficiency, safety and security, we provide options to give you peace of mind for your exterior sliding bi-fold aluminum doors. We offer thermally broken doors and frames, 1” dual pane and 1 5/16” triple pane insulated glass, tempered/laminated insulated glass and impact rated laminated glass with SentryGlas Plus (SGP) interlayer.
We offer 4 different bottom Sill tracks to choose from to accommodate any application.
SHGC vs U-Value
Why are these Numbers Important?
There are several factors to consider when thinking about replacement windows. Besides aesthetic qualities that will complement our home’s architectural style, we want our new windows to last for many years and keep the elements out and let natural light in. Another important consideration is energy efficiency. In the Las Vegas area, we have grueling hot summers. We want to keep the heat out of our homes during this time and to prevent it from escaping during the winter months. Our air conditioners and heaters have to work harder when our windows are not energy efficient.
Terminology
Before we discuss heat gain and loss and how those concepts relate to windows and cooler homes, we need to define a few terms used in the overall explanation.
Reflection is when a ray of light approaches a surface and makes an impact and bounces back. The ray that bounces back is called the “reflected ray↗.” Absorption occurs when light waves are absorbed by the glass and are converted to heat. Light waves that pass through an object, in this case, light waves that pass through the windows and into a building, are said to be transmitted or what is known as transmittance.
Conduction is the process by which heat transmits through a window from the hotter side to the cooler side. Radiation is the transmission or emission of energy waves through space or an object. Convection is the transfer of heat by movement in air or water. Hot air rises and cool air falls.
What is SHGC?
Solar heat gain coefficient measures the amount of solar radiation that passes through a window through reflection, absorption, and transmittance. Regardless of the temperature outside, windows can still absorb heat through solar radiation. A high SHGC value means the window allows greater amounts of solar radiation to pass through and heat up the home. SHGC is represented by a number that tells us how much solar radiation enters a home through a window, door, or skylight. It is expressed as a number between 0 and 1. The lower a window’s solar heat gain coefficient, the less solar heat it transmits. SHGC can be expressed in terms of the glass alone or can refer to the entire window assembly.
What is U-Value?
U-Value, which is sometimes also called U-Factor, is used to define window thermal performance. In other words, it measures the rate of heat transfer or in the case of windows, how much heat is lost or gained when it passes through the glass. It accounts for both the heat that enters and exits the glass. The U-Factor may be expressed for the glass alone or the entire window, which includes the effect of the frame and the spacer materials. The lower the U-Factor, the greater a window’s resistance to heat flow, and the better the insulating value.
What is R-Value?
Another term that may come up worth noting is R-Value. R-Value measures a product’s resistance to heat flow. In many cases, it directly refers to essentially rating the thickness of insulating material. Some manufacturers use this number because it is easier for consumers to understand. The higher the R-Value rating is, the better it insulates and prevents the flow of heat. In a sense, as the R-Value goes up, the U-Value goes down. While U-Value accounts for the heat that enters and exits, R-Value only measures the resistance to heat flow.
- In colder climates choose windows with a high SHGC.
- In warmer climates choose windows with low SHGC to reduce heat gain.
Comparing the Numbers
SHGC and U-Value seem similar because they both rate window performance for energy efficiency and how well they protect your home from heat. However, SHGC has to do with “solar” heat while U-Value has to do with “non-solar” heat. The important thing to know about U-Value is the lower the rating number, the better it will perform in keeping out unwanted non-solar heat because of its insulating properties regardless of your geographic location. The desired SHGC rating for your windows will depend on where you live.
Where can you find the ratings for SHGC and U-Factor for your windows? Quality windows should have a rating label from the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC). The NFRC↗ is a non-profit organization that establishes standardized ways to test the performance of windows and doors. The council also provides consumers with energy performance ratings allowing them to verify information provided by window dealers and manufacturers.
SHGC and U-Value ratings are important factors that will help you understand the performance quality of your window options. Understanding these values will also help you determine if the windows you are choosing are worth the asking price.