ENERGY STAR\u00ae
\nProgram Requirements for Residential
\nWindows, Doors, and Skylights \u2013 Version 5.0
\nPartner Commitments
\nEligible Organizations:
\nManufacturers (and private labelers) of Residential Windows, Doors, and
\nSkylights;
\nManufacturers of Residential Window, Door, and Skylight Components
\nCommitment
\nThe following are the terms of the ENERGY STAR Partnership Agreement as it pertains to the
\nmanufacturing and marketing of ENERGY STAR qualified windows, doors, and skylights. The ENERGY STAR
\nPARTNER must adhere to the following program requirements:
\n\u2022 Comply with the current ENERGY STAR Eligibility Criteria defining the requirements that must be met for
\nuse of the ENERGY STAR on windows, doors, and skylights and specifying the National Fenestration
\nRating Council (NFRC) certification requirement for windows, doors, and skylights. The U.S. Department
\nof Energy (DOE) may, at its discretion, conduct tests on products that are referred to as ENERGY STAR
\nqualified. These products may be obtained on the open market or voluntarily supplied by PARTNER at
\nDOE\u2019s request;
\n\u2022 Comply with current ENERGY STAR Identity Guidelines, ENERGY STAR Marks, Maps, and Messaging:
\nSimplified Marketing Guidelines for Partners, and other guidelines specific to the program area. These
\nguidelines describe how the ENERGY STAR name, marks, and labels may be used. PARTNER is
\nresponsible for adhering to these guidelines and for ensuring that its authorized representatives, such as
\nadvertising agencies, dealers, and distributors are also in compliance;
\n\u2022 Offer at least one ENERGY STAR qualified model of a window, door, or skylight or manufacture
\ncomponents that are used in the construction of qualified windows, doors, or skylights before activating
\nthis agreement. Windows, doors, or skylights must appear under the PARTNER\u2019s name in the National
\nFenestration Rating Council\u2019s (NFRC) Certified Product Directory (CPD);
\n\u2022 Provide clear and consistent labeling of ENERGY STAR qualified windows, doors, and skylights and
\ndisplay units for these products. When PARTNER labels the product, it must meet the specification in
\neffect at that time. The ENERGY STAR for Windows, Doors, and Skylights Product Qualification Label
\nmust be clearly displayed on ALL qualified windows, doors, and skylights. ALL display units for qualified
\nproducts must display the ENERGY STAR for Windows, Doors, and Skylights Display Unit Label. Labeling
\nqualified products and display units is not optional. Components may not carry an ENERGY STAR label or
\nlogo. The appropriate ENERGY STAR mark must be clearly displayed on the manufacturer\u2019s Internet site
\nand in product literature (e.g., catalogues, user manuals, spec sheets, etc.) where information about
\nENERGY STAR qualified models is displayed;
\n\u2022 Provide a Qualified Product Information form (QPI). Once PARTNER submits its QPI form, PARTNER\u2019s
\ncompany name will be featured in the product search for ENERGY STAR qualified windows, doors, and
\nskylights on the ENERGY STAR Web site. PARTNER is responsible for submitting a new QPI form at
\nleast once per year. TDD manufacturer partners must also submit a copy of the NFRC Certification
\nAuthorization Report documenting the computer simulated U-factor ratings for their qualified products.
\nComponent manufacturers do not need to provide QPI forms;
\n\u2022 Notify DOE of a change in the designated responsible party or contacts for windows, doors, and skylights
\nwithin 30 days and update all contact and organization information at least once per year.
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\nPerformance for Special Distinction
\nIn order to receive additional recognition and\/or support from DOE for its efforts within the Partnership, the
\nENERGY STAR PARTNER may consider the following voluntary measures and should keep DOE informed on the
\nprogress of these efforts:
\n\u2022 May provide to DOE or its contractor for ENERGY STAR for Windows, Doors, and Skylights, on an annual
\nbasis, unit shipment data to assist in determining the market penetration of ENERGY STAR qualified
\nwindows, doors, and skylights. Specifically, PARTNER may submit the total number of ENERGY STAR
\nqualified units shipped and the total number of units shipped to U.S. destinations broken down by product
\ncategory (window, door, skylight) and state or regions specified by DOE.
\nThe data for each calendar year may be submitted to DOE or its contractor, in electronic format, no later
\nthan March 31 of the following year and may be provided directly by PARTNER or through a third party.
\nData submitted to the DOE contractor for ENERGY STAR for Windows, Doors, and Skylights will be
\naggregated before it is transferred to DOE. The data will be used by DOE only for program evaluation
\npurposes and will be closely controlled. If requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), DOE
\nwill argue that the data is exempt. Any information used will be masked by DOE so as to protect the
\nconfidentiality of PARTNER.
\n\u2022 Consider energy efficiency improvements in company facilities and pursue to benchmark their buildings
\nthrough the ENERGY STAR Buildings program;
\n\u2022 Purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products. Revise the company purchasing or procurement
\nspecifications to include ENERGY STAR. Provide procurement officials\u2019 contact information to DOE for
\nperiodic updates and coordination. Circulate general ENERGY STAR qualified product information to
\nemployees for use when purchasing products for their homes;
\n\u2022 Ensure the power management feature is enabled on all ENERGY STAR qualified monitors in use in
\ncompany facilities, particularly upon installation and after service is performed;
\n\u2022 Provide general information about the ENERGY STAR program to employees whose jobs are relevant to
\nthe development, marketing, sales, and service of current ENERGY STAR qualified product models;
\n\u2022 Feature the ENERGY STAR mark(s) on PARTNER web site and in other promotional materials. If
\ninformation concerning ENERGY STAR is provided on PARTNER web site, DOE may provide links where
\nappropriate to PARTNER web site;
\n\u2022 Provide a simple plan to DOE outlining specific measures PARTNER plans to undertake beyond the
\nprogram requirements listed above. By doing so, DOE may be able to coordinate, communicate, and\/or
\npromote PARTNER\u2019s activities, provide a DOE representative, or include news about the event in the
\nENERGY STAR newsletter, on the ENERGY STAR web pages, etc. The plan may be as simple as
\nproviding a list of planned activities or planned milestones for which PARTNER would like DOE to be
\naware. For example, activities may include:
\n(1) Increase the availability of ENERGY STAR qualified products by converting the entire product line
\nwithin two years to meet ENERGY STAR guidelines;
\n(2) Demonstrate the economic and environmental benefits of energy efficiency through special in-store
\ndisplays twice a year;
\n(3) Provide information to users (via the web site and user\u2019s manual) about energy-saving features and
\noperating characteristics of ENERGY STAR qualified products, and
\n(4) Build awareness of the ENERGY STAR Partnership and brand identity by collaborating with DOE on
\none print advertorial and one live press event;
\n\u2022 Provide quarterly, written updates to DOE as to the efforts undertaken by PARTNER to increase
\navailability of ENERGY STAR qualified products and to promote awareness of ENERGY STAR and its
\nmessage.
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\nENERGY STAR\u00ae Eligibility Criteria for
\nResidential Windows, Doors, and Skylights
\nBelow are the product criteria for ENERGY STAR qualified residential windows, doors, and skylights. A product
\nmust meet all of the identified criteria to be labeled as ENERGY STAR qualified by its manufacturer.
\n1) Definitions:
\na) Window: An assembled unit consisting of a frame\/sash component holding one or more pieces of glazing
\nfunctioning to admit light and\/or air into an enclosure and designed for a vertical installation in an external
\nwall of a residential building.
\nb) Door: A sliding or swinging entry door system designed for and installed in a vertical wall separating
\nconditioned and unconditioned space in a residential building. ENERGY STAR recognizes three
\ncategories of doors:
\ni) Opaque: A door with no glazing.
\nii) \u0001 \u00bd-lite: A door with \u0001 29.8 percent glazing (based on NFRC 100-2004 or the most recent procedure
\navailable from NFRC). Includes \u00bc- and \u00bd-lite doors.
\niii) > \u00bd-lite: A door with > 29.8 percent glazing (based on NFRC 100-2004 or the most recent procedure
\navailable from NFRC). Includes \u00be-lite and fully glazed doors.
\nc) Skylight: A window designed for sloped or horizontal application in the roof of a residential building, the
\nprimary purpose of which is to provide daylighting and\/or ventilation. May be fixed or operable. Skylights
\nhave their own set of ENERGY STAR criteria. Tubular Daylighting Devices are included under the skylight
\ncriteria.
\nd) Sliding Entry Door: A door that contains one or more manually operated panels that slide horizontally
\nwithin a common frame. Sliding doors are included under the door criteria and definition.
\ne) Swinging Entry Door: A door system having, at a minimum, a hinge attachment of any type between a leaf
\nand jamb, mullion, or edge of another leaf or having a single, fixed vertical axis about which the leaf
\nrotates between open and closed positions. Swinging entry doors are included under the door criteria and
\ndefinition.
\nf) Tubular Daylighting Device (TDD) or tubular skylight: A non-operable device primarily designed to transmit
\ndaylight from a roof surface of a residential building to an interior ceiling surface via a tubular conduit. The
\ndevice consists of an exterior glazed weathering surface, a light transmitting tube with a reflective inside
\nsurface and an interior sealing device, such as a translucent ceiling panel. TDDs are included under the
\nskylight criteria.
\ng) Dynamic Glazing Product: Any fenestration product that has the fully reversible ability to change its
\nperformance properties, including U-factor, SHGC, or Visual Transmittance. This includes, but is not
\nlimited to, shading systems between the glazing layers and chromogenic glazing.
\ni) Switch-able Glazing Product: An electrochromic glass system that can be tinted or untinted in
\nresponse to an electronic control signal or environmental change.
\nii) Internal Shading System: A fenestration product that includes blinds or shades positioned between
\nglass panes that can open or close.
\nh) Window, door, and skylight components: Components used by an ENERGY STAR partner in the
\nconstruction of an ENERGY STAR qualified window, door, or skylight including, but not limited to, coated
\nglass, frame profiles, and warm-edge spacers.
\ni) Residential Building: A structure used primarily for living and sleeping that is zoned as residential and\/or
\nsubject to residential building codes. For the purposes of ENERGY STAR, \u201cresidential building\u201d refers to
\nbuildings that are three stories or less in height.
\nj) Insulating Glass (IG) Unit: A preassembled unit, comprising lites of glass, which are sealed at the edges
\nand separated by dehydrated space(s). The unit is used in glazed fenestration products.
\nk) Private labeler: A company that has joined the NFRC private labeler program in order to market under its
\nown name windows, doors, or skylights manufactured by a different company.
\nl) U-Factor: The heat transfer per time per area and per degree of temperature difference. The U-factor
\nmultiplied by the interior-exterior temperature difference and by the projected fenestration product area
\nyields the total heat transfer through the fenestration product due to conduction, convection, and long
\nwave infra-red radiation. Expressed here in units of Btu\/h\u00b7ft2\u00b7\u00baF.
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\nm) Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC): The ratio of the solar heat gain entering the space through the
\nfenestration product to the incident solar radiation. Expressed as a value between 0 and 1.
\nn) National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC): NFRC provides product and energy performance data for
\nwindows, doors and skylights.
\no) NFRC 2004 Procedures: Product testing and simulation procedures officially released by NFRC in 2004.
\np) ENERGY STAR Climate Zone: See ENERGY STAR Climate Zone Map on page 5. A complete list of
\nENERGY STAR Climate Zones by state and county or, where applicable, zip code will be available from
\nDOE or its contractor.
\n2) Eligible Products: Windows, doors, skylights, and dynamic glazing products (while in the minimum tinted state
\nfor switch-able glazing products or the full \u201cOPEN\u201d position for internal shading systems) for residential
\napplications that appear in the NFRC CPD, meet the definitions specified above, and meet the testing,
\ncertification, and ENERGY STAR criteria specified on the next page.
\n3) Testing and Certification Criteria: The performance of windows, doors, and skylights must be independently
\ntested and certified in accordance with National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) procedures for U-Factor
\n(NFRC 100) and Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (NFRC 200). All products containing insulating glass (IG) units
\nmust have them certified according to NFRC procedures when such procedures are established. TDDs must
\nmeet the skylight U-factor criteria using U-factor ratings certified under the NFRC computer simulation
\nprocedure.
\n4) Effective Date: The effective date of this version of the Program Requirements, Version 5.0, is January 4,
\n2010, and supersedes all previous versions.
\n5) Future Criteria Revisions: ENERGY STAR reserves the right to change the specification should technological
\nand\/or market changes affect its usefulness to consumers, industry, or the environment. Keeping with current
\npolicy, industry\/stakeholder discussions determine revisions to the criteria.
\n6) ENERGY STAR Criteria: To qualify for ENERGY STAR, products must have NFRC certified U-Factor and,
\nwhere applicable, Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) ratings at levels which meet or exceed the minimum
\nqualification criteria specified in the table on the following page. Windows and skylights must meet the criteria
\nfor a given ENERGY STAR Climate Zone. Window, door, and skylight products must be rated under the
\nNFRC 2004 procedures or the most recent procedures available from NFRC.
\nEquivalent Energy Performance: Allows windows and sliding doors with energy performance equivalent to the
\nprescriptive criteria to qualify in the Northern climate zones. Equivalent performance criteria are not applicable
\nto the North-Central, South-Central, or Southern climate zones or to swinging entry doors or skylights.
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ENERGY STAR\u00ae Qualification Criteria for
\nResidential Windows, Doors, and Skylights
\nWindows
\nClimate Zone U-Factor1 SHGC2
\nNorthern \u0001 0.30 Any Prescriptive
\n=0.31 \u0002 0.35
\n=0.32 \u0002 0.40
\nEquivalent
\nEnergy
\nPerformance
\nNorth-
\nCentral
\n\u0001 0.32 \u0001 0.40
\nSouth-
\nCentral
\n\u0001 0.35 \u0001 0.30
\nSouthern \u0001 0.60 \u0001 0.27
\n1 Btu\/h.ft2.\u00b0F
\n2 Fraction of incident solar radiation
\nDoors
\nGlazing Level U-Factor1 SHGC2
\nOpaque \u0001 0.21 No Rating
\n\u0001 \u00bd-Lite \u0001 0.27 \u0001 0.30
\n> \u00bd-Lite \u0001 0.32 \u0001 0.30
\nSkylights
\nClimate Zone U-Factor1 SHGC2
\nNorthern \u0001 0.55 Any
\nNorth-Central \u0001 0.55 \u0001 0.40
\nSouth-Central \u0001 0.57 \u0001 0.30
\nSouthern \u0001 0.70 \u0001 0.30<\/p>\n
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