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“It was cheaper to fill the entire Empire State Building with our windows than to get a new HVAC system big enough to heat and cool it with its old windows.”
Andrew Zech, Alpen High Performance Products
Engineering an Invisible Wall
- Dual pane glass, triple pane glass, four panes of glass… is this like razor blades? The more you can put on a device the better? That’s what I wondered as I began my conversation with Andrew Zech, CEO of Alpen High Performance Products. I left marveling at not just the innovation, but at the math that drives the decision to use windows that cost 20% more. You’ll start this episode wondering why you’d listen to a podcast about windows, and you’ll finish it fascinated to know the impact of window innovation on energy use, comfort and design. Andrew’s story about the Empire State Building is fascinating.
