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TECHNICAL DATA

About the NFRC About the Label
The National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) is a nonpartisan coalition of professionals whose Look for this certification label on every window and patio door you
purpose is to provide fair, accurate and credible energy performance ratings for fenestration products. buy. The NFRC section was designed by the National Fenestration
NFRC's membership includes manufacturers, suppliers, designers, specifiers, utility companies, Rating Council to provide accurate information that helps you
government agencies and other building industry representatives. promote the energy efficiency of the homes you build. These ratings
allow you - and your customers - to measure and compare the
Andersen Corporation is a founding member of the NFRC and continues to support its work by providing energy performance of similar products. If the product does not
fair, accurate and credible energy performance ratings to consumers and the building industry. If you have this label, the NFRC has not verified its claims.
have any questions about the NFRC, its program or energy performance ratings, write them at: NFRC,
6305 Ivy Lane, Suite 140, Greenbelt, MD 20770, Tel: (301) 589-1776 Website: www.nfrc.org

Energy Rating (ER) represents "Energy
Rating" and is a rating used in Canada for
product comparison purposes (the higher
the ER number, the more energy saved
during the heating season).

ENERGY STAR Climate Zone Map is based
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on U-Factor and solar heat gain coefficient
criteria for specific ENERGY STAR climate
zones within the United States and Canada.
The shading of the map shows which climate
zone(s) a particular product and glass type is
ENERGY STAR certified in.

U-Factor indicates how well a product
prevents heat from escaping (the lower the Solar Heat Gain Coefficient measures how Combination Designs, Product Performance, Installation & Warranty
number, the better). well a product blocks heat caused by sunlight
(the lower the number, the more it will help
Visible Transmittance refers to how much
reduce the use of air conditioning and as a
visible light comes through a product (the
result reduce electrical bills and energy use).
closer to 1.0, the more light is transmitted).

WDMA Hallmark Certification verifies
the performance ratings of this product were
tested by a third-party testing laboratory.

Test Standards Performance Grade (PG) and
Design Pressure (DP) Ratings

Glass Construction used with
this product type

• NFRC ratings are based on modeling by a third-party agency as validated by an independent test lab in compliance with NFRC program and procedural requirements.

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