Pilkington bulletin provides guidance on hot topic

The Pilkington bulletin provides a comprehensive introduction to the latest Window Energy Ratings.

After all the talk, Window Energy Ratings (WERs) are here.

They will play an integral part in shaping the future of the Building Regulations and the fenestration industry.

The pace of development has been so rapid that Pilkington Building Products UK has created a special WERs bulletin to keep customers abreast of events.

Launched by the British Fenestration Rating Council (BFRC), WERs are a means of promoting energy efficient windows.

The Pilkington bulletin provides a comprehensive introduction to them, offers a detailed overview about the processes involved in obtaining a BFRC Rating, who is authorised to provide one and the implications of WERs on glass specification.

Crucially it confirms which Pilkington products can help achieve what Rating, all the way up to an A.

A downloadable version can be found on www.pilkington.com or you can call the Technical Helpline 01744 692000 for a copy.

The bulletin explains why WERs should be warmly welcome and how they enable the positive energy aspects of a window to be rewarded.

It also outlines the factors, variables and options available to improve a Rating.

With WERs now receiving the backing of the Energy Saving Trust, one of the UK's leading organisations addressing the damaging effects of climate change, it is safe to say, these Ratings are here to stay.

In this, the second bulletin Pilkington Building Products UK has produced on WERs, it coves all the developments over the last 12 months since they were launched, how they have been formulated and what they mean to the glass industry as a whole.

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