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Save with ENERGY STAR^® qualified
windows and doors from Soft-Lite Gorell.

If you want to save money on your heating and cooling bills—and ensure your home is as comfortable as it can be—then you will surely be interested in windows and doors that are ENERGY STAR® qualified.

WHAT IS ENERGY STAR®?

ENERGY STAR - Learn more at energystar.gov

ENERGY STAR is a program run by the United States Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency that helps individuals and businesses protect the environment through greater energy efficiency. The ENERGY STAR label can be affixed only to windows and doors that meet specific U-Factor and shading coefficient ratings for one or more regions of the U.S. These ratings are achieved through independent testing done to NFRC* standards. The ratings of one window will differ from another because of variables such as the glass used, style and product design.

Learn more about the ENERGY STAR program at www.energystar.gov.

* National Fenestration Rating Council, a federal program created to establish standardized testing procedures and ratings of window and door products.

ENERGY STAR QUALIFIED WINDOWS

Practically all Soft-Lite Gorell vinyl windows and patio doors that incorporate any of Soft-Lite Gorell's numerous low-emissivity (Low-E) high-performance insulating glass systems meet ENERGY STAR requirements and therefore are ENERGY STAR labeled. Soft-Lite Gorell windows have consistently achieved some of the highest NFRC ratings in the industry.

AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTS

Soft-Lite Gorell has long promoted the ENERGY STAR program and has been a manufacturing partner since 1999. In fact, Soft-Lite Gorell was named ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award winner in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 and Partner of the Year from 2004 to 2009, in large part due to the high percentage of ENERGY STAR qualified products it manufactures.