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Aluminum Windows - Invest In The Best
S electing replacem ent residential
w indow s is a lot like selectin g the
b est fin a n c ia l in v e stm e n t. W hen
you invest your money, you look for
long term ben efits, a co n siste n t re ­
tu rn . an d a n o -w o rry , n o -h a s s le
choice.
In short, you w ant to invest your
m oney and then sit back and enjoy
the p ro b le m -fre e rew ard s. T aking
the sam e approach to new w indow s
for your hom e can pay you sim ilar
divid en d s.
In financial in v e stin g , you w ant
lo n g -te rm ec o n o m ic se cu rity , the
b est p ro d u c t you c a n tin d , w ith
m inim al risk and m axim um p o te n ­
tial. You w ant the sam e from w in ­
dow s. You w ant a product that w ill
outlast w ood or vinyl, w ithstand the
natural elem ents, and enhance the
appearance o f your hom e w ith v ir­
tually no m aintenance.
A lum inum does it all. W indow-
w ise, it is an in v e sto r’s dream .
H ere are the m ost im portant rea­
sons why:
Durability
A lum inum w indow s are superior
because they last the longest, m ak­
ing them a b etter long-term in v e st­
m en t th a n e ith e r w o o d o r v in y l
products. And, they co ntinue to per­
form , y ear afte r year. T h a t’s why
they are the w indow o f choice for
t o d a y ’s e n e r g y - c o n s c io u s h o m e
ow ner.
Smoother Operation
Aluminum windows aren’t affected
by temperature and humidity changes,
so you don't have to worry about the in­
evitable expansion and contraction that
can plague wood and vinyl windows.
Aluminum windows, available in a variety of shapes and colors, are becoming the “window of
choice" for more and more fine homes. Modern, thermally-improved windows can meet the demands
of any climate.
Thermal Efficiency
Stability And Minimum
Maintenance
Aluminum’s strength assures peace
of mind. It won’t swell, shrink, warp,
twist, split, crack or peel. It can’t rust.
Quick wiping with a damp cloth to re­
move surface dirt is all you have to do.
New R esidential Units
Per 1 0 0 H ouseholds Up
Homebuving increased na­
. . .Again
tionwide for the second year in a
row in 1993, boosting the number
of new residential units per 100
existing households to 1.32 in 1993
from 1992’s 1.25, according to the
Chicago Title and Trust Family of
Title Insurers.
“L ast year’s increase signaled a
continuing recovery in the residen­
tial real estate m arket from 1991,
during w hich few er residential units
were constructed than at any tim e
since recession-riddled 1982,” said
John Pfister, C T & T vice president
and m arketing research m anager.
A m ong the 81 m ajor m etropoli­
tan areas surveyed, L as V egas and
N aples, Fla,, vied for the top ranking
for the third successive year. Las
V egas was No. 1 in 1993 with 5.55
units built per 100 households, and
N aples was second at 5.43 (though,
ironically, it was one o f only two
m arkets in the top 20 that saw a
decreased ratio in 1993. ) Boise,
Idaho, skyrocketed to 5.20 new units
per 100 households from 3.33 in
1992, the largest increase am ong the
cities. “Boise and L as V egas were
two o f six M ountain state cities that
ranked am ong the top 15 cities na­
tionw ide in new units per 100 house­
holds last year,” Pfister added. “T he
other four cities were Phoenix, Salt
Lake C ity, T ucson, A rizona, and
C olorado Springs, C olo rad o .”
Fifty-eight o f the surveyed m ar­
kets follow ed 1992 increases by im ­
proving again last year. Thirteen o f
the rem aining cities w ere in C alifor­
nia and six w ere in Florida. F lo rid a’s
market w as active. N aples dropped
more than any other city (dow n 1.17
new units per 100 household) w hile
O rlando had the third best im prove­
ment form 1992 to 1993 (up 0.75),
behind only Boise and Las V egas.
Fifty o f the m etropolitan areas
met orexceeded the national average
in 1993, though ju st four o f the dozen
m ajor m etropolitan areas with m ore
than 1 m illion households exceeded
that mark: A tlanta (3.02), M inne­
apolis-St.. Paul (1.93), W ashington
(1.91) and D allas-Ft. W orth (1.66).
O f the rem aining cities with m ore
than 1 m illion households, C hicago,
Boston, Philadelphia and N ew York
experienced increases in new units
per 100 households in 1993, w hile
H ouston (dow n form 0.40 to 0.25)
saw the steepest declines.
In the W est, T exas saw im prove­
m ent and decline T hough H ouston
fell from I 38 in 1992 to 1.15 in
1993, Dallas-Ft. W orth added 26,600
units and saw its ratio o f new units to
100 households rise from 1.47 to
1.66: San A ntonio added 6 ,000 units
(2 ,2 0 0 m ore than the year before)
and increased its ratio to 1.24 from
0.82 in 1992 and 0 44 in 1 9 9 1; and
A ustin saw its ratio increase from
1.84 to 2.42. “W e a k e n e d e c o n o m ic
c o n d itio n s le d to H o u s to n ’s fa ll-
o f f in 1 9 9 3 ,” P fis te r c o m m e n te d .
“ E ven so, ex p e ct T e x a s ’ second
la rg e s t c ity to fa re m u c h b e tte r as
1994 p la y s o u t.”
A reas experiencing continued
grow th last year included the M id­
w est, w here six cities ex ceeded the
national average (C incinnati, C olum ­
bus, O hio, M inneapolis-St. Paul, In­
dianapolis, K ansas C ity and M ilw au­
kee), and N orth C aro lin a’s R aleigh-
D urham , C harlotte, and G reensboro
m etropolitan areas, w hich keep a d d ­
ing households and housing units at
a healthy rate. C T & T m arket research
indicates that grow th in these areas is
expected to continue.
In the Pacific N orthw est, S e­
attle and P ortland, O re., m oved in
opposite d irectio n s last year. P o rt­
land ad d ed 13,900 units in 1993,
increasing its ratio to 2.23 from 2.01.
Seattle, m eanw hile had 0 .76 few er
new units per 100 h o u seh o ld s last
year than the y ear before, m ainly
because new residential co n stru c­
tion fell by 5 ,8 0 0 units.
SINCE 1966
HO M E
IMPROVEMENT
TIME
A G O O D IN V E S T M E N T
The techniques for therm ally sepa­
rating the inner and outer fram es, and
today’s core insulating m aterial, have
been sig n ific an tly im proved. O ver
tim e, m odern th e rm a lly -im p ro v e d
alum inum w indow s w ill m ore effi­
ciently keep the heat outside in the
summ er, and inside during the w in­
ter. New technology and design fea­
tures have helped alum inum windows
becom e the “top o f the line" option
in those "upper-bracket" hom es you
adm ire.
Natural gas clothes dryers out-per-
form electric dryers by more than a
3 -to -l cost ratio, acco rd in g to the
American Gas Association.
Condensation Resistant
New high-efficiency gas dryers fea­
T h e rm a lly im p ro v e d alu m in u m
tu re p ilo tle s s ig n itio n , a u to m a tic
w indow s are far less likely to cause
shutoff, sensor controls, de-w rinkling
condensation, especially if you m ain­ cycles and autom atic cooling-dow n
tain the proper indoor hum idity dur­ cycles — all designed to save co n ­
ing w inter months.
sumers money. These features, com ­
bined with the fact that natural gas
Attractiveness
costs much less than electricity, make
Aluminum windows match their func­
a new gas dryer the cu sto m ers’ best
tionality and efficiency with high designer
buy, A.G.A. says.
appeal. They’re attractive, and are available
Gas dryers require very little up­
in a wide variety of styles and colors.
keep and can be m aintained in a m at­
E xtrem ely d u rab le, lo n g -lastin g ,
ter o f seconds. It is im portant to keep
stro n g , sta b le , c o rro sio n -re sista n t,
the lint screen clean, because it helps
m aintenance-free, attractive - install
keeps the air circulating properly in
them, enjoy them, and stop worrying
the dryer.
about them. T hat’s an excellent invest­
Also, always vent the dryer exhaust
ment by any standard.
to the outside. This will carry m ois­
One more thing: alum inum is the
ture-laden air out of the home, pre­
material o f the 90’s.
venting it from being rec irc u la ted
In addition to its excellent energy-
through the dryer. It will also decrease
efficient properties, aluminum is envi­
drying tim e, use less gas and save
ronmentally friendly, and widely rec­
money.
ognized for recyclability.
Consum ers purchasing natural gas
Aluminum windows - your best in­
appliances should look for the Blue
vestment for your home or business.
Star Design C ertification Seal from
For more information on aluminum
the American Gas A ssociation Labo­
replacement windows, write to the Alu­
ratories, or a sim ilar safety certifica­
minum Fenestration Products A ssocia­
tion from another nationally recog­
tion, 1000 North Rand Road, Suite 214,
nized testing agency, A.G.A. says.
Wauconda, Illinois 60084.
Natural Gas Costs Less
Energy Department Says
N atu ral gas can save con su m ers
m oney on utility bills according to
energy price projections released by
th e U .S . D e p a rtm e n t o f E n erg y
(DOE).
DOE statistics show that residen­
tial natural gas prices in 1994 will be
low er than electricity and heating oil
on a national average basis.
DOE estim ates that the 1994 resi­
dential price of natural gas will be
$6.04 per m illion Btu (M M Btu), com ­
pared w ith $24.65 per M M B tu for
electricity and $7.60 per MMBtu for
heating oil.
“This m eans it will cost consum ers
less to heat their hom es, heat water,
cook and dry clothes — if they use
n atu ral gas ap p lian c es,” A m erican
Gas A ssociation P resident M ichael
Baly says.
“Consum er prices for natural gas
have been very stable for the last 10
years, because the nation has an ample
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supply o f natural gas and because of
the developm ent of new technologies
in the search for gas,” Baly says.
“In addition, natural gas is an Ameri­
can energy with about 99 percent of the
natural gas the nation uses coming from
North America,” Baly says.
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Appliances Should Be Certified
To National Safety Standards
Natural gas appliances and equip­
ment should be certified to national op­
erating and design standards, according
the American Gas Association.
Consum ers should look for the Blue
Star D esign C ertification Seal from
the A.G.A. L aboratories or a sim ilar
seal from another nationally recog­
nized testing agency, A.G.A. says.
The A.G.A. Blue Star is an assur­
ance from the m anufacturer that the
design o f the national gas appliance
c o m p lie s w ith s a fe ty s ta n d a rd s
adopted by the A m erican N ational
Standards Institute, A.G.A. says.
Many local governm ent building
codes and standards require A.G.A.
certification on natural gas appliances
and equipm ent.
Open Mon. - Fri. 9:00am to 5:00pm
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The A.G.A. laboratories have tested
nearly 60,000 pieces o f equipm ent
subm itted by more than 500 m anufac­
turers since 1925.
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