Passive House Institute Certified First North American Made Passive House Window

PASO ROBLES, Calif. - Sept. 1, 2013 - PRLog -- Paso Robles, CA – Casagrande Woodworks Inc. has received the first Passive House Institute (PHI)’s window frame certification in the U.S. for its window called Synergist. This window has a thermal transmittance (Uw) of 0.79 W/(m2K) with Passive House Efficiency Class A (advanced component). Synergist is also the only PHI-certified solid timber-only, out-swing casement window in the world and will be manufactured by Casagrande Woodworks in California.

Casagrande Woodworks believe Synergist will be in high demand for both its performance and its design in North America. While tilt-and-turn windows (PVC, wood and wood-aluminum) are more commonly installed in Europe, the high performance technology is applied to the design of this more popular timber-only, out-swing casement window for the North American marketplace.

The Synergist window is able to meet the PHI’s thermal performance criteria within a week. “We have appropriately named this newly certified window, Synergist,” said Jeff Casagrande, President of Casagrande Woodworks. “By collaborating and planning this window design with our tooling and machinery suppliers in advance, we are able to achieve the certification requirement within a week.” This certification is a result of a combined effort of Soukup America, Rangate, Zuani, Alpine Technical Workshops and PHI.

Another unique benefit of this industry collaboration is speed to market. With nearly completed cutting tools, North American will soon be able to obtain this PHI-certified window that is made in North America instead of importing windows from overseas. “Our companies’ goal is to promote and enable production shops to manufacture high performance windows in North America. PHI’s strict criteria provide highly regarded standards which we’ve challenged ourselves to meet,” said Greg Godbout, President of Rangate. “By combining knowledge, technical data and a network of collaborative minds, Casagrande Woodworks will receive the Zuani cutting tools in two weeks. This highly performing timber window with an equivalent performance of R-7.1 (imperial) will soon become a reality.”

Both Casagrande Woodworks Inc. and Alpine Technical Workshops have been invited to exhibit at the Passive House North 2013 Conference in Vancouver, Canada this September. Casagrande Woodworks will showcase this new Synergist window, and Alpine Technical Workshops will be supported with its core message that higher performance windows are in increasing demand and can be produced in North America through businesses collaborations.

Casagrande Woodworks Inc. has been busy creating woodwork for some of the finest projects around. Its passions include windows, doors, and cabinetry – handcrafted, high quality and unique. http://www.casagrandewoodworks.com.

Rangate, Inc., a SOLUTION DRIVEN company for the woodworking industry, focuses on solid-wood window, door and millwork productions with tooling, machinery and accessories. http://www.rangate.com/passivehouse.

Alpine Technical Workshops LLC offers high performance wooden window/door production instructions with access to business and supply knowledge to increase production success. Schedule: http://www.alpineworkshops.com.