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Article: Planning window replacement
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- Building Operating Management
- Article date:
- July 1, 1999
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CopyrightCopyright Trade Press Publishing Company Jul 1999. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Windows have the potential to be a valuable asset or a drain on resources
WHEN WINDOWS ARE well-designed, accurately installed and properly maintained, they add beauty and value to any building. However, when they fail, they become the most vulnerable part of the building's facade and among the most expensive sources of energy and maintenance problems.
Routine maintenance and inspection can extend window life. But ultimately windows will fail.
Window failures generally begin to occur when windows are more than 20 years old, although symptoms frequently surface much earlier. This can even happen to the best-designed, highest-quality products when they are improperly installed. A poorly ...