Using Gorilla glass for home building

eagerpace · 2025-03-27T19:30:09 1743103809

It says “only 20% more than energy efficient windows” but those “energy efficient windows” are usually 50% more than the average quality window. Higher quality triple pane windows exist, and they are a luxury for most homeowners. It’s great technology, but relatively few people build or upgrade their house with the long term consequences in mind for these things. There’s a reason you get a positive ROI when you fix up a kitchen or bathroom versus replacing windows which is typically viewed as maintenance. There needs to be incentives for these upgrades to be adopted by home builders.

shdh · 2025-03-27T19:31:01 1743103861

> this glass is so well insulated, it actually creates warmth in his living room: It admits the radiant heat of the low winter sun but prevents conductive heat loss through the window

jimnotgym · 2025-03-27T19:22:25 1743103345

Steve Jobs with a windows update? Very confusing

jml7c5 · 2025-03-27T19:28:54 1743103734

This is a strange article. It portrays triple and quadruple pane windows as a new development, but they've been around for years.

As far as I can tell, the only development here is the use of Corning's much thinner glass.

biglyburrito · 2025-03-24T00:28:23 1742776103

https://archive.is/ysoFM

mock-possum · 2025-03-24T14:37:40 1742827060

As a home owner - updating / improving my windows is a luxury I very much wish I could afford. It’s hard to imagine being able to mess with the windows unless it’s with a newly purchased empty property.

scarecrowbob · 2025-03-27T19:30:38 1743103838

I've replaced windows before, and I'm handy but not a professional.

Depending on the construction it's not super hard to pull them out and put new ones in, it takes about 20-30 min per window.

tastyfreeze · 2025-03-27T19:16:42 1743103002

Replacing windows is actually one of the easier DIY home jobs you can do. Hell of a lot easier than building a deck that a lot of people do. They are installed after framing and meant to be removed if they break. Removing the trim inside and outside will give you access to the fasteners holding the frame in.

Usually, the hardest part is finding windows that fit and match your taste.

kirtakat · 2025-03-27T19:25:12 1743103512

That's true for relatively new construction, but for instance, I have a 100 year old house with stucco. Replacing my windows is a nightmare job. Whereas my back deck was a far simpler project

gazook89 · 2025-03-27T19:28:11 1743103691

Same here. We removed trim inside the house and it wasnt that bad, but I was just replacing the trim— not the windows. I could see that removing the windows would be a pain the ass very quickly. And it has already been done once.

fellowniusmonk · 2025-03-27T19:27:49 1743103669

Finding the right size windows without having to go custom has proven to be nearly impossible. It's not a hard project but unless you are fortunate with window dimensions it is far more expensive than building a deck.

nemomarx · 2025-03-27T19:29:51 1743103791

naive question- couldn't you resize the hole in the wall to use a larger window pane?

thathndude · 2025-03-27T19:15:28 1743102928

Mine are due to be replaced, and I’ll definitely keep my eye on this. But, if that wasn’t the case, I wouldn’t be running to replace windows before end of life.

jbjbjbjb · 2025-03-26T00:02:36 1742947356

Judging by home owners around me it looks to be quite a popular change. As far as I can tell they're pretty much changing like for like (upvc with double glazing) without the energy efficiency upgrade. Changing from white to black frames seems to be the driving factor.

more_corn · 2025-03-26T19:24:14 1743017054

Depending on your heating and cooling bill it could be cost-effective. The new windows are so much more energy efficient that you start to payback the insulation costs pretty quick.

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