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REFLECTING BADLY
“You can see why in the end,
WHAT WENT we decided to take the whole
WRONG?
house down to the framing
In an extreme climate like and rebuild. From a systems
Arizona, windows play a key
role, particularly in rejecting perspective, it’s just terrible.
unwanted heat during the Eight tons of air conditioning
day. By switching out older
windows with Low-E for a 3,000-square-foot
glazings, Easley expects to house. At 110 degrees
cut unwanted energy outdoors, the systems can
transfer through windows Crazy cavities. Behind the mirrors in the master
by 75 percent. only bring the house down to bath, cavities run hot, due to missing insulation
and poor workmanship.
about 84 degrees.”
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