TRACO Advanced Aluminum Frames - Energetics Meetings and ...

ObjectivesHigh Performance CommercialFenestration Framing SystemsClearwater, FLDecember 6, 2007• An energy efficient window system able tomeet both high performing energy andstructural values• Improve the thermal efficiency of thealuminum framed window by more than30% cost effectivelyTRACO Principal Investigator:Mike ManteghiCooperative Agreement #:DE-FC26-05NT42321NETL Project Manager:Bill HaslebacherHQ Tech. Development Manager:Marc LaFranceStrategies for SuccessTechnical ApproachAccomplishmentsLow-eCoating• Demonstrated initial feasibility of low-e coatingand application testing– Coating emissivity ranging from 0.5 – 0.6– 7 – 14% improvement on overall window U-valueFoam FilledCavitiesHighPerformanceFrame SystemImprovedThermalBreak• Prototype samples of each of the three technicalapproaches– Thermal break and foam filling improvements haveyielded a 17-24% improvement on overall window U-value depending on window type• Cost evaluation for each feasible methodStrategies for Success• Initial commercialization evaluationStrategies for Success1

Future Activities• Optimize low-e coating formulation anddevelop a range of architectural colors• Develop manufacturing solutionsthroughout the entire process• Evaluate and develop the commercializationlogistics for each technical approachesStrategies for Success2