Low income housing projects are getting assistance for an energy makeover, thanks to Serious Materials, a green building materials manufacturer. Recently, Serious Materials launched a new line of energy efficient windows , SeriousWindows WAP Series, as replacement windows for WAP projects. These windows have been projected to save a household 12 times as much as any other energy measure taken to reduce these costs.
The Recovery Act has boosted our nation’s weatherization program, whose funding has grown to more than $5.5 billion for the next three years. Replacing windows in WAP projects is just one of the many ways this funding will be used to improve energy efficiency in residential and commercial buildings nationwide.
Windows represent a $20 billion market in the U.S., and about 5 percent of all the energy in American literally goes right out of them, Serious Materials CEO Kevin Surace is fond of saying (Green Buildings 2009). Serious Materials has been recognized by President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden for its hardworking efforts towards achieving a greener nation and a more stable national economy. Serious Materials has helped reopen window factories in Chicago area and continue to do so.
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