Energy Rating of Windows

EQ Windows stands for Energy and Quality Rated Windows.

By choosing energy rated windows, you are guaranteed a verified energy saving rate. By choosing EQ marked energy rated windows you also get windows that have been tested and been approved for a long range of qualities. Some of these are: Air permeability, water tightness, resistance to wind-load, mechanical strength etc. Quality differences that normally are impossible to discover when comparing windows by just looking at them.

All energy rated windows in Sweden have to be quality tested for all qualities requested for CE marking but often for a higher quality class. Other quality requirements are for example environmental friendly treatment of window parts and 10 year guaranty for all tested properties of the particular window. Some of the voluntary requirements are ISO 9000 and ISO 14000.

The Swedish Energy Agency initiated the Window Energy Rating in year 2006. Since June 2009 the Window Energy Rating and Labeling is monitored by EQ Windows – Energy and Quality Rated Windows, a non-profit organization. The chairman of the organization and project leader is Diana Avasoo, a window and glass expert at WSP Environmental in Sweden.

For more information please contact us by e-mailing to info@energifonster.nu

The Swedish window energy-labelling is a voluntary system initiated by the Swedish Energy Agency and has been running successfully since 2006.

Windows, taps and home insulation will in future have to carry energy performance labels in the European Union after EU negotiators reached a deal on 17th November 2009. Within about a year, the EU's energy-labelling scheme will be extended to cover goods beyond the existing narrow range of domestic electrical appliances, such as fridges, dishwashers, washing machines and light bulbs. The scheme will now be extended to all "energy-related products," including taps, shower-heads, televisions, windows and building materials.