Whether homeowners live in an area where they get a lot of rain or very little, exposure to water may cause leaking windows. Leaking windows frustrate homeowners, especially when they cannot figure out the specific cause. The rain itself is only part of the problem. This post explores some common reasons that windows leak after
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Your HVAC system is one of the most important parts of your home. It warms your home in the winter and cools it in the summer, all while filtering out pollutants. Perform regular maintenance and make home upgrades that reduce the amount of temperature-regulation work your system needs to do. That step with extend your HVAC
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The city of Palo Alto, nestled in the heart of Santa Clara County’s “Silicon Valley”, is well known for being the home of Stanford University and dozens of high profile tech companies like Xerox, VMware, Hewlett-Packard, and Tesla Motors. Just like all the other surrounding communities in the Bay Area, if you want to make
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As we have highlighted in the past, doing your due diligence and making sure your window installation and/or installment project is up to code with the city. Each city’s guidelines are different, as we have gone over with San Francisco and San Mateo. Today, we will take a trip over to the to the East
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As a city that finds itself on the cutting edge, whether in business, technology, or architecture, San Francisco recognizes that while growth and change is inevitable, steps should be taken to try to maintain the city’s classic beauty. This is no more apparent than in the San Francisco window permit and replacement rules mandated by
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently updated and released the Energy Star Most Efficient criteria for 2013 and a proposed version of it for 2014. The Energy Star Most Efficient will cover 11 products categories including residential windows. For window replacements to be eligible for Energy Star label, residential replacement windows must be
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If you are looking at the windows in your home and think that they need to be replaced, then they probably should be. Leaky, poor performing windows can cost you a lot of money on your energy bills due to wasted heat and air condition. A quick test will let you know if your windows
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In a previous blog post, “‘Many San Francisco Buildings with Large Windows are at Risk of Being “Soft Story,”‘ we cover the hazards of old San Francisco buildings due to large windows or openings on the ground floor. A recent article from PBS MediaShift called, “San Francisco, a City That Knows Its Faults”, address the
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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) conducted a survey among home buyers on the type of window features they look for in their ideal homes. In the survey, participants were asked to rank a number of window characteristics according to “not important” or “essential”. The study concluded that there is a steady growth for
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After six years of RFPs deliberation, the San Francisco Planning Commission approved the construction of the Transbay Tower won by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architecture and partner, Hines. The Transbay Joint Powers Authority, a public entity that permits the development of new transits and buildings in the city of San Francisco, sponsored a competition to build
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