Fenestration & Energy Consultation

Fenestration & Energy Consultation 2022-03-16T20:31:14+00:00

WPM provides clients products and solutions that not only provide the aesthetics they are looking for, but also the greatest performance characteristics.

Our projects include museums, residential estates, low-income housing, commercial buildings, hospitality, healthcare, retail, restaurants, and college campuses. We also design and install the products our clients select. You will see not only exceptional aesthetics but improvements in thermal efficiency when you work with WPM.

Exterior Shading  

“Both exterior and interior shades control heat gain. Exterior shades are more effective than interior shades because they block the sunlight before it enters the windows”

– U.S. Department of Energy
Cooling Your Home Naturally – NREL >

Education

“Students in classrooms with the most window area or daylighting were found to have 7% to 18% higher scores on the standardized tests than those with the least window area or daylight”

– Heschong Mahone Group
An Investigation into the Relationship between Daylighting and Human Performance – Heschong Mahone Group >

Healthcare

“Exposure to natural lighting in healthcare facilities has been shown to provide a 12% increase in patient recovery time, lower absenteeism among staff, as well as increased productivity, job satisfaction, and psychological well-being.”

– U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
DAYLIGHTING IN HEALTHCARE – GBBN architects >

Commercial

“Utilizing natural light can lead to substantial energy savings. Electric lighting in buildings consumes more than 15% of all electricity generated in the United States.”

– U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cbecs/cbecs2003/ >
http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/ >