[Greenbuilding] Insulating Window Inserts

[Bobbi Chukran]

>I'm having a hard time finding options for window inserts.  The goal
>here is a simple one: add a layer to the windows in winter, just like
>the screens I put up every year before the bugs start hatching.
>

Hi Jim and all,

We very recently talked to a guy at a local HVAC company about 
getting a new system put in, and I asked him about things like 
insulated curtains, shutters, window inserts, etc.  His opinion was 
that it wouldn't help, because you're still trapping the cold air 
inside the house next to the window.  His opinion was to caulk the 
heck out of the outside so that the cold air didn't get in in the 
first place.

His answer was the same for the summer......do something to keep the 
heat out.  In his opinion, solar screens or films would help, but 
things like curtains, etc. inside the house on the windows wouldn't.

For what *that's* worth.....

bobbi c.