Page 12 May 14, 2015 TORRANCE TRIBUNE Support our Advertising Realtors They are ready and qualified to help with all your Real Estate needs. How Modern Fenestration Improves a Home’s Energy Efficiency Roger Hart 310-781-2000 BRE# 00625505 2420 W. Carson St. #120 Torrance, CA 90501 LOCATED IN THE TUSD Listed at: $699,000 2362 West 233rd St., Torrance Recently remodeled 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,860 SF home located in the desired Torrance Unified School District. Beautiful bricked gated private entry with lots of room for potted plants and scenery. New carpet, fully remodeled kitchen that opens to the living room, new paint and new flooring throughout the home. Has a permitted enclosed patio structure that adds approximately 400 SF to the home in addition to the 1,860 SF. Large brick fireplace in living room, and a BBQ in the patio area. CORNER LOT IN COVETED VISTA DEL ORO Offered at $719,000 1187 W 14th St., San Pedro Built in 2000 this original owner home is a MUST SEE! Boasting 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and 1,600 SF of living space, with a great open and modern floor plan. Many designer touches include: vaulted ceilings, plantation shutters and a cozy fireplace in the living room. This location was previously 2 lots, totaling 5,500 sq feet. The combined lots offer potential RV parking off of a side apron - great for weekend warriors - perfect for your boat/RV/toys! Call Jeremy Hart for an appointment to view 310-930-2342 (BPT) - Most people probably think of windows and skylights only when they’re buying or selling a house, when they get dirty, when they leak, or when the kid next door lobs a baseball through one. Yet the glass in your home is arguably among its most important features, directly impacting the structure’s overall energy efficiency and livability. Well-maintained, operational windows and skylights provide abundant natural light and passive ventilation, and models are available that maximize insulation values as well. If you’ve been overlooking the glass in your home even while you’ve been looking through it, take a moment to reflect on its condition, and whether it’s helping you save energy or costing you money. How windows work in your favor The advantages glass brings to a home may seem obvious, but a deeper look reveals just how important it really is. Over time, homes have become much more energy efficient - which is good for the environment and your wallet - and better windows and skylights have a lot to do with that improvement. The National Fenestration Rating Council rates windows based on a number of basic criteria, including the U-factor, which measures heat loss through the glass, and solar heat gain, which indicates how much heat enters a room through the glass. Understanding how those two measures work and what they mean can help you choose the type of window that’s best for where you live. For example, if you live in a hot climate you may want to consider selecting windows that minimize solar heat gain. Many new technologies in glass design have enhanced the efficiency of windows. For example, the insulating effect of doublepane windows gets an added boost with the addition of blinds. Electrostatic film allows homeowners to make window glass clear or opaque with the touch of a button. Another type of window coating admits natural light, but blocks out most of the infrared energy and ultraviolet rays that, along with artificial lighting and other factors, create heat and cause fading of materials inside the home. In addition to the energy efficiency of the glass itself, the quality and maintenance of the structure surrounding the glass - the framework that makes it a window instead of just a pane of glass - also affect its efficiency. Whatever type of window you choose - vinyl, wood, fiberglass or metal - or the age of existing windows, properly sealing them helps ensure they’ll do their job as efficiently as possible. You can learn more about energy performance ratings and energy-efficient windows at www. energy.gov. The advantages of skylights Skylights have always offered many functional and aesthetic advantages for homeowners. They admit natural light, which can help reduce dependence on artificial light sources. Fresh air skylights can also provide passive ventilation to remove humidity, fumes and excess heat from a home - all of which improves indoor air quality. Today, high-tech, energy-efficient glass in modern skylights also works hard to help your home function optimally. Manufacturers like Velux America utilize glass in their no leak solar powered fresh air skylights that stays cleaner and clearer, reduces outside noise, and protects the contents of your home - such as carpet and furnishings - from the fading effects of the sun. Velux’s “Clean, Quiet & Safe Glass” is laminated with a super-thin coating of titanium dioxide and silicone dioxide to help keep the glass cleaner, and reduce outside noise by up to 25 percent compared to a standard double-pane glass and 50 percent compared to a plastic skylight. The glass sheds water more effectively and has a U-value and UV protection superior to regular tempered glass. Remote-controlled, solar-powered blinds in decorator styles and colors further improve a skylight’s overall energy efficiency. And you may be eligible for a 30 percent federal tax credit on solar skylights, blinds and installation cost. Visit www.veluxusa.com to learn more. Humans have been making glass and using it in windows for thousands of years. Today’s windows and skylights draw on thousands of years of human innovation and some very recent modern technological advances to help keep homes comfortable, secure and efficient. • BROKER’S OPEN IN EL SEGUNDO • Thurs 12-2pm 400 Bungalow Dr. 6/4 $1599,000 Scot Nicol Palm Realty Boutique 310-529-5286 • Fri 11-1pm 648 W. 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