Subject: {FIRSTNAME}, here's how you go about making your home energy & cost effcient ... Hello {FIRSTNAME}, Thank you for subscribing to my energy efficient home ecourse! In this ecourse you'll learn all about: 1. Part 1 - Determining current costs. 2. Part 2 - Cost over savings analysis. 3. Part 3 - Getting started finding your biggest needs. 4. Part 4 - Start small for big savings. 5. Part 5 - Your window savings. Let's go ahead & get started today with "Your window savings". Part 5 - Your window savings ============================ Consider your windows. Are they everything that they can be to you? There is no doubt that windows in a home are necessary, but they can cost you a great deal of money when it comes to energy. The fact here is that windows allow for air to pass through them easily. In effect, they can be a huge part of you energy usage. In fact, those that have windows that are not providing a good amount of insulation can be looking at up to 35 percent of their loss to come from their windows. 35 percent of the energy that you use can be due to your windows. Should You Replace? To repair this problem, there are several things that you can do. First off, this is one case when you will want to carefully consider the benefits of replacing your windows. If you have older windows, it may be necessary to replace them. Windows on a home should be replaced any place from every ten years to every twenty depending on the type of window and its insulation. It is not so much their age, though, as the way in which they work. What you are looking for is a good level of protection. You want the heat to stay in during the winter months and the cold to stay out. Flip flop that for the summer months. Nevertheless, this can be hard to do for older windows. Those that have fewer than two panes of glass should be replaced for additional energy efficiency, if your budget allows for it. If there are cracks, breaks and other areas where the window is compromised, these too should be replaced beyond a doubt. But, when it comes to replacing windows, it is not necessary about purchasing the most expensive one out there. Because the windows in your home make up such a large, large faculty of the energy that you use, you want to purchase the highest quality, energy efficient windows that you can. They should look the way that you want them, but it is more important to get those that will keep temperatures even throughout the home instead. The cost of replacing windows is a large one, yet the fact is that they can save you a great deal. It may be that you wish to wait a couple of additional months before purchasing windows and that is just fine. In the meantime, why not consider any of these other window tips to save you money? This concludes our 5 part ecourse on "Definitive guide to energy efficient homes!" Please visit my energy efficient home guide to discover the rest of the information you've been searching for at Take Care,