Ottawa Citizen

FOUR GENERATION­S OF WINDOW FRAMES

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Wood (est. AD 100) Advantages: Solid and uses natural materials Disadvanta­ges: Expensive and requires lots of maintenanc­e Aluminum (est. 1926) Advantages: Lightweigh­t and strong Disadvanta­ges: Not energyeffi­cient and expensive

PVC (est. 1952) Advantages: Energyeffi­cient, affordable and no maintenanc­e

Disadvanta­ges: Not strong and larger frame needed, meaning less glass

RevoCell with mPVC (est. 2017)

Advantages: Energy efficient, affordable, no maintenanc­e, strong and more space for glass Source: Verdunwind­ows.com

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