SOURCE: Window Quilt

December 09, 2008 16:18 ET

Energy Saving Pioneer, Window Quilt, Resumes Operations

BRATTLEBORO, VT--(Marketwire - December 9, 2008) - Window Quilt, the company that developed movable window insulation 30 years ago, is now shipping high performance insulated shades from their new Brattleboro, VT factory. Window Quilt, whose products dramatically reduce energy losses through windows, had been shut down by its prior corporate owner this past February. Now independent again, it has returned to its original hometown and is under the direction of experienced management.

The company reports tremendous response from users, energy auditors and dealers, all of whom had been very disappointed by the previous owner's decision to close the operation.

Over a half million Window Quilts have been installed in residences, schools, national parks, and public buildings of all kinds. Window Quilt's peak employment reached over 120 individuals during the early 1980s. "The need for energy saving products is greater than ever today and Window Quilts are still the most cost effective and easily deployed solution bar none," says Larry Digney, the new owner. "The marketing possibilities for this product are immense. Our job is to make the newcomers to the field aware that 30% or more of the energy required to heat a building can be saved with our well-designed movable window insulation. Window Quilts ought to be utilized in the majority of energy efficient building projects."

Window Quilts, though simple in appearance, are highly engineered to address all the mechanisms that contribute to heat loss from the building envelope and discomfort in the interior space. The product incorporates a full perimeter seal and five-layer fabric with vapor barrier to provide insulation, block convection currents, and eliminate outside air infiltration. The company reports that in addition to the potential 30% reduction in energy consumption, rooms are more comfortable at lower thermostat settings because the shades block the radiation of body heat to the window and eliminate drafts caused by convection currents and infiltration of outside air.

Window Quilts are available through specialty dealers who perform measurement and installation services, and are also available for direct purchase on the web to accommodate areas that don't yet have a local dealer. Complete information is found at the company's web site, www.windowquilt.com.