Paso Robles, CA – Casagrande Woodworks
Inc. has received the first Passive House
Institute (PHI)’s window frame certification in the United States for its
window called Synergist. This window
has a thermal transmittance (Uw) of 0.79 W/(m2K) with Passive House
Efficiency Class A (advanced component). Synergist
is also the only PHI-certified solid
timber-only, out-swing casement window in
the world and will be manufactured by Casagrande Woodworks in California.
Casagrande Woodworks believe Synergist will be in high demand for
both its performance and its design in North America. While tilt-and-turn
windows (PVC, wood and wood-aluminum) are more commonly installed in Europe, the
high performance technology is applied to the design of this more popular
timber-only, out-swing casement window for the North American marketplace.
The Synergist
window is able to meet the PHI’s thermal performance criteria within a week. “We
have appropriately named this newly certified window, Synergist,” said Jeff Casagrande, President of Casagrande Woodworks.
“By collaborating and planning this window design with our tooling and
machinery suppliers in advance, we are able to achieve the certification requirement
within a week.” This certification is a result of a combined effort of Soukup America, Rangate, Zuani,
Alpine Technical Workshops and PHI.
Another unique benefit of this industry
collaboration is speed to market. With nearly completed cutting tools, North
American will soon be able to obtain this PHI-certified window that is made in
North America instead of importing windows from overseas. “Our companies’ goal
is to promote and enable production shops to manufacture high performance
windows in North America. PHI’s strict criteria provide highly regarded standards
which we’ve challenged ourselves to meet,” said Greg Godbout, President of
Rangate. “By combining knowledge, technical data and a network of collaborative
minds, Casagrande Woodworks will receive the Zuani cutting tools in two weeks.
This highly performing timber window with an equivalent performance of R-7.1
(imperial) will soon become a reality.”
Both Casagrande Woodworks Inc. and Alpine
Technical Workshops have been invited to exhibit at the Passive House North 2013
Conference in Vancouver, Canada this September. Casagrande Woodworks will
showcase this new Synergist window, and
Alpine Technical Workshops will be supported with its core message that higher
performance windows are in increasing demand and can be produced in North
America through businesses collaborations.
About Casagrande
Woodworks Inc.
Since 2005, Casagrande Woodworks Inc. has been
busy creating woodwork for some of the finest projects around. Its passions
include windows, doors, and cabinetry – handcrafted, high quality and unique.
Products and gallery are available at http://www.casagrandewoodworks.com.
About Rangate
Rangate, Inc. is a
SOLUTION DRIVEN company for the woodworking industry, focusing on solid-wood
window, door and millwork productions with tooling, machinery and accessories
supplies since 2007. Products are available at http://www.rangate.com.
About Alpine Technical
Workshops
Alpine Technical
Workshops LLC is a collaboration between Rangate, Inc. and Cascade Woodwork LLC.
Its workshops offer high performance wooden window and door production
instructions with access to business and supply knowledge to increase production
success since 2010. Workshop schedule is available at http://www.alpineworkshops.com.
To learn more about this new window, Synergist, please contact:
Jeff Casagrande, President and Craig Bower, Vice
President
4230 Cloud Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446, USA / Office:
(805) 226-2040 / Fax: (805) 226-2041
Synergist’s PHI Certificate can be viewed here: http://www.rangate.com/passivehouse
