I would think any window replacement work would be thermal pane.
Perhaps a reasonable compromise would be to use tempered glass
units in thermal pane. You can have just the outside tempered and
tinted differently than the inside.

If the fire man wants in, laminated glass may slow him up, but it
won't stop him.

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"elanamig" wrote in message
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Hello,

We are having windows replaced in our house, and we have the
following
dilemma: Should we, or should we not install laminated windows
on the
first floor. The windows that we are considering are Gorell
Armor
Glass (http://www.gorell.com/pages/armor_glass_plus.htm). The
major
reason for considering these windows is enhanced security.

On the other hand, these windows will present a problem in the
case of
a fire emergency, if the firefighters will need to break the
windows.
Also, if, for whatever reason we ourselves might need to enter
the
house through a window, we will not be able to..

The price difference is not critical. What do you recommend?


Thank you very much,
Elana