Thanks to all for the terrific suggestions. The DuraTherms cited below are
the nicest I have ever seen......... Looks like they must cost a fortune!

Thanks again.

Smarty


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Smarty wrote:
I live in the cold northeast, and am looking to replace 17 windows in my
60 year old house with energy efficient and easy to maintain / repair
windows. This will be an expensive and messy project, impacting
essentially every room in the house, so I want to do it right the first
time and make the best choice I can for the window supplier.

I've been to see Pella, Andersen, Marvin as a first pass. I am especially
interested in dealing with a company that will be around a long time, if
there is any way to predict such things. My current 60 year old windows
were made by a company which went out of business years ago, and parts
have not been available for decades.

If ultra high efficiency has a good return on investment, and pays back
fast, I will certainly consider the premium price as being worthwhile.

Many thanks for any thoughts or suggestions.

Smarty
If you like wood windows and like to pay lots of money try this:
http://www.durathermwindows.com/

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