At its Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Research Frontiers Inc. (Nasdaq: REFR), the developer and licensor of SPD-Smart light-control technology, announced the results of independent testing regarding the energy efficiency of SPD-Smart windows.
Test results indicate that SPD-Smart windows have extraordinary solar heat rejection and control capabilities. The tests were conducted by DSET Laboratories, a division of Atlas Material Testing Technology, in accordance with ASTM and ASHRAE testing and calculation protocols.
“The energy efficiency of window products is of great importance in today’s world,” commented Joseph M. Harary, President and CEO of Research Frontiers. “SPD-Smart products instantly give users the ability to control the amount of light, glare and heat entering a home, building, aircraft, boat or automobile. When compared to published data about the energy efficiency and other performance characteristics of all other types of windows offered for the architectural market – including other smart window technologies – we find none comparable to SPD-Smart windows.”
The United States Department of Energy estimates that tintable smart windows can save building operators up to 40% on their energy bills, reduce the size of HVAC systems by as much as 25%, and reduce building operating costs by up to 20%. To maximize these dramatic savings, a smart window must be able to both reject and variably control the transmission of solar heat as well as visible light.
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