Insights & Research
Original data journalism and plain-English guides on America's windows. Our research team builds studies from primary public data — NOAA storm records, U.S. Census housing data, EPA UV indices — and publishes the datasets openly for journalists and researchers to use with attribution.
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A 51-state environmental stress index for home windows — storm frequency, UV load, temperature swing, wildfire exposure, and housing age, composited into a state-by-state ranking with modeled lifespan impacts. Full methodology and downloadable dataset.
What DP50 actually means, how impact ratings are tested, and which ratings matter for your coast, plains, or mountain address.
Material performance mapped against real climate data — where each frame material earns its price and where it doesn't.
The honest decision framework installers actually use, including when a repair is the right answer.
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