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Replace old windows and doors

By replacing our old builder grade windows and doors with new efficient ones, our home became significantly more comfortable and quiet.

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Susie K - Dec 23, 2010

Actually, replacing windows is NOT green at all. It takes something like 30 years to recover the embodied energy in original windows . . . and replacement windows have a life span of 20 years. See:
http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/savethewindows/