Energy Labelling of Windows

The EU's energy labelling scheme for domestic appliances is under review, and in this context the European Commission has launched a consultation with industry to see whether similar schemes could be applied to other energy-using products, and, most significantly for us, also to other energy-saving products, which of course includes windows.

Glass for Europe supports this idea.

Energy labelling of windows has been introduced in some member states -- for example Denmark, Finland, and the UK -- with considerable success. There is every reason to believe that, if designed appropriately and taking into account the greater variation of climates and construction practices across Europe, an EU-wide scheme could be highly beneficial to the environment.

Therefore Glass For Europe supports the extension of the EU energy labelling scheme, appropriately adapted, to windows. You can find out more about this issue, and about our input into the initial consultation on energy labelling as it concerns windows, in our response to the European Commission consultation, below.

Glass For Europe position on Energy Labelling of Windows