Types of windows

Technical details
Minimum window requirements in a habitable room are
as follows:
• 20 inches wide
• 24 inches high
• 44 inches maximum from bottom of window opening
to floor

This requirement provides sufficient room for people to escape

in case of fire and for a firefighter to pass through the window
while wearing an oxygen pack.
1. Muntin
2. Lights
3. Upper Sash
4. Stop
5. Rail
6. Stile
7. Inside Casing
8. Lower Sash
9. Apron
10. Stool
11. Frame
 1. Muntin
2. Lights
3. Upper
Sash
4. Stop
5. Rail
6. Stile
7. Inside
Casing
8. Lower
Sash
Windows generally have the following parts:
9. Apron
The window frame is attached to the rough opening in the wall. 10. Stool
11. Frame
The sash moves within the frame. It may slide or be hinged.

The sash contains panes of glass, called lights.

The lights may be divided by muntins.

The space between two adjoining windows is a mullion.

The sash consists of the vertical stiles on each side and the horizontal upper and
lower rails.

The window is held in place by an inner stop on the sides and top.

The trim around the window is called trim or casing.

The window sill on the outside is sloped to carry water away. The inside part,
although often called the sill, is the stool.

The trim beneath the stool is the apron.

•Fixed-pane windows do not open,
which means they do not permit
ventilation or easy cleaning, but their
sealed edges protect against air
infiltration.
•In areas where heating or cooling is
used much of the year, double or
triple glazing should be considered for
fixed-pane windows, especially if they
are large.
•Used where
• Awning windows, also known as
hopper windows, swing open like
casements but are hinged on the top
or bottom rather than on the side.
•Some swing inward, others swing
outward.
•Because they are easy to clean and
provide more security than other
types of windows, they are common in
schools and in multifamily housing
• Casements provide excellent
ventilation because both halves of the
window open.
• Because they seal tightly when
closed, they are considered energy
efficient.
•Another advantage of casements is
they are easier to clean than most
other windows because both inside
and outside surfaces are accessible
from indoors.
• Rotating windows open by pivoting
around a central point.
•They allow good ventilation because in
the open position, almost the entire
window area is unobstructed.
•Because either side can face in,
cleaning them is easy.
• They open by sliding the bottom half
of the window up or sliding the top
half down.
•provide less ventilation than
casement style windows.
•have spring-tension devices.
• Single-hung windows are similar in
operation to double-hung windows,
with the exception that only the
bottom sash opens
•Glass louvers that overlap one another
form the panes of a jalousie window.
Operated with a crank or turn-screw, the
glass louvers tilt to open, permitting air
flow.
•they allow ventilation.
•BUT they are almost impossible to seal.
•They are not energy efficient and may be
a security risk. Many building codes no
longer allow jalousie windows.
•Sliding windows have sashes that
move horizontally on a track.
•Usually only one of the sashes
moves and the other is fixed.
•Since only half of the window area
can be opened, sliding windows
provide less ventilation area than
casement or rotating windows
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