Vinyl windows are an abomination! They’re “maintenance free” because they’re meant to be tossed into the land-fill when they break (everything breaks).

What does “freedom from maintenance” buy us? Another day in front of the boob tube to, quote my grandmother, “turn [y]our brain[s] into mush”?

According to a number of studies, the heat loss from windows is negligible. Most heat out-migration is through the ceiling and roofs. Some added insulation and your golden.

Wood windows are often, in cities like Chicago, St. Louis, Milwaukee, etc, made of old growth wood, which today is priceless. Why is it priceless? Because there are no old-growth forests left. Its an absolutely cussed act to toss these into the land-fill.

Though folks passing by, or even stopping to admire may not knock on the window to assess material, we, as a society, know what our built environment is made of.

Our built environment is, and should be a reflection of who “We” are. We are what we build.

Who/What do we want to be? What do we want to leave future generations?