Quanta Technologies Inc. was one of the fourteen companies to be awarded the Department of Energy (DOE) grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, in the building envelope and windows segment.  The Quanta Technologies grant included a team of six highly skilled companies and JE Berkowitz was one of the participating companies.  A major portion of this grant was driven by “retrofit glazing systems to significantly improve the energy efficiency of residential and commercial building stock.”

RENOVATE by BERKOWITZ will accomplish the commercial requirements in the grant award for “retrofit glazing systems”.  While doing so, JE Berkowitz will take advantage of further testing for the RENOVATE system and full building installations, where energy efficiency will be at its prime.

The grant funding will assist JE Berkowitz in more research, testing, analysis and building installations, including case studies to determine year‐round heating and cooling energy savings and peak load benefits.   This will provide the necessary tools to complete the launch of RENOVATE into the marketplace, and help DOE fulfill one of its key goals – addressing energy efficiency in existing buildings.

RENOVATE is currently being installed on St. John Properties, three-story Office Building, in Maryland.

About Renovate

Renovate is a commercial window retrofitting solution combines existing non-operable single-pane units and IG units manufactured by JE Berkowitz to create an energy efficient triple-pane system. The single- and double-paned units are joined together using a custom version of Super Spacer® TriSeal™ from Edgetech I.G. from the inside of the building.

RENOVATE is a one-time, permanent installation with no maintenance required designed specifically for commercial retrofitting applications, including office buildings, schools, hospitals and government buildings. RENOVATE is also ideal for historic applications because there is no change to the exterior appearance.

About JEB

JE Berkowitz, LP (est. 1920) is a leading architectural glass fabricator.  Its products include Tempered Glass, Insulating Glass, Spandrel Glass, Silk-Screened Glass, Glass Doors and Entrances, Laminated Glass, and Point-Supported Canopy and Wall Systems for the domestic and overseas architectural markets.  The family-owned glass business is located in Pedricktown, NJ with over 200,000 SF of plant space and 200 employees.