B.F. Rich
Goes Green!

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In an era when individual actions can have planetary effects, thinking globally is not only an intelligent long term ecological position - it is a practical business strategy. Our approach to the 21st century environmental challenges includes global thinking to help preserve the future for our children and society.

We understand that we have a responsibility to be good stewards of our resources and execute manufacturing and distribution practices to do so. These practices include lean manufacturing, resource and energy conservation and the recycling of raw materials such as glass and vinyl waste. Some of these are as simple as keeping vehicles in tune with properly inflated tires or reprocessing water for glass washing.

Our energy efficient windows and doors are designed to be Energy Star® Qualified, provide a long life cycle and are made from material that can be recycled. We look to our vendors and request that they too share our beliefs and practices towards our global challenges.

Global thinking enables us to think outside the box to envision life in a much broader perspective. What we are doing at B.F. Rich can be summarized as “Thinking globally, acting locally”. And we encourage each of you to do the same in your endeavors.

Saving our planet, one window at a time!

B.F. Rich Windows & Doors

Tree Conscious

Carbon Dioxide is the major contributor to Global Warming. CO2 is at its highest point measured (Antarctic Ice Cores) in 480,000 years and Carbon Dioxide levels are expected to more than double by the end of the century. Residential windows account for 10-25% of home heating and cooling energy costs. Approximately 2 lbs of CO2 are created for every KWhr of energy produced from coal or natural gas. It takes 3 full grown trees a year to absorb one ton of CO2 (One Typical Home). Each 0.01 U-value improvement in windows can save up to 470 lbs of CO2 per home, per year. B.F Rich windows with the Envirosealed™ Option Package use DuraLite, the best Warm Edge spacer. DuraLite can improve total window U-values by up to 0.04 and save almost 1 ton of CO2 production and $235 in energy costs per year in an average home. Windows that are sustainable for 20 years can save up to 20 tons of CO2 production in an average home.

Conserving Energy

Reducing energy use is important because most energy production contributes to problems such as carbon dioxide emissions (tied to global warming), mercury releases, acid rain, volatile organic compounds, and nuclear waste. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy developed the Energy Star label to help purchasers identify energy efficient products. *These products reduce utility bills 30%-40% in annual savings on energy bills by replacing single pane windows with ENERGY STAR® and help the environment. B.F. Rich windows with Solar Selective Low-E glass and Argon gas fill are Energy Star qualified in all 50 states.

Recycled Content

Recycled content products save energy and resources, while also keeping waste out of landfills and incinerators. Pre-consumer materials that can be recycled come primarily from B.F. Rich’s wood, glass and vinyl scrap.

Additionally, in our market there are many aluminum single hung windows which need to be replaced. Many wood windows have aluminum storm windows on them. When they are removed for replacement the aluminum prime and storm windows can be recycled.

You prevent waste when you are reducing the amount of material you buy to produce a product. B.F. Rich uses the latest state-of-the-art material optimization technology throughout the manufacturing process. The optimization process maximizes material yields and reduces material waste. Preventing waste can conserve natural resources and reduce the need to build new, expensive waste disposal facilities.