Serious Energy / SeriousWindows Memberships, Certifications, Partnerships, Alliances and Awards

Serious Energy is committed to manufacturing and delivering the most energy efficient, highest quality fenestration product on the market. We ensure our windows meet the strictest requirements by actively seeking third party certifications and memberships that validate the quality of work we produce both in manufacturing quality and energy saving results.

We honored to have won multiple accolades and awards from a variety of organizations recognizing our high performance products and our commitment to engineering windows that meet and exceed energy efficiency requirements for high energy savings.

Memberships

American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) Membership

AAMA is a third-party organization that is a leading window industry source of performance standards and product certification. We AAMA test each window we create to independently demonstrate our products performance and quality. When you buy super-insulating SeriousWindows, you can rest assured in knowing that you are getting high quality windows that meet and often exceed AAMA’s tests.

Access the AAMA Certification data for our Windows Series here.

NFRC Member

NFRC is a non-profit organization that administers the only uniform, independent rating and labeling system for the energy performance of windows, doors, skylights, and attachment products. Their goal is to provide fair, accurate, and reliable energy performance ratings.

All of the window series we manufacture are tested by an accredited NFRC lab. The NFRC label we place on each and every one of our windows is a proof that we are driven to provide one of the highest performing windows on the market. Just compare our label to the competitions; you’ll see that our numbers are better.

Alliance to Save Energy Member

Founded in 1977, the Alliance to Save Energy is a non-profit coalition of businesses, government, environmental and consumer leaders that supports energy efficiency, and advocates energy-efficiency policies to reduce our impact on the global climate.

Serious Energy is one of the few window manufacturing companies that is a member of the Alliance to Save Energy. Our membership demonstrates that we firmly stand behind our energy saving efforts.

Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) – Member

CHPS develops tools that help make schools energy, water and material efficient, well-lit, thermally comfortable, acoustically sound, safe, healthy and easy to operate.

Serious Energy is the only window manufacturer that is a member of CHPS; our commitment is not only for providing the best energy efficiency savings to those who can afford it, but to those who need it.

Partners

Energy Star – Partner

ENERGY STAR is a voluntary labeling program designed to identify and promote energy-efficient products to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

We are committed to manufacturing the highest rated energy efficient windows on the market that’s why you will find that each and every single one of our windows carries the Energy Star label. We are so passionate about what creating the highest performing windows that we don’t just meet Energy Star requirements, we exceed them.

Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) – Partner Company

The Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) involves principal officers and senior managers of member companies in a cooperative effort with local, regional, state, and federal government officials to address major public policy issues affecting the economic health and quality of life in Silicon Valley.

Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV) – Reporting Partner

Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV) is a multi-stakeholder collaborative initiative that focuses on driving significant environmental improvement and resource conservation in Silicon Valley. SSV's regional goal is to reduce CO2 emissions in the Silicon Valley to 20% below their 1990 levels by the year 2010.

Certifications

GreenGuard for Children and Schools – Client/Certified Product

In 2005, GEI announced the GREENGUARD Children and SchoolsSM standard, which evaluates the sensitive nature of school populations combined with the unique building characteristics found in schools, and presents the most rigorous product emissions criteria to date.

Alliances

Passive House Institute US

The Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) is a consulting and research firm working to further the implementation of Passive House standards and techniques nationwide. Passive House refers to a rigorous but voluntary standard for super energy efficient buildings. The standard focuses on passive solar design, super insulation, advanced window technology, air tightness, and ventilation.

USGBC

USGBC is a non-profit organization that certifies sustainable businesses, homes, hospitals, schools, and neighborhoods. USGBC is dedicated to expanding green building practices and education, and its LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System™.

Each and every one of our windows contributes points to creating an energy efficient built environment. Most of our competition can’t bring the level of energy efficiency that our windows provide.

Awards

Window and Door Magazine -- 2011 Top Manufacturer

Window and Door Magazine presents North America’s 100 top manufacturers of residential windows, doors and/or skylights.

The Aspen Institute

The Aspen Institute honored Serious Materials with the annual Corporate Energy Conservation award. These awards, created by members of the Aspen Institute Global Leadership Network, recognize and reward excellence for those making a real and concrete contribution to innovation, implementation, and communication of energy and environmental solutions.

Green Globes

The Green Globes system is a revolutionary building environmental design and management tool. It delivers an online assessment protocol, rating system and guidance for green building design, operation and management. It is interactive, flexible and affordable, and provides market recognition of a building’s environmental attributes through third-party verification.

Professional Builder 100 Best New Products Award Winner

Professional Builder’s 100 Best New Products Award recognizes the most significant products introduced each year. Professional Builder supports innovation and new technology, and believes the advancements made in products for new homes benefits our country in a variety of ways, including reducing energy reliance, improving comfort, increasing quality, incorporating more efficient installation methods and more.

Sustainable Industries Top 10 Green Building Products Winner

SeriousWindows was named one of  Sustainable Industries’ Top 10 Green Building Products. This is an annual profile of industry-leading green building products selected by a panel of expert judges and the Sustainable Industries editorial team. Sustainable Industries is an independent, award-winning business magazine, web site, event and media company serving top-of-the-pyramid sustainable business leaders on the West Coast and beyond. With offices in San Francisco, Portland and Seattle, Sustainable Industries connects the dots between the environmental and social components of the region’s economy, just as it connects the dots between leading sectors, to raise the stakes in a working definition of sustainable industries.