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Egress Code:  The code that specifies the minimum opening of a window for persons to exit a building or firefighters to enter a building.  Expressed typically in height and width and square feet.  Typically required in sleeping rooms.

Electrochromics:  Glazing with optical properties that can be varied continuously from clear to dark with a low-voltage signal. Ions are reversibly injected or removed from an electro chromic material, causing the optical density to change.

Emergency Exit Window:  The code that specifies the minimum opening of a window for persons to exit or firefighters to enter a building.  Expressed typically in height and width and square feet.  Typically required in sleeping rooms.

ENERGY STAR®:  an independent U.S. government program establishing a standard set of guidelines to recognize the energy efficiency of various products. ENERGY STAR® guidelines are used in conjunction with a variety of building materials, including windows and patio doors. Over the past ten years, ENERGY STAR® guidelines have helped double the efficiency of windows they endorse.

Extension Jamb:  A board used to increase the depth of the jambs of a window frame to fit a wall of any given thickness.  Also known as jamb lining or jam extender.

Exterior Stop:  The removable glazing bead that holds the glass or panel in place when it is on the exterior side of the light or panel, in contrast to an interior stop located on the interior side of the glass.

Extruded Screen Frame:  Unlike a roll formed frame, this frame is pressed through a form or die.  

Extrusion:  The process of producing vinyl or aluminum shapes by forcing heated material through an orifice in a die.

Evacuated Glazing:  Insulating glazing composed of two glass layers, hermetically sealed at the edges, with a vacuum between to eliminate convection and conduction. A spacer system is needed to keep the panes from touching.

Eyebrow Windows:  Low, inward-opening windows with a bottom-hinged sash. These attic windows built into the top molding of the house are sometimes called "lie-on-your-stomach" or "slave" windows. Often found on Greek revival and Italianate houses.