[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 90 (Thursday, July 13, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1220]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               SUPPORT OF THE WINDOWS AND GLAZING PROGRAM

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                             HON. JIM DAVIS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 12, 2000

  Mr. DAVIS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the 
windows and glazing program, which is funded through the Building 
Technology Category. This program provides funding for a promising new 
technology with enormous energy saving potential for the commercial 
windows market. This program would allow the further development of 
plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) techniques for 
electrochromic technologies. This technology provides a flexible means 
of controlling the amount of heat and light that pass through a glass 
surface providing significant energy conservation opportunities. The 
Department of Energy estimates that placing this technology on all 
commercial building windows in the United States would produce yearly 
energy savings equivalent to the amount of oil that passes through the 
Alaskan pipeline each year.
  In recognition of the importance of this technology, the State of 
Florida has provided $1.6 million toward the advancement of this 
program, and has allocated an additional $720,000 in the State of 
Florida Fiscal Year 2001 budget. The program is being undertaken in 
conjunction with the University of South Florida and utilizes the 
expertise and patented technology of the National Renewable Energy 
Laboratory in Colorado. The State of Florida's program has made 
significant progress toward making electrochromic windows a reality. 
This program is an excellent example of successful technology transfer 
from a national laboratory as well as an example of a successful 
public/private relationship.
  The Florida program is consistent with industry priorities and goals 
of the Department of Energy's windows program. I believe this program 
only helps strengthen our conservation programs. I encourage my 
colleagues to support this important program.

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