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Thermo Alu75: Triple Thermal Performance

The Thermo Alu75 from Zola Windows delivers tremendous value in a triple pane, thermally broken aluminum system. With R-11 glass standard and R-15 quad glass optional, Thermo Alu75 can be offered in extremely large sizes. It is available as a Tilt & Turn window as well as Lift & Slide, french and entry doors.

Zola Wins Architectural Products Magazine’s 2016 Product Innovation Award

We are proud to announce that Zola was recently recognized by Architectural Products Magazine with the Product Innovation Award. Zola received this award for its industry-leading, quad-pane Zola Arctic line of windows. The Zola Arctic features R-15 glass and a VT of 64%.

Interview with Olympian Zola Customer, Tim Burke

We recently delivered windows to a special house in Lake Placid, New York. The home is being built by Olympian couple Tim Burke and Andrea Henkel and is conveniently located right next to a cross-country ski center.

Manhattan Gets its First Certified Passive House

LEED Platinum for Homes meets Passive House this September, as Manhattan welcomes its very first Certified Passive House. A Passive House is a building which optimizes indoor air quality, offers extreme thermal comfort to its tenants, and uses up to 90% less energy than a conventional building.

Case Study: La Torretta Residence

The values held in the Rocky Mountains and a Colorado family’s strong sense of community merged perfectly in the La Torretta Residence, a home which captures the breathtaking views offered by Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and features Zola’s Classic Clad and Classic Wood lines of windows and doors.

Case Study: Super-Efficient Sonoma Residence

Located on a steep site with dramatic views, the house design takes cues from the surrounding topography. The house seeks to integrate into the landscape in a respectful way. It is set into the slope of the ridge, the building “steps down” working to become part of the landscape rather than be an intervention in opposition.

Zola Arctic: Pushing the Limits of Window Performance Through Superior Design & Innovation

Zola Windows is committed to embracing continual product innovation, taking the concept of high-performance windows to the next level. Recently, the company unveiled Zola Arctic, a premium performance window with remarkable versatility across a broad range of temperatures and climates.

Case Study: La Tierra Nueva, Santa Fe

It is impossible to miss the striking new home on a ridge in Santa Fe. The La Tierra Nueva residence is architect Graham Hogan‘s recent sustainable architecture project.

Case Study: Techstyle Haus

Techstyle Haus is entirely solar-powered and conforms to the Passive House Standard, the highest international standard for energy efficiency.

Case Study: Upper West Side New York Passive House

High performing European windows and doors are transforming the New York landscape and discerning homeowners and architects are leading the way.

Case Study: Carroll Gardens Passive House

This 5-story 1860’s Brooklyn townhouse features Zola’s triple-glazed Thermo Clad windows and doors in FCS-certified pine.

Newspaper Feature: Vonde Passive House

The Idaho Statesman featured an article on a passive house project that features Zola’s Thermo uPVC line of windows and doors.

Zola Wins Architizer A+ Jury Award for 2nd Consecutive Year

The Architizer A+Award Jury has selected Zola Arctic as the winner in the Building Products | Windows category.

Case Study: View Haus 5

Designed by award-winning b9 architects, inc. and constructed by Cascade Built, View Haus 5 has five distinct homes that were designed to appeal to a diverse group of buyers with a few commonalities.

Zola Windows: Customer Testimonial

Customer testimonial video for Zola Windows based out of Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Zola’s American Heritage SDH Receives Product Innovation Award

Architectural Products recently awarded Zola’s American Heritage SDH (Simulated Double Hung) product line the 2015 Product Innovation Award.

Case Study: Casa Mirasol

Casa Mirasol is a Spanish style, green home recently completed in Napa Valley, California. The home hosts an open floor plan kitchen, dining and living room, two spacious bedrooms with sliding barn door closets, and a hidden home office.

ZNC Receives Passive House ‘A’ Rating and Arctic Certification

The ZNC (“Zola No Compromise”) Window takes the concept of high-performance windows to the next level. Not only does the ZNC feature outstanding thermal performance and extreme airtightness, but it is also crafted out of responsibly harvested wood.

Case Study: Ankeny Row

We recently interviewed the builder and the homeowners who led the development of Ankeny Row, a multi-family, age-in-place green project in Portland, Oregon.

Zola Featured by Treehugger: Driving Sustainability Mainstream

TreeHugger, the leading media outlet dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream, recently featured a Chicago Passive House with Zola’s windows and doors.

Passive House Institute US: Passive House Competition Winners Feature Zola Windows & Doors

Last month at the 10th Annual North American Passive House Conference in Chicago, Zola Windows was featured in several of the Passive Project Competition Winners.

Case Study: McKeesport Housing

Located in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, this project is a high-performance retroﬁt and renovation of a former YMCA building and now a multi-unit residential apartment building for at-risk and previously homeless clients.

Case Study: Pumpkin Ridge

Homeowners Bryan and Stephanie Farris live outside of Portland in North Plains, Oregon with their two boys, ages 12 and 14. They planned to build their custom home after spending a decade living in Asia, where Bryan worked in various roles in the development and manufacturing of Nike products.

Zola Named Architizer A+ Award Jury Winner

Acclaimed jury has selected ZNC as the Jury Winner in the Building Products | Windows category.