My Energy Efficient Windows Are Setting My Patio On Fire...

[VenomXts]

How 2020.... Be aware lol.


Article on it....

Glare from energy-efficient windows can melt siding, vehicles

Energy-efficient windows make up more than 90 percent of all new window installations in the U.S., according to a survey by the National Association of Home Builders. But they can become problematic for homeowners when sunlight bounces off the windows and is so intense that it can melt siding on...

www.wral.com

 

[maintenanceguy]

Many years ago my wife thought our son was playing with matches because she found a burned spot on a table in our living room. A few days later she smelled smoke and found the same spot smoldering. A glass paperweight was behaving like a magnifying glass in the sunlight.

 

[Johnmcl7]

A building in London impressively damaged a car:

'Walkie-Talkie' skyscraper melts Jaguar car parts

A new London skyscraper dubbed the "Walkie-Talkie" is blamed for reflecting light which melted parts of a car parked on a nearby street.

www.bbc.co.uk

We were smelling burning and went upstairs to find my sister had left her make up mirror near the window and focused the sun on the curtain, as the sun moved along the mirror starting cutting along the curtain which was thankfully fire proof and didn't catch fire.

 

[RobertR]

The Sun? In Inverness?