Beautiful windows that save you money, installed by Window City Pros, the pros who know

By Ken McEntee

Because it can be so difficult to find a home improvement contractor who is reliable, transparent and does quality work, it’s only natural, when you find such a company to ask, “What else do you do?”

That was the case for Chad Howman.

After Chad started his own successful bathroom renovation business in 2020, impressed customers began to ask whether he offered other ways to improve their homes.

It got him thinking.

Chad, who has been renovating homes for almost 30 years—since he was in his early teens—had spent 20 years in the replacement window business.

And he liked it. It was satisfying.

“It’s truly one of the only products that pays for itself inside and out,” he reasoned. “So I thought about getting back into the window business. But I wasn’t about to jump in with just any product. There already were a lot of replacement windows out there. If I was going to get involved, it would have to be something special that would really make an impact on the market.”

He found it.

Chad proudly says Window City Pros, the company he started with his wife, Stephanie, offers Pro Tech—Ohio’s only replacement windows that provide energy savings rated comparably to triple-pane windows, but at lower dual-pane prices.

Pro Tech windows feature advanced “Heat Shield” technology, made with green building materials and an advanced insulating system that glazes the glass with tiny metal particles that reflect UV light while allowing visible light to pass through. The chamber between window panes is filled with argon gas to create the heat shield.

“You can normally expect to pay 25 to 35% extra to get the energy saving benefits of triple pane windows,” Chad reveals. “Because of our exclusive Pro Tech windows, you don’t need to.”

The story of Pro Tech is no tall tale.

But it does involve one of the world’s loftiest buildings.

Around 2008, Chad says, energy prices were spiraling out of control—much like they are today. The owners of the Empire State Building hired a company to replace all of the skyscraper’s windows with double-pane, low-E argon glass.

“Unfortunately they didn’t see the energy savings they had anticipated, and asked, ‘What do we do now?’” Chad says. “They thought the only option to improve the energy rating was an upgrade to triple-pane windows.”

Unfortunately, the triple-pane windows were too heavy for the building.

Another manufacturer had a solution—dual pane windows with the thermal rating of their triple-pane counterparts. The revolutionary new windows on the Empire State Building paid for themselves—along with the earlier replacements—in four years, Chad says.

He was impressed.

“Those windows were only being offered for commercial grade properties.” Chad says. “I reached out to the manufacturer and asked whether they could put the same system into a vinyl window for houses. They said, ‘absolutely.’ I went to visit them and picked out the locks and latches and other design features and we created an exclusive residential product that nobody else is offering.”

With the success of the new window, Window City Pros now has Ohio locations in Medina, Columbus, Cincinnati and Toledo.

“It’s a true family business,” Chad says. “My wife Stephanie handles all of the customer service and employee relations tasks. We have employees who work here with their spouses, siblings and cousins. It’s just like one big happy family around here.”

Getting started on the path toward lower energy bills and a more comfortable home is simple by scheduling a no-obligation consultation with Window City Pros, at 440-306-5444. You can learn more by visiting WindowCityPros.com.