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April 15, 2013
The Coalition for Home Energy Efficiency, formed by industry manufacturers and others, is launching a consumer education campaign this week focused on a Change.org petition to the President and Congress opposing "proposed changes to the Energy Star program that would price Energy Star-rated windows and skylights out of reach for average consumers and make affordable energy-efficient options... more »
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April 12, 2013
Fiberglass window manufacturer Duxton Windows & Doors opened the Fenestration Centre last week. The new showroom is designed to help designers and consumers choose the right products to achieve such energy goals as LEED, PassivHaus, and Net Zero.
Visitors to the Fenestration Centre will find detailed information on frame materials, performance values by glass type, and 3D drawings of... more »
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April 12, 2013
Tony Giannopolous is rebuilding thanks to the efforts of the Yuma (Ariz.) South West Contractors Association, Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co., and MI Windows & Doors. His home was destroyed in an electrical fire last December.
A well-known and well-liked member of the Yuma community, Giannopolous works part time at the local Sam’s Club, where he has become known for the smiley... more »
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April 12, 2013
At its spring meeting this past week, the National Fenestration Rating Council’s board of directors approved changes to NFRC 100 and NFRC 200, allowing certain shading devices to be rated for U-factor and solar heat gain coefficient.
These changes apply to products that use shading systems (blinds, shades) that are integral to the product as shipped from the manufacturer, including dynamic... more »
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April 11, 2013
Expanding its presence in Western Canada, Ply Gem Indusries has acquired Gienow Windows & Doors. The window and door manufacturer was owned by VKR Holding, the Danish parent of Velux Group, which reported the sale on its website.
Ply Gem, based in Cary, N.C., already owns Ply Gem Canada. Based in Calgary, Alberta, the company operates a 300,000-square-foot plant that... more »
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April 10, 2013
Pleotint LLC's Suntuitive interlayer, used to produce thermochromic glass that passively adapts to changes in temperature and direct sunlight, is featured in the recently-constructed ecosmart house.
Built in Bozeman, Mont., the ecosmart house serves as a residential modeling and construction project to expand the knowledge of environmental and human sustainability, according to Rehau, the... more »
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April 9, 2013
The 2013 forecast for construction-put-in-place is up 8 percent―$918 million―over 2012, according to consulting and investment firm, FMI. Even with the strong improvement, however, FMI does not expect annual construction to go above the trillion-dollar mark until 2015.
Residential buildings have shown the most improvement. While single-family construction was up 23 percent, multifamily... more »
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April 9, 2013
The 2013 National Fenestration Rating Council Spring Committee Meeting wraps up this week at the Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club in Florida. Among the items headed to the NFRC board for approval is a motion to implement the use of a Certificate of Authorization to streamline the dissemination of certification data.
The board will also review the NFRC Technical... more »
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April 9, 2013
Seloy Oy, a Finnish insulating glass fabricator, and Lasiliiri Oy, a Finnish architectural glass manufacturer,are implementing FeneVision ERP software into their company operations, according to a FeneTech Europe SARL release. Seloy Oy produces IG units on two TPS spacer lines and one metal spacer line, and serves local window and door manufacturers, steel construction firms and glazing... more »
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April 8, 2013
Terry Walker and Joseph G. Fabick, Jr., recently launched WFI Global LLC, a Madison, Wis., specialty chemical coatings and foam company. WFI's initial product offering will consist of low-density polyurethane foam systems for the fenestration industry, with other chemical coating products to follow. The company plans to sell the foam systems throughout the U.S. and western Canada through... more »
