Ross DeMeritt

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Ross DeMeritt is president of Window Choice Co. Inc., with offices in Sautee, Georgia, and Mackinaw City, Michigan. Founded in 1988, the company works with fenestration fabricators to develop product concepts, and matches fabricators with extruders using the latest in extrusion technology and compounds. He can be reached at ross@worldwidewindowdesign.com. Opinions expressed are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the position of the National Glass Association or Window + Door.  

The Argument for Wood Plastic Composites

Aside from product differentiation, the advantages of wood plastic composites are superior strength, lower expansion/contraction, less heat deformation, better U values and “greenness.” Let’s examine each in turn.