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Door and Window Musings
By Tara Taffera

A few weeks ago I told you about my observations from attending the day-long lead-safe work practices certified renovator course (CLICK HERE for that story). Since we published that blog, I’ve received an outpouring of comments from readers about it. And, though I hesitate to write another blog about lead paint, I can’t resist, as [...]

Plavecsky’s Ponderings
By Jim Plavecsky

Everybody is talking about R5 windows! Late in May, the U.S. Department of Energy launched its “Highly-Insulating R-5 Windows and Low-E Storm Windows Volume Purchase Program” with an event in Washington, D.C., held at the headquarters of the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB). The program was designed to pair manufacturers of super energy efficient windows [...]

Collins, the Trend Tracker
By Mike Collins

A spate of recent transactions, along with several others that are progressing toward completion, has helped bring the number of door and window merger and acquisition transactions closer to our previous expectations. The most recent is the acquisition of Loewen by VKR Holding of Denmark, the parent company of Velux Skylights. This purchase was a [...]