The National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) has revised its annual meeting cycle to include two meetings rather than three. This change will take effect during this year.
According to the announcement, the revision provides NFRC’s task groups with additional time to perform the research required to create more comprehensive ballots, ultimately effecting more rapid improvements in [...]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will host an interactive strategy session for optimizing the progress of the High Performance Windows (HPWs) Volume Purchase Program. The focus of the session, to be held February 2, 2012, at 2 p.m., is to discuss future strategies for the program based on its prescribed objectives.
The primary objective is [...]
Looking for the latest education regarding the state of the door and window market, growth opportunities and more? Make plans now to attend Fenestration Day to be held April 12 in San Antonio, Texas. Registration is now open.
The event, sponsored by DWM/Shelter magazine, will include a day of education for both manufacturers and dealers as [...]
Members of the door and window industry will travel to Toronto this week for Win-Door North America which opens today and runs through Thursday. The event will include the latest product introductions for doors, windows, glass, hardware and more.
Exhibitors will also be informing attendees on the latest issues that affect them, including important issues close [...]
When John Meeks, McCoy Corp., addressed AMD attendees yesterday, he told them, “If you have survived the past five years you have had to make extremely difficult decisions. The government has not made the difficult decisions you have had to make.”
Although some of the statistics he presented as part of his economic forecast were dismal [...]
Want to work with remodelers but don’t know how to get started? Think price is among the top items remodelers consider? Think again. Paul Winans, Remodelers Advantage, talked about how to work with remodelers and what is most important to them, during his seminar held yesterday during the Association of Millwork Distributors Annual Convention taking [...]
Fenestration Day, now in its third year, has announced its date for the annual educational gathering. The event will be held Thursday, April 12, 2012, at the El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio, Texas.
Join the decision makers of the door and window industry as they come together for a full day of education derived [...]
Registration is now open for the American Architectural Manufacturers Association’s 2011 Fall Conference, September 25-28 at the JW Marriott Desert Springs in Palm Desert, Calif.
This year’s keynote speaker, Esmael Adibi, director of the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research and Anderson Chair of Economic Analysis at Chapman University in Orange, Calif., will provide an [...]
Attend Win-door North America November 15-17, and get answers to questions about insulating glass units direct from the professionals.
Bill Lingnell, technical consultant to the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) and an expert in glass and architectural products, joins IGMA’s executive director, Margaret Webb for an hour of candid, straight talk about insulating glass.
What are the [...]
The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) kicked off its summer technical conference yesterday at the Delta Victoria Ocean Point Resort & Spa in Victoria, British Columbia. The conference began with a meeting of the Glass Safety Awareness Council, which was launched earlier this year.
The conference continues through August 31, with meetings of the group’s task [...]
