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DWM News Archive 2008

September 29, 2008
- Jordan, Knauff & Co. Served as Advisor for Point Five Sale; Collins Predicts Economy is Closer to Recovery Than Decline
- Masonite Announces Supply Chain Financing Program Facilitated by PrimeRevenue
- G-U Hardware and Melron Corp. Team Up
- Edgetech I.G. Offers Continuing Education Credits at Ed Fest 2008
- Victor Owner of Pace Windows Says "Buy Local"
- Industry Volunteers Honored
- Selecting UV-Curing Equipment for Wood and Building Products Applications
- New Patented-Design Windows Use Electricity to Efficiently Stop Heat Loss
- As Power Costs Climb, Homeowner and Agency Among Those Exploring Way To Save, Create Energy
- Protect Your Home from Rising Energy Costs
- Antarctic Mission Accomplished

September 25, 2008
- ICC Hearings Wrap Up in Minneapolis
- Green and Sustainability Take Center Stage at AAMA Fall Conference
- Kolbe Acquires Point Five Windows
- SierraPine Featured in Discovery Channel Planet Green TV Series
- Quanex Building Products Announces Dismissal of Lawsuit
- Northfield Capital Corp. Enters into Agreement to Sell Northfield Glass Group Inc.
- Further Job Cuts at Masonite Ireland
- UNITED KINGDOM - Stock Building Supply's Parent Weighs Sale
- Gain a Glimpse into Some of the Newest Products Being Introduced This Fall

September 24, 2008
- Special News Alert: PPG Announces Glass Business Realignment

September 22, 2008
- ICC Upholds Decision to Disapprove S 141 Code Proposal, Among Others
- Hurd Files for Reorganization Under Chapter 11
- AAMA Fall Conference Kicks Off in San Antonio
- Amesbury Locca Donates Products to "Extreme Makeover Home Edition" Project
- Hydro Aluminum Hosts Workshop Series on Improving Products Using Extruded Aluminum
- N.C. Attorney General Sues Mooresville Window Company
- Masonite International Inc. Enters into Forbearance Agreement with Bank Lenders
- Certified Green Dealer Program Quickly Achieves National Status as Leading Green Certification Program
- Renewal by Andersen® Leads the Charge for Environment and Energy Efficiency
- Bodie Island Lighthouse Among Finalists for New Windows
- Windows Need Cleaning, Not Covering

September 18, 2008
- New Standard Available for Building in Hurricane and High Wind Areas
- BHMA Issues Standard for Integrated Door Opening Assemblies
- Builder Confidence Rises in September While Housing Starts Decline in August
- Amendment to Lacey Act Bans Illegal Wood Imports
- Weather Museum and Research Center Survive Hurricane Ike
- FMA Postpones Meeting Due to Hurricane Ike
- Dow Corning Scientist is Honored with ASTM International Sealants Hall of Fame Award
- VELUX Welcomes Energy Pledge but Calls for Government to Go Further

September 15, 2008
- NuAir Manufacturing Names New CEO
- FeneTech to Market Softsolution Products in North America
- Two Northeast Ohio Manufacturing Plants to Shut Their Doors; A Combined 170+ Workers to Lose Jobs
- 30th Homes for Our Troops Project Home Includes Simonton Windows®
- Windows of Opportunity
- Building Inspectors Help Woman Scammed By Roofing Contractor
- New Report on U.K. Residential Door and Window Market Available
- Solar Power from Your Windows
- Perfect Patio Doors Provide a Fresh Approach to Inspired Outdoor Living
- Sash Replacement Kits Save Energy

September 11, 2008
- Edgetech Founder Joins Glasslam
- GANA and IGMA Issue Joint Statement about Future Collaboration
- Door and Window Manufacturers Showcase Their Products at Remodeling Show
- Report Released on Vinyl Door and Window Market
- Using Lasers to Produce Wood Grains in MDF
- PPG Running at About Half Capacity Due to Floods
- JELD-WEN to Carry Out Antarctic Rescue
- EPA Settles with Evanston Landlord for Lead-Based Paint Violations; Includes $6,760 Penalty and Major Window Replacement Project
- Home, Green Home
- Try Candle Wax on Tight New Windows

September 4, 2008
- Huttig Announces Closure of Fredericksburg Location
- Is a Glass Shortage Coming?
- Greener Times
- Aribell Purchases Venting Sidelight Business from Wardco
- Stockton Window Plant to Close
- Timber Firm Workers Lose Jobs
- Harvey Opens Warehouse in Rockaway
- ADCO Global to Invest in New Facility in China
- Hawaii Window Company Keeps Military Employees in the Family
- Some Say Sick Days Impact Would Be Costly
- Man Dead After Car Hits Utility Pole
- UNITED KINGDOM - Low-Cost Solar Glazing Project to Receive £567,000 Grant
- Windows Could Save the Planet
- Man Heats 4,000-Sq.-Ft Home for $2.50 per Day Using Passive Solar Technology
- European Buyers Like Windows, Closet Space

August 28, 2008
- Door and Window Companies Rank on Inc. 5000 List
- View Product Demonstrations from IWF
- Masonite Announces Second-Quarter 2008 Financials
- Quanex Engineered Products Division Reports 12 Percent Decline from 2007 for Fiscal Third Quarter
- Marvin Employee Passes Away
- Five Big Bills You Can Cut Fast

August 25, 2008
- Float Line Remains Down at PPG's Texas Plant
- IWF Show Brought Variety of Solutions to Woodworking Industry, Including Door and Window Manufacturers
- DOE Extends Public Comment Period for Draft Door, Window and Skylight ENERGY STAR® Criteria
- Patent Infringement Alleged in Lawsuit
- Atrium Announces Private Debt Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation Relating to 11.5 Percent Senior Discount Notes Due 2012 of ACIH Inc.
- Hawaii Window Company Keeps Military Employees in the Family
- 'Eco-Experience' At Fair Shows Green Technology
- Consumers Want Immediate, Noticeable Savings From Utilities: Survey
- Wash. Woman's Embezzlement Sends Her Off To Prison
- Builders Continue to Rein-In New Housing Production in July
- Air-Purifying Church Windows Early Nanotechnology
- Therma-Tru Chooses Ugliest Doors
- Home Repairs
- Know Your Windows
- House Fire Damages 2 Houses; Melts Windows
- Britain's Worst Burglar

August 21, 2008
- “Green” Seminar Attracts Crowd at IWF Show this Week
- Reaction Continues to Proposed ENERGY STAR® Revisions
- AAMA Releases New Document Addressing Test Method to Determine Chemical Compatibility of Sealants and Flashings
- AEC Unveils Aluminum is Green Logo
- Iowans Answer Call as Afghan War Escalates
- Bend Jury Sides with Doctor in Lawsuit over Malpractice Death of Jeld-Wen Vice-President
- Indianapolis Maintains Title Of Nation’s Most Affordable Housing Market for 12th Consecutive Quarter
- Stanek Windows Challenges Kids to Take Their Parents Back to School
- New European Sales Structure for Dupont EP

August 18, 2008
- Builder Confidence Holds Steady In August
- Andersen Makes Improvements to Stout Technology Park Plant
- Atrium Windows and Doors of Florida to Cut Jobs
- Jacob Sunroom Relies Heavily on Family Expertise
- Campaign 2008: Franken Touts Energy Proposals
- Solar Verde Estates Zero Energy with 100 Percent Solar Power That Pays You Back
- Wind Simulator to Hit Cat 4
- Deceuninck® Hires Mark Lipsius to Join the Kodiak® Building Products Group
- Integrity Earns Effie Award
- Windows to Savings: Focus on Five Areas to Ensure Maximum Efficiency

August 14, 2008
- Stakeholders Travel to Nation's Capitol to Give Feedback on New ENERGY STAR® Criteria
- Schüco Sells U.S. Vinyl Replacement Windows Business Assets to Force V Environmental
- Crystal Windows Licenses Sashlite Technology
- Learning Center Holds Job Seminar Class
- DWM Sponsors Seminar on Going Green
- Housing Slowdown, Interest Expenses Leave Ply Gem at a Loss
- St. Clair Corp. and Affiliate Gutter Pro Seek Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
- Builders Firstsource Inc. Completely Dumped by Menta Capital LLC
- California Senate Appropriations Committee Votes Not to Advance PVC Packaging Bill
- Crystal Makes Crain's List of Minority-Owned Companies

August 11, 2008
- Pella Ranks Highest in Study of Consumer Satisfaction with Patio Doors and Windows; Simonton Takes First in Builder Satisfaction
- Public Comment Opens on Newly Proposed Evolution of Certified Wood Credits in LEED®
- Stock Building Supply Closing Lebanon Plant
- Road to China: Getting Busier Every Day for Solon Company
- New Vision for Future Living Environments
- Local Fire Departments Wary of Hurricane Windows

August 7, 2008
- ENERGY STAR® Releases Draft of New Door, Window and Skylight Criteria
- NFRC Honors Founding Members and Participants
- Atrium to Relocate Production Capacity of Jacksonville, Fla., Facility
- Jeld-Wen Ending Manufacturing Operations at Gainesville Plant
- Area Officials Optimistic Despite Forbes' Forecast
- AMD Members Put Stamp of Disapproval on S141
- Wolseley Rises Most in 16 Years on Possible Unit Sale
- UNITED KINGDOM - Window Boss Reflects on His Rapid Rise to Top
- Millwork Execs Start New Firm
- IRELAND - Carrick Chamber Optimistic About Future of Masonite
- H.B. Fuller to Build Specialty Adhesive Facility in China
- Builders Tighten Belts as Steel, Diesel and Other Costs Rise
- Hot Stuff: Ultimate Replacement Casement
- Out With the Old, in with the New Windows
- Out of Patience
- This 'Windows Program' Will Cut Home Energy Use

August 4, 2008
- IECC and Energy Star Updates Provided During NFRC Summer Meeting
- Allan Brothers Considers 60 Job Cuts
- Wolseley May Put Stock Building Supply on Sale Block
- Pella: Windows to the World
- Builders FirstSource Signs On to Certified Green Dealer Program
- Viwinco President Speaks on "Executive Leaders" Radio Program
- AAMA Releases Two Testing Documents
- Builders FirstSource Q2 Loss Wider-Than-Expected
- Window Panes That Generate Solar Power, Charge USB Devices
- Historic-Area Windows Vote Reversed
- Little Things Add Up to Big Savings on Heat
- Six Receive DKMM Awards for Recycling

July 31, 2008
- NFRC Summer Meeting Takes Place This Week in Chicago
- President Bush Signs Housing Stimulus Package
- Building Code Grant Legislation Passes U.S. House
- ABC Manufacturing Undergoes Changes After Acquisition
- After Nearly Three Centuries in Business Montag Windows & Doors Makes Its U.S. Debut
- State Awards Job-Training Funds to Local Companies
- Dome'l Announces Branding of the Dominator™ Door
- Crystal Windows Fetes Trade Customers
- Viridian Expands Dandenong Glass Manufacturing Plant
- New-Home Sales Edge Down in June
- David Barnes Interview on Executive Leaders Radio Program to Air on August 1, 2008
- Jones Lang LaSalle Snags Green Globes Tool
- If You Can't Measure the Heat ...
- Nation's First Modern Coal-to-Liquids Plant to Be Built in West Virginia
- Family Hopes to Have Ugliest Door in U.S
- Skylights and Windows Work Together
- REACH Hits 200th Home Milestone

July 28, 2008
- Code Council Creates Sustainable Building Technology Committee
- PGT Announces Rights Offering
- Fortune Brands Profit Tops Lowered Wall St. View
- An Eye on Future Building
- Apex Company Downsizes
- AAMA Continues Work on Rating Severe Wind-Driven Rain Resistance
- Housing Stimulus Package Under President's Review
- New York Housing Agencies Approve $329M to Build, Renovate Affordable Housing
- Window World Founder and CEO Retires
- Man Charged in Fatal Crash is Illegal Immigrant
- A Giving Spirit: Wojan Window and Door Extends Materials to South Dakota Indian Reservation
- Costly Repairs in South Loop

July 24, 2008
- Home Buyers Increasingly Thinking and Buying Green, Survey Reports
- Edgetech I.G. Earns ISO 9001:2000 Certification
- Accsys Named in World's Top 20 Sustainable Stocks Listing
- The Truth About ... Intelligent Buildings
- California Court Upholds Contractual Duty to Defend
- Amesbury Locca Honored by USLBA
- Builder Confidence Declines Further In July
- Ugliest Door in Cleveland?
- Church Windows Withstood Earthquake

July 21, 2008
- NWDA Members Come Together for Golf and Education
- California Adopts Nation's First Statewide "Green" Building Code
- Jeld-Wen Introduces SFI-Certified Option for Patio Doors and Windows
- Progressive Systems Inc. Invests in New Facility
- Closures and Layoffs (scroll down)
- Single-Family Housing Starts and Permits Decline In June
- Woman Files Suit Against Therma-Tru
- Attorney General Accuses Algonquin Contractor of Fraud
- Alameda Toddler Survives Two-Story Fall

July 17, 2008
- Building Industry Weighs In: How the FTC Can Combat Green Claims
- Jeld-Wen Helps Restore Historic Lighthouses
- NCCER Responds to Industry Call for Green Building Training
- Smart Design: Back to Drawing Board?
- Cool Glass, With Smarts
- Do Old Glass Windows Sag?
- Energy: Let the Sun in Without the Heat

July 14, 2008
- Senate Passes Housing Stimulus Bill
- Thermal Windows Lends a Hand to First LEED Platinum Structure in Oklahoma
- Michael Collins to Start Twice Monthly Blog
- Building an Energy-Efficient Home
- Window Coatings Can Channel Energy
- IRELAND - Job Cuts at Masonite
- Seattle-Area Children Falling from Windows with Alarming Frequency
- Consider Updating Home's Entrance
- Passive Solar Design- Logical Layouts That Can Save You Money

July 10, 2008
- Industry Representatives Meet to Discuss Complex Issue of Exterior Side-Hinge Door System Testing
- Masonite Indicates Likely Non-Compliance With Financial Covenants; Continues Negotiations with Bank Lenders
- U.S. Green Building Council to Modify LEED Standards
- Amesbury Locca Donates Remote Access and Wireless Intercoms to Charity
- Crystal Windows Opens Conn. Branch Office
- U.S. Slump Slows Sales, Window-Maker GBO Says
- No Pandemic Plan for Major Businesses
- PGT Inc. Announces Second Quarter and First Half 2008 Results Conference Call
- Jeld-Wen Names New COO
- U.S. Door & Building Components Adds Three New Employees
- Fakro Asks EC to Investigate Velux's Western Monopoly
- Mold Drives Family from 'Dream' Home
- Recent Accidents Show Open Windows Are Dangerous to Small Children
- Chamber to Hit Links July 11
- Bump Keys: Should You Be Worried?
- A Window to Environmentally Responsible Improvements

July 3, 2008
- AAMA Surveys PCBC Attendees on Green Building
- BICA® Awards Announced for Patio and Entry Doors
- PPG AutoGlass Introduces Replacement Door Glass Insert Business Offering
- Gruber & Co. Group Offers Package Deals for Window Profile Manufacturing
- White Paper Outlines Necessary Code Changes for Energy Reductions
- Green Building’s LEED Standards Gain Acceptance
- Stern & Co. Founder Passes Away
- South Korean Researchers Develop Electricity-Generating Window
- JELD-WEN Holds Student Door Design Contest
- Crystal Window & Door Systems Contributes to Quake Relief
- Builders FirstSource Slips to Year Low on Weak Housing Market
- Not Your Average Home Improvements
- Aluminum Supply in Deficit on Coal Shortage

June 30, 2008
- IBHS Plans for Research Facility to Aid in Building Durable Structures
- Survey Shows Homeowners Willing to Invest More in “Green” Home Improvement Products Despite Down Economy
- Green Companies and Companies Going Green, Take the Green Initiative with THAT Agency
- Queen’s Costs Touch 40 Mn Pounds, She Says Not Enough
- New-Home Sales Decline in May
- Hands-Free Requirement to be Enforced July 1

June 26, 2008
- EPA Delays Rulemaking on Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products
- Florida Extends Deadline for Building Code Implementation
- California Senate Committee Votes in Favor of Passing PVC Packaging Bill
- Serious Materials Acquires Alpen Windows
- Technoform Aligns North American I-Spacer™ Market Teams into Commercial and Residential Sectors
- FeneVision® Goes Glass
- SNE Moves Division From Mosinee To Medford
- IWF to Conduct Drawings Totaling $105,000 at 2008 Event
- Lourdes College Adds Four Leaders to the Board of Trustees
- Window on Success
- Pella Earns EPA SmartWay(SM) Transport Partner Status
- 73 Percent of Surveyed Remodelers Install Energy-Efficient Windows, NAHB Reports
- New Recycling Targets Set in Europe

June 19, 2008
- IGMA Holds Summer Meeting
- Wind-Drive Rain Standard is Delayed—Further Testing Needed
- Klamath's Largest Employer Makes Layoffs
- Velocity Marketing and Scherer Industrial Merge
- JELD-WEN and OrePac Expand Partnership
- Green Building Hard to Define
- I-Code Adoptions Improve Construction and Fire Safety in New York City and the State of Maine
- China to Raise Fuel Prices by 17%-18% in Surprise Move
- Builder Confidence Edges Down in June
- 2008 Construction Starts Down 11 Percent

June 16, 2008
- Associations Discuss Their Plans of Action after Conclusion of ICC Public Comment Period on S141
- Industry Update Now Available from Jordan, Knauff & Company
- SNE to Move Window Production; Cut 305 Jobs
- PPG Architectural Coatings Announces Further Pricing Action
- California Senate Committee to Vote on PVC Packaging Bill
- Workplace Accident Triggers Federal Lawsuit
- Barbara Pickford Inducted into Cambridge Who's Who Executive, Professional and Entrepreneurial Registry
- ProVia Door Earns Safety Awards
- Boy in Critical Condition After Fall From Window
- Missing 2-Year-Old Wanders from Home

June 12, 2008
- Formaldehyde Emissions Could Be Federally Regulated
- Platte Valley Woodworks Secures Additional Financing
- New Study Predicts Strong Growth in Hurricane and Solar Control Glass through 2012
- FMI’s Construction Outlook: Second Quarter 2008 Report Now Available
- Builders Offer Congress Recommendations On Making Affordable Housing Green
- Dems Kill Chances for Energy Independence?
- Imperial Industries, Inc. Announces Election of New Director
- UNITED KINGDOM — Window Firm Cuts Jobs at City Plant
- UNITED KINGDOM — Seeing Double Over Double Glazing (Editorial)

June 9, 2008
- EPA Petitioners Seek to Reduce Formaldehyde Emissions Nationwide
- FTC Announces Workshop on “Green Guides” for Building Industry
- DWM Magazine Launches e-Green Website
- Global Warming Bill Meets End in Senate, AP Reports
- Edgetech I.G. to Present at Upcoming Durability Symposium
- Housing Crash Hits Nation, Glances At Boone
- Unemployment Rate Skyrockets In Decatur County
- DUX Announced as a Finalist in the 2008 IWF Challengers Award® Competition
- Harnessing the Green Power of Windows

June 5, 2008
- AAMA Goes Green, Hears from DOE, at Summer Conference
- Dow Building Solutions Announces Price Increases
- The Weather Channel Posts Video of University of Florida Hurricane Project and Its Involvement with the Industry
- Stiles Opens New Distribution Facility
- Kolbe Introduces 3-D Window Models
- Marvin Windows Expanding in Grafton
- Masonite Closing Door-Making Plant at Brookley Field
- Millen Workers at MI Windows and Doors May Get Assistance
- Ply Gem Industries Announces Pricing of Debt Offering
- Woman President is Elected (of CWDMA)
- Edgetech I.G. Unveils SustainaView™ Campaign
- Twenty Finalists Announced for the IWF 2008 Challengers Distinguished Achievement Award®
- Professionals and Students Focus on Sustainable Applications in 2008 Design Competition
- Homeowner Turns to DWM for Window/Door Supplier

June 2, 2008
- AAMA Members Discuss Major Issues of Relevance to Door and Window Manufacturers at Summer Conference
- Canadian Manufacturers Learn about Proposed Changes to Canada’s Energy Star® Program
- Fry Consultants Releases Excerpts of Canadian Market Study to CWDMA Members; Canadian Market to Remain Stable
- AAMA Awards Its Annual Scholarships
- Study of the U.S. Market for Windows, Doors and Skylights is Complete
- Bystronic and Urban Machinery Introduce High-Speed Friction Corner Welding™
- Hurd Announces Job Cuts, Looks to Future
- CraftMaster Offering Buyouts to Its Salaried Employees
- Expansion Helps Keep All Weather a Supplier for All Seasons
- Stock Building Supply Celebrates New Location
- Quanex Announces the Promotion of Gadin
- Pittsburgh Co. Settles Race Discrimination Lawsuit
- HTL Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary
- Pitstone-Based Company Shines at Awards

May 29, 2008
- New-Home Sales Up in April Following Downward Revision in March
- Composite Panel Association Becomes Third-Party Certifier
- DWM Sponsors Seminar on Going Green
- Jack Semling Passes Away
- Collins Promoted to Vice President at Jordan, Knauff and Co.
- Pella Corp. Raises $210,213 for Juvenile Diabetes Research
- Students Test Their Designs in Gulf
- Kolbe & Kolbe Employees Give Back to Heart Walk

May 22, 2008
- IGMA Looking at Changing Test Method for the IGMAC Certification Program
- ENERGY STAR® Meeting Scheduled for August 13
- Cardinal Glass to Open Solar Panel Factory in Mazomanie
- Housing Slump Wallops Silver Line Building Products, 251 to be Laid Off
- Warroad Seniors Complex to be Rebuilt After Fire
- Tornado Strikes Fredericksburg Huttig
- Green Products Under Scrutiny
- PPG Announces Performance Glazings Price Increase
- Glass Industry Seeks Tighter FTC Guidelines
- Former Fenestration Publisher Passes Away
- Quanex Names Petratis as President and Chief Executive Officer
- Downswing in Single-Family Market Deepens in April
- Keweenaw Glass & Door ...

May 19, 2008
- DOE Completes Initial Analysis for Doors and Skylights
- Solutia Breaks Ground at Plant in Springfield, Mass.
- Eagle Cuts 90 Workers
- Fortune Brands CEO Bullish on Housing
- UNITED KINGDOM — Open House as Door Deal Hits 25,000
- Three MSU Students Awarded Top Supply Management Scholarships
- St. Ambrose Presents ‘Best Practices’ Conference

May 15, 2008
- WDMA Technical Conference Continues to Tackle S141 Issue
- WDMA Briefs Members on New Industry Technology
- ProVia Door Expands into Florida Market
- Luxury Windows Closes China Manufacturing Plant
- Housing Slump Leads to Layoffs
- Storms Damage Simonton Windows Plant in Oklahoma
- Masonite Announces First-Quarter Sales of $464.4 Million
- Green Home Building Market is Expected to Double by 2012

May 12, 2008
- GlassFab Offers Lessons in IG
- Agony for a Company, and for a Company Man
- Ply Gem, Moving to Cary, Renegotiating Loan to Avoid Default
- Peter Kohler Plant to Re-Open (scroll down)
- Crystal Window & Door Systems Goes 'Green'
- Page Plant Rises Again
- Jeld-Wen Employee Passes Away
- Window Technique Involves Air, Not Gas
- Presentation on BIM World at IGMA Summer Meeting
- Jordan, Knauff & Co. to Hold Spring 2008 Industry Update on May 15
- Atrium Launches Free ''Training Tuesdays'' Webinars for Remodelers

May 8, 2008
- EPA to Review Petition about Formaldehyde in Composite Wood Products
- Florida Legislature Passes Building Code Standards Bill
- April DWM is Now Available Digitally
- Remodeling Activity Remains Steady in the First Quarter
- Grand Designs for Accoya Wood
- Days Before Second Birthday, Girl Dies in Antioch Drowning Accident

May 5, 2008
- DOE Reschedules Stakeholder Meeting for Early August
- PGT Announces Amendment of Credit Facility
- Scholarship Fund Marks Milestone
- Region Boosted By Exports, Farm Incomes, Biofuels
- Business Briefcase (scroll down)
- Win an Entryway Makeover in Fourth Annual Therma-Tru 'Ugliest Door in America' Contest

May 1, 2008
- Jordan, Knauff & Co. to Hold Spring 2008 Industry Update on May 15
- NAHB Asks Congress to Extend Tax Incentives for Energy-Efficient Homes
- Builders Creativity Rises as Housing Market Slumps
- UNITED KINGDOM — JELD-WEN Embarks on Wood Pellet Partnership
- Guardian Industries to Build Second Float Glass Plant in Brazil
- Shwinco to Utilize Solutia’s KeepSafe® Maximum Laminated Glass
- Minor Improvements Can Spur Home Sale

April 24, 2008
- Quanex Spin-Off and Merger Complete
- Loans Give 84 Lumber Breathing Room
- Mayor Says Market Can Absorb Loewen Layoffs
- FMA Educates Code Officials and Discusses Southeast Business at Recent Meeting
- Masonite Intl's Ratings Placed on Negative Watch on Likely Covenant Breach
- Bosco Inducted into NAHB Society of Honored Associates
- International PVC Conference Features Three from Rohm and Haas

April 21, 2008
- Atrium Announces Consolidation of Arizona and California Facilities
- AAMA Updates Document Addressing the Acoustical Rating of Doors, Windows and Glazed Wall Sections
- Loewen Windows Lays Off 100
- eCycle Electronics Saturday
- Contractors See an Upturn in Work for 2008
- Consider Your Workplace Principles on Earth Day

April 17, 2008
- AGC Flat Glass North America to Close Three Plants, Makes Plans to Sell Fabrication Business
- Southwall Technologies and Sound Solutions Windows & Doors Form Joint Venture
- UOP Announces Price Increase for UOP MOLSIV™
- NOVA SCOTIA — Cash-Strapped Glass Maker Lays Off Staff
- GED Wins Progressive Manufacturing Award
- Architectural Window Joins PPG Certified Applicator Program
- ProVia Door Funds Academic Scholarship
- UNITED KINGDOM —- Recycle Plant to Minimize Waste
- Housing Starts Fall Further in March
- For 19 Rusk County Workers April's Fool's Day Was No Joke
- UNITED KINGDOM — Laser Adds Wood Grain to MDF

April 10, 2008
- DOE ENERGY STAR® Stakeholder Meeting Slated for May 22
- Truseal Reports on Early Success of Envirosealed Windows™ Campaign
- Quanex Announces Agreement on $270 Million Revolving Credit Facility for Subsidiary
- Product Design & Development Celebrates 30 Years
- 84 Lumber Co. Closes 30 More Stores Nationwide
- Sash and Storm Closes Doors
- Losing is Easier to Take with a Brother at Your Side

April 7, 2008
- AAMA Continues Discussions with DOE, Proposes Revisions to ENERGY STAR® Program Requirements
- The Latest Issue of DWM is Now Available Digitally
- Atrium Companies Honor National Window Safety Week, April 20–26
- Harvey Official Optimistic Despite Layoffs
- U.S. Suffers Biggest Jobs Drop in 5 Years as Downturn Spreads
- Finding the Right Chemistry
- Builders FirstSource’s ratings placed on negative watch - S&P
- Justices Say Mistakes Were Made in the $3.9 Million Verdict
- Homeowners Check Out Energy-Saving Products

April 3, 2008
- WDMA Names New President and Management Company
- Quanex Announces Closing Date for Spin-off and Merger
- Consona Corp. Announces Acquisition of Configuration Solutions Inc.
- Crystal Windows Honored by National Business Group
- Revolving Loan Fund Helps Fuel Local Firms’ Growth
- 3M Will Phase Out Pensions for New Hires
- ALBAT+WIRSAM to Hold Production Workshop in Las Vegas
- Windows Light the Way
- Designer Windows

March 27, 2008
- Builder Confidence Remains Unchanged in March, NAHB Reports
- Ply Gem Reports Fourth-Quarter 2007 Results
- Contact Industries Earns ISO 9001:2000 Certification
- ISC to Rep Caldwell Products
- Craftmaster Lays Off 46 Workers from Wysox Plant
- Officials Predict Little Impact from Woodgrain Layoffs
- The Hidden Advantage

March 20, 2008
- PGT Industries Expands Commercial Presence with ASI LIMITED Joint Venture
- Masonite Announces Acquisition of Minority Interest in Foreign Subsidiary
- TDCI Supports Therma-Tru® with New Dealer Quoting and Consumer Marketing Tools Based on BuyDesign® Guided Selling and Configuration Software
- Jim Plavecsky to Author New DWM Blog
- Formaldehyde Emissions Standard Enacted in California
- Single-Family Housing Starts Decline 6.7 Percent in February
- Good Start But More is Needed, Home Builders Say on OFHEO Capital Adjustment for Fannie and Freddie
- New Vice President of Operations Named for EFCO
- IWF Will Go On as Planned, Despite Atlanta Tornado, Organizers Report

March 17, 2008
- NAHB Issues Statement about Freddie Mac CEO’s Comments
- Global Market for Adhesives to Exceed $30.5 Billion while Sealants Sales Volume is Poised to Reach 2.3 Billion Pounds by 2010, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts Inc.
- Keystone Diversifies Services
- Pella’s New Leader Has Big Plans for Macomb Plant
- Quanex Says Gets Favorable Ruling on Gerdau Deal
- AAMA Southeast Region Director Retires
- First Green Residential Remodeling Guidelines Launched

March 13, 2008
- TDCI and FeneTech Form Alliance
- Masonite Announces Fourth-Quarter 2007 Sales Declined 16.8 Percent from 2006
- Builders FirstSource Announces Preliminary Fourth-Quarter Results
- Builder Confidence in Condo Market Declines Again
- AEC to Hold Educational Course in Conjunction With ET ’08

March 10, 2008
- NFRC Spring Meeting Concludes with Attachment Rating Discussions
- Jordan, Knauff & Co. Launches Annual Industry Survey
- Roto Frank of America Selects PRYSM Marketing as East Coast Representative
- Stiles to Hold Executive Briefing Conference
- Jeld-Wen Opens New Showroom, Has Windows Featured at Edison Design Center and Receives Employment Grant
- Glass Doctor® Announces Partnership to Fix Door Panes
- UNITED KINGDOM — Wolseley Acquisitions Update - £33 Million Spent on Five Acquisitions
- Fortune Brands Chairman Gets $3.1M
- New Chief Financial Officer at GBO Inc.
- YKK AP Products Used in First Florida Medical Center to Win LEED Silver
- Alleged Bank Robber Linked to Unfinished Sunrooms

March 6, 2008
- NAHB Executives Host Teleconference on State of the Housing Industry: Swift Action from Congress is Needed
- AAMA Continues Discussions with AMD on Door Performance Standards, Component Swapping and Modifications to S14
- DWM Editor Starts Blogging
- NFRC Spring Meeting Held in Nashville; Karney Speaks on ENERGY STAR Criteria Revisions
- DOE Presents ENERGY STAR® Awards
- AAMA to Begin Phase-Out of AAMA/NWWDA 101/I.S.2-97
- Final Windows Finished at Story City Plant
- Quanex Corp. Reports First-Quarter Results
- Trustile® Doors to Open Third Facility in Denver
- PGT Announces Restructuring and Cost Savings Initiatives
- UNITED KINGDOM -- Door-Maker to Close After Losses
- Chelsea Names Dewil President and CEO
- Andrew J. O’Brien Joins Owens Door Company as National Sales Manager
- Simonton’s Burk Appointed to Home Builders Association Board
- Masonite Launches the New www.Masonite.Com
- Rental Apartments Not Immune to Housing Market's Woes
- Glass TEXpo™ to Feature Aluminum Hardware Seminar

February 28, 2008
- Code Change Hearings Continue in California
- AAMA Meeting Wraps Up in California
- DOE Revises Timeline; Hopes to Hold Stakeholder Meeting in Late Spring
- PPG Researchers Honored with 2008 Carnegie Science Award
- Junker Named COO/General Manager of G-U Hardware U.S. Operations
- BE08 Approaches

February 21, 2008
- Proposal to Make AAMA 507 an Alternate to NFRC Rating Defeated
- Proposal to Move IECC into IRC Denied
- U-Factors for Climate Zones 6 and 7 Debated at ICC Hearings; Proposal Denied
- Minimum and Maximum SGHCs Proposed in Climate Zones 5 through 8 for IRC; Proposal Disapproved
- Lovell Proposes that Overhangs Be a Trade-Off for SGHCs
- More News from the International Builders’ Show: View Product Videos Exclusive to DWM Magazine
- NAHB Launches National Green Building Program at Builders Show
- DOE to Undertake Window Research Project
- LEED for Homes Reference Guide Now Available for Pre-Order Online
- Hardman Passes Away
- AMI’S Profiles 2008 to Focus on Cutting Costs and Enhancing Products

February 14, 2008
- Manufacturers at IBS Discuss Green Products, Trends and More
- PPG Acquires Assets of NanoProducts
- New President at Amesbury Group
- LEED for Homes Continues to Grow
- Simonton Windows Selected for 2008 Blog Cabin
- High Growth Forecasted for the Chinese Markets for Windows and Doors
- On the Line: Fortune Brands CEO Bruce Carbonari
- MI Windows & Doors Uses ProTeus CMMS software
- Research Shows Shift in Home Improvement Trends

February 8, 2008
- DWM Provides Industry-Related ICC Code Change Compendium
- Take a Video Tour of a Window Manufacturing Plant
- WDMA Door Document is Almost Complete
- AAMA Releases Document Addressing Vertical Loading Resistance of Side-Hinged Door Leaves
- Roto Frank Of America Unveils New Company Logo
- Amesbury Group’s Textile Division Honored
- Atrium Patio Doors Re-Launches Company Brand

January 31, 2008
- DOE’s Rich Karney Speaks Before WDMA Members and Answers Tough Questions Regarding ENERGY STAR® Proposals
- WDMA Says an Announcement Regarding the Association is Forthcoming
- Ducker Releases Preliminary Forecast Data at WDMA Meeting
- IGMA Annual Meeting Held in Florida
- Diversified Glass Alleges Glass Manufacturers Colluded to Impose Energy Surcharges and Diesel Surcharges
- Thompson Creek Establishes New Company With 27-Year History
- SNE Lays Off 300 Workers
- AAMA Releases Document Addressing Comparative Analysis of Doors and Windows
- U.S. Green Building Council Co-Sponsors Nationwide Carbon Webcast
- PPG Becomes Founding Reporter of the Climate Registry
- Fortune Brands Fourth-Quarter Net Falls
- Quanex Announces the Filing of a Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order

January 24, 2008
- BHMA Issues Revised Standard for Sliding and Folding Door Hardware
- Buyer Registration Open for IWF 2008
- AEC Gears Up for 2008 Annual Meeting & Leadership Conference
- Edgetech Announces New Location for Marketing Services Design Center
- Crystal Window & Door Systems Places Art Collection on Display
- Marvin Windows & Doors Scranton Store Celebrating 10 Years: Spotlight On Exhibitor
- Ground Broken for Schuylkill Manufacturer
- A Pivotal Time for McAlester

January 21, 2008 [Special News Alert]
- DOE Announces Revised List of Elements for Inclusion in New Energy Star Criteria

January 17, 2008
- ABC Forum Addresses Energy Code Changes
- MI Windows and Doors Announces Agreement with Ply Gem and CertainTeed to License CertainTeed Patio Doors and Windows in East
- Guardian Carries Out Planned Float Line Closure in January
- Key Communications Inc. Opens New Video Venue – The Studio™ To Service The Glass Industry
- G-U Hardware’s U.S. Operations Announces New Sales Agencies
- Edgetech President Named Person of the Year for Cambridge, Ohio
- Atrium Cos. Hires New Central Region President
- Slight Increases Continue for Import-Export Price Index
- Asahi Loses U.S. Supreme Court Bid to Revive $25-Million Award
- Glass Producer Wins "WINDOWS" Name Over Microsoft
- Pella Corp. Closing Plant, Cutting 244 Jobs
- SNE Enterprises Closes Manufacturing Plant in Huntington
- New Business Coming to Sikeston
- Facility Closures and Layoff Announcements (scroll down)
- UNITED KINGDOM — Second Blow for Pilkington

January 10, 2008
- Department of Labor to Determine if Window Installation is Apprenticeable
- Edgetech Promotes New Marketing Project Manager
- Executive at PGT in Venice Resigns
- Patio Enclosures Offers Energy Star®-Rated Sunroom Roof System
- Greensburg, Kan., Becomes First City to Commit to LEED® Platinum Green Building Certification
- UNITED KINGDOM — A Double Whammy for Jobs in Double Glazing
- Storm Windows Block the Chill in the Air

January 3, 2008
- PPG Completes Acquisition of SigmaKalon Group
- Genius Adds New National Distributor
- Experts Predict Non-Residential Construction to Remain Steady in 2008; Housing Market to Rebound in 2009
- Todd and Kuppler Join Ultra Hardware
- Premier Industrial Supply Adds New Sales Representative in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma
- fensterbau/frontale 2008 Approaches
- New Year's Blast Leaves Some Tampa Homes with Shattered Windows