The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a settlement with ProBuild Company LLC (ProBuild), for failing to comply with federal lead-based paint requirements. The firm will pay a $48,060 penalty for residential remodeling work in San Diego, Calif. The subcontractors hired to perform the work failed to comply with the Renovation, Repair and Painting […]

Each year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star program issues Partner of the Year Awards, distinguishing the program’s best participants in the area of corporate energy management. This year, three door and window companies made the list—also being recognized for “Sustained Excellence,” after going above and beyond the criteria for two or more […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it has settled with West Chester, Penn.-based Chapman Windows and Doors over violations of the lead-based paint Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) rule. The violation comes around a month after the EPA settled with another window company, True View Windows, over similar violations. The RRP rule was created to […]

As part of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW), President Trump has assigned an Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children task force with the responsibility for raising awareness about the detrimental effects involved with lead exposure. The task force is co-chaired by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acting administrator, Andrew Wheeler, U.S. Department […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced in a letter to Energy Star Storm Windows Stakeholders, that Intertek Testing Services NA is now a recognized certification body (CB). The EPA says, “Manufacturers may now work with Intertek Testing Services NA to enroll in the CB’s supervised or witnessed manufacturers’ testing laboratory program and to […]

On September 5th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shared the final Energy Star Version 1.0 Exterior and Interior Storm Windows Specification. Throughout this process, the EPA has taken into account comments and feedback from various Energy Star stakeholders. The EPA summarized their responses to the stakeholders in a letter, and provided a schedule for […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the proposed recognition criteria for 2019’s Energy Star Most Efficient products, including windows. As of July 2018, 419 window product lines are recognized as Most Efficient from more than 40 product brand owners, according to the EPA. In all, 2,899 models from 155 Energy Star partners that […]

Where does time go? We’re already a little over halfway through 2018, and what do we have to show for it? By many accounts, it has been a pretty rough six months with DOE and EPA program defunding threats to tariffs wars. But there has been some silver lining. Let’s take a look back. Energy […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the final draft of Version 1.0 of the Energy Star specification for exterior and interior storm windows. EPA revised the definitions for air leakage, emissivity, and solar transmittance to align with definitions proposed by the Attachments Energy Rating Council (AERC) to ensure that the metrics used to […]

This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced settlements with two Arizona companies for violations of the federal Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting rule (RRP) — Tucson-based Davis Kitchens and Tempe-based Holtzman Home Improvements. “Exposure to lead paint is one of the most common ways children develop lead poisoning,” said Mike Stoker, EPA’s Regional […]