IG Moves Forward: Smarter Manufacturing Lines and Thinner Units Drive Efficiency by Dave Cooper The insulating glass (IG) sector of our industry continues to advance. New…
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Life in the Window Industry if Energy Star is Nixed
The Energy Star program is facing potential dismantling, with reports indicating it may be eliminated or privatized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). While…
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IG Certification Reminders: Covering These Five Bases Helps to Ensure Success
While I am out visiting customers, I see quite a few who are due for their IGCC or NAMI certification tests for insulating glass (IG).…
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Amp up Your Demand Curve
With a depressed housing market and high interest rates, most door and window fabricators are seeing softer demand these days. But with the first day…
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Ready, Set, Go
Well, here we are once again heading for a new version of Energy Star that will begin in 2023 with even tougher requirements. As I…
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Vitro Contributes to Weber State University’s Solar Decathlon Success
Vitro Architectural Glass, formerly PPG Glass, donated Solarban® 70 solar control, low-E glass, to Weber State University’s (WSU’s) team that won first place in the…
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Vitro Glass Renames Solarban 70XL By Dropping “XL”
Vitro Architectural Glass, formerly PPG Glass, has changed the name of its Solarban 70XL solar control low-emissivity (low-E) glass by dropping the “XL” and calling…
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Wallside Windows Celebrates 75th Anniversary
At Wallside Windows, family is more than just who owns the business—it is the business, says chief of staff Adam Blanck, a third-generation worker. It’s…
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New Energy Codes Gaining Traction
Thomas D. Culp, president of Birch Point Consulting LLC, joined Jason Weber, director of business development for construction products at Sapa Extrusions North America, for…
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How Prevalent is Melted Vinyl Siding—and are Windows and Glass to Blame?
The industry has heard it before: a local newspaper will report on a case of melted vinyl siding and fingers are often pointed at low-E…