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  • Attachments certification, daylighting among topics of discussion during NFRC Virtual Committee Week meeting

    July 26, 2011
    The National Fenestration Rating Council's Virtual Committee Week Meeting drew to a close July 20 when the board of directors approved 10 action items, according to the organization's NFRC News Now blog. For a full list of approved motions, click here.Attachments CertificationAmong the topics of discussion at the July meeting was attachments certification. Results of a recent NFRC...

  • Update on DOE energy efficient window activities from AAMA meeting
    June 13, 2011
    During the American Architectural Manufacturers Association National Summer Conference in Minneapolis, Marc LaFrance of the U.S. Department of Energy provided an update on the key research and development areas at the DOE regarding high performance, energy efficient windows. LaFrance, manager for Building Envelope and Windows R&D programs at the DOE in the Office of Building Technology,...

  • International Aluminum, window producer, files Chapter 11
    January 5, 2010
    International Aluminum Corp., the closely held Monterey Park, Calif., producer of windows, doors, frames and related products for residential and commercial applications, said late on Monday [Jan. 4] that it filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 of U.S. bankruptcy law. The "unprecedented downturn in both residential and commercial construction sectors" has caused "a severe decline...

  • New glass prevents birds from colliding with windows
    July 15, 2009
    A new exterior film for glass has been developed which can be seen by birds but not humans. It could be used to help prevent the needless deaths of billions of birds which collide with windows annually.As reported by The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, and discovered by researcher Daniel Klem Jr., the best window covering for the job was an exterior film with evenly spaced ultraviolet UV-...

  • New window business opens in Berthoud
    April 14, 2009
    Rocky Mountain Sun Control has opened in Berthoud [Colo.]. The company focuses on installing window film on windows in homes and commercial buildings. Owner Blake Parish says window film can cut a building’s energy costs by up to 50 percent.

  • Riots increase glass repair business
    December 15, 2008
    Riots in Greece leave hundreds of businesses cleaning up heavy damage, but, one business remains booming.Glaziers.They're on-call 24 hours a day, barely able to keep up with the demand for replacing windows, according to a Dec. 14 keyc.com report.

  • The Glass Doctor is in
    December 15, 2008
    Marv Degerness is the glass doctor. He fixes your panes. That’s the marketing slogan for his business, Harmon Glass Doctor, which has stores at 1100 2nd Ave. S., Moorhead, 1220 23rd St. S., Fargo, and in Grand Forks, N.D.Each store has three employees.The Fargo-Moorhead franchise was named the 2008 Small Business of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce of Fargo Moorhead, according to a...

  • Bid to develop self-cleaning window
    December 4, 2008
    Butterfly wings could be used to develop new self-cleaning windows, scientists said.French researchers have developed a technique for replicating the microscopic surface of the insects' wings, which repel water and dirt.

  • U.S. demand for windows and doors to reach $40 billion in 2012
    November 24, 2008
    U.S. demand for windows and doors is forecast to rise 2.8 percent annually to $40billion in 2012, a deceleration from the 2002-2007 pace, according to Windows & Doors, a new Freedonia study. Demand gains will be restrained by a subdued outlook for residential construction, which constitutes the largest market for windows and doors. While the U.S. housing market is projected to post a modest...

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  • Viracon to invest $30 million in new coater at Owatonna facility
    Viracon, Inc. officials announced that the glass fabricator will make an investment of more than $30 million at its Owatonna, Minn., facility, to install a new coater. The company decided to install the new coating technology in Minnesota because the Owatonna facility is centrally located and has the most extensive product capabilities and technical talent, according to a release....
  • PPG announces executive appointments; McGarry to lead flat glass businesses
    Officials of PPG Industries announced several executive appointments, February 21, that are effective immediately.Michael McGarry, PPG executive vice president, has assumed leadership responsibility for the company’s flat glass businesses. He will also lead PPG's architectural coatings businesses in the Americas and Asia Pacific, as well as the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region....
  • ABI sees strongest growth since November 2007
    As the prognosis for the design and construction industry continues to improve, the Architecture Billings Index is reflecting its strongest growth since November 2007, according to the American Institute of Architects. The January ABI score was 54.2, up sharply from a mark of 51.2 in December.“We have been pointing in this direction for the last several months, but this is the strongest...