Montag Windows launch Tampa showroom

smukerji — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:10:23 -0500

Local architects, builders and design professionals gathered last week in the new Montag Windows & Doors showroom at Architectural Product Sales in Tampa, according to a March 12 release. At the launch event, APS officially opened the new wing dedicated to showcasing the luxury line of Montag windows and doors manufactured in Germany.

Viracon announces sales leadership reorganization

smukerji — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:38:12 -0500

In response to the changing market and anticipated market opportunities, Viracon, Owatonna, Minn., reorganized its sales leadership team, according to a March 12 release.

Industry calls for improvements to Building Star

smukerji — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:24:01 -0500

Officials at the National Glass Association, McLean, Va., put the association's name in support of a position paper, released by the Glass Association of North America, Topeka, Kan., calling for proposed improvements for commercial windows and glazing in the Building Star Energy Efficiency Rebate Act of 2010.

U.S. firms working to lower cost of solar energy

smukerji — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:18:21 -0500

One piece of the American effort to find a way to make solar energy cheap enough that everyone will want it is unfolding in a modest redbrick building in this

Artlite Digital

kdevlin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:00:31 -0500

AGC Mirodan Industrie of Belgium offers Artlite Digital, an enameled glass product created using a digital print process.

Guardian Industries supports Obama’s Homestar program

smukerji — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:05:45 -0500

Guardian Industries, Auburn Hills, Mich., supports President Barack Obama’s $6 billion Homestar program designed to create jobs and reduce home energy consumption, according to a March 11 release.

Guardian is one of the country’s largest manufacturers of fiberglass insulation and energy-saving glass products.

Safelite opens East Coast distribution center

smukerji — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:42:48 -0500

Officials at Safelite Group, Columbus, Ohio, announced the opening of the company's second new distribution center within the last year, and the largest facility to date, according to a March 11 release. The location will replace the current distribution facility in Enfield, N.C.

Construction employment declines in every state, D.C.

smukerji — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:32:16 -0500

The construction workforce was smaller in every state and the District of Columbia in January 2010 than it was just 12 months earlier, according to a new analysis of federal data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. The data indicated just how widespread the construction downturn is, association officials said, noting that 38 states and D.C.

Edgetech technical director to speak at Best2 Conference

smukerji — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:31:20 -0500

With so much focus on U-factor and solar heat gain coefficient in the fenestration industry, little attention has been paid to the third thermal performance parameter: condensation resistance.

Energy-efficient windows blamed for melting vinyl siding

smukerji — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:14:23 -0500

Melting vinyl siding is getting its share of media attention in Charlotte, N.C.

That’s where homeowners have experienced warped and melted vinyl siding, which caught the attention of Charlotte’s WCNC Newschannel 36.