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January 11, 2010
Meetings & Events | Channels

Builders' Show Looks to Recover Also

Expectations for a better year boost expectations for Las Vegas event
With the housing market expected to begin a tepid recovery in 2010, exhibitors and attendees alike will be looking for signs of life when they gather for the International Builders’ Show. The National Association of Home Builders' annual show runs January 19-22 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.Attendance itself will serve as a barometer. Last year’s event drew about 60,000 people, ... more »
January 10, 2010
FEATURE ARTICLE | Segments, Channels, Statistics, Markets & Trends

Road to Recovery Begins in 2010

Industry leaders see many challenges, but this may be the year we finally turn the corner
Everyone is cautious, but there are traces of optimism in the window and door market. While most industry representatives expect a challenging start to 2010, they are, generally speaking, anticipating a flattening out and perhaps a slight uptick in the back half of this year."While there are many indicators that the marketplace has hit bottom, market projections are for the recovery to be ... more »
January 1, 2010
COLUMN : Industry Watch | Codes & Standards

Back to Certification Basics

With tightening code requirements for verified window and door performance, as well as the proliferation of requirements for specialized performance targets depending on the job site, product certification is more important than ever for all players in the supply and regulatory chain.Despite the publicity understandably lavished on energy rating, itself a corollary to the green building ... more »
January 1, 2010
COLUMN : Opening Remarks | Codes & Standards, Energy Efficiency

Increasingly Under the Influence

As 2009 ended, most of the debate in Washington centered on health care, but windows and doors, along with other products offering enhanced energy efficiency, were surprisingly high on the agenda. As 2010 begins, for better or worse, our industry is entering new territory when it comes to the government's direct influence on our business.There are good reasons to believe it could ... more »
January 1, 2010
SPECIAL FEATURES | Markets & Trends

The 2010 Industry Pulse

Annual Window & Door survey finds manufacturers and dealers expect a better year ahead
The worst may be over. That's what most North American window and door manufacturers and dealers appear to be thinking, according to 2010 Industry Pulse, Window & Door’s exclusive annual survey of industry executives. The results suggest more companies foresee some sales gains this year, but any optimism remains cautious at best, with widespread expectations for ... more »
December 10, 2009
FEATURE ARTICLE | Operations

New EPA Lead Rules to Impact Replacement Industry

Training and certification on lead-safe practices will be required for work on pre-1978 homes
In April 2010, new Environmental Protection Agency rules go into effect requiring that contractors "take the proper precautions to work lead-safe, including minimizing the dust, containing the work area, and conducting a thorough cleanup to reduce the potential exposure associated with disturbing lead-based paint." The rules will affect companies doing window and door replacements, and ... more »
December 1, 2009
COLUMN : Code Arena | Codes & Standards

More from the ICC Hearings in Baltimore

Previously, reports on the International Code Council code development hearings that ended earlier in November focused on significant energy related proposals that could impact the window and door industry and the approval of a proposal to reference the Association of Millwork Distributors' side hinged entry door standard in the International Residential Code. This article summarizes the results ... more »
November 10, 2009
COLUMN : Code Arena | Codes & Standards

ICC Moves Toward One Set of Residential Energy Codes

To some extent, sitting in on International Code Council hearings is a bit like watching a professional baseball game. You have to know the rules, and the players involved, to actually understand what is happening. And sometimes, amid long periods of tedium, there are flairs of the dramatic.Such was the case at the code development hearings, which started at the end of October and conclude this ... more »

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The Top 100 Manufacturers of 2009

Challenging times clearly reflected in annual look at North America's largest residential window and door manufacturers in North America. See the Top 100 rankings, broken out into 10 sales range category, here. »

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