Window + Door 2026 Award, Best Residential Case Study, Framing Sonoma, Miter Brands. Photo by Adam Potts Photography.
Your customers are reading Window + Door.
The official residential fenestration publication of the National Glass Association and the official publication of GlassBuild America. Reach window and door manufacturers, dealers, distributors, contractors and the suppliers who serve them in print, online, in their inbox and in their ears.
*Website figures cover Aug. 1, 2025–July 31, 2026. Glass Cast is NGA's industry podcast, serving both the residential fenestration and commercial glass markets.
Audience
The residential fenestration supply chain
Window + Door reaches the people who design, build, sell and install residential windows and doors — from the plant floor to the dealer showroom to the jobsite.
As the official publication of GlassBuild America, Window + Door connects suppliers to window and door manufacturers, and manufacturers to their dealer networks. Your customers, and your customers' customers, are on the circulation list.
- Window and door manufacturers
- Dealers and distributors
- Contractors and installers
- Architects and specifiers
- Component, hardware and equipment suppliers
44.2% of Window + Door Weekly subscribers are manufacturers and 28.9% are presidents and owners. The newsletter's 51.8% average open rate is more than double the 22.5% industry average.
Print advertising
Build presence and earn trust across five issues a year. Window + Door's print edition is where the residential fenestration industry goes for market data, product intelligence and the annual reports that shape buying decisions, and where your brand sits alongside them.
- Display advertising from one-third page through two-page spreads
- Premium positions — back cover, inside front and inside back cover, guaranteed page
- Consecutive-page placement
- Cover tips and bind-in inserts
- Frequency discounts at 3X and 5X
A two-page inside cover placement in the September/October 2026 GlassBuild America issue.
Plan
Editorial calendar
Window + Door publishes quarterly, plus the annual Buying Guide. Every issue has a focus — time your campaign to the one your customers are already looking for.
| Issue | Months | Editorial focus and special coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Jan/Feb/Mar | Builders + Remodelers Issue — the state of the industry, market demand, supply chain, materials and workforce. Special coverage: the Industry Pulse survey and the International Builders' Show. |
| Q2 | Apr/May/Jun | Architect + Design Issue — a deep dive on finished fenestration products, system components and hardware. Special coverage: the Custom Residential Lookbook. |
| Q3 | Jul/Aug/Sep | Manufacturing + Technology Issue — software, equipment and automation, and current manufacturing practices. Special coverage: the annual Top Manufacturers Report and List. |
| Q4 | Oct/Nov/Dec | GlassBuild America Issue — manufacturing automation trends, processing equipment and machinery, software and industrial innovation. Special coverage: sustainable manufacturing processes and materials. |
| Buying Guide | Nov/Dec | The annual supplier and manufacturer directory. Not part of the quarterly cycle. |
Sponsored content
Say it in your own voice
Establish your team as industry authorities through sponsored content developed with Window + Door's editors. Available in every issue except the Buying Guide.
A two-page sponsored Q&A spread.
Q&A
A two-page spread positioning your expert as an industry authority, interviewed by the editorial team.
Product Solution
A one-page spotlight on your product or service.
Great Glazing
A full-page feature on one of your recent projects.
Meet the Experts
A pre-show event marketing campaign, exclusive to exhibitors.
Directory
The annual Buying Guide
Nov/Dec issue
The fenestration industry's reference shelf
The industry's comprehensive directory and reference — window and door manufacturers, suppliers of components, equipment, accessories and services, and industry associations. Distributed throughout the year and at outside industry events, so a Buying Guide placement keeps working long after the issue ships.
- Full-page, half-page and third-page ad packages
- Enhanced listing packages
Digital
Reach them between issues
WindowandDoor.com and Window + Door Weekly keep your brand in front of the industry year-round, with tracking that shows you what each placement delivered.
WindowandDoor.com
- Billboard and square display ads
- Sponsored articles
- Frequency discounts at 3X, 6X, 9X and 12X
Window + Door Weekly
- Billboard placements, up to three per send
- Square placements, up to three per send
- Product Spotlight — a headline, 150 words and a color image linking to your site
Metrics and tracking
Metrics for website and newsletter ads show how each platform drives engagement.
Podcast
Glass Cast
Glass Cast is the National Glass Association's industry podcast, reaching listeners across both the residential fenestration and commercial glass markets — 4,605 streams and listens per season. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and anywhere podcasts are found.
60% of listeners search for a product after hearing about it in a podcast. (SEMrush)
- Series sponsorship — acknowledgment on three editorial episodes and in the social promotion of each
- Exclusive interview — a 15-minute featured interview released as its own episode
Deadlines
Key dates
Print deadlines for the 2027 issue cycle.
| Issue | Space closing | Materials due | Payment due | Sponsored content due |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 (Jan/Feb/Mar) | Nov 12, 2026 | Dec 1, 2026 | Dec 1, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Q2 (Apr/May/Jun) | Mar 26, 2027 | Apr 9, 2027 | Apr 9, 2027 | Mar 4, 2027 |
| Q3 (Jul/Aug/Sep) | Jun 25, 2027 | Jul 9, 2027 | Jul 9, 2027 | Jun 3, 2027 |
| Q4 (Oct/Nov/Dec) | Aug 27, 2027 | Sep 10, 2027 | Sep 10, 2027 | Aug 5, 2027 |
| Buying Guide | Nov 5, 2027 | Nov 12, 2027 | Nov 12, 2027 | — |
The Buying Guide is a standalone issue and does not carry sponsored content.
Digital
| Placement | Materials due | Payment due |
|---|---|---|
| Window + Door Weekly | One week before the publish date | Same as materials |
| WindowandDoor.com | The 15th of the month before the run month — an October ad is due September 15 | Same as materials |
Glass Cast sponsorships are booked on a rolling basis.
Rates
Get the full rate card
Complete rates, specifications, frequency discounts and deadlines for every NGA magazine platform — print, digital, sponsored content, the Buying Guide and podcast. The rate card contains pricing for both Window + Door and Glass Magazine.
Beyond the magazine
Reach further
Window + Door is the official publication of GlassBuild America, and a campaign that spans print, digital and the show floor works harder than any one of them alone.
- GlassBuild America — sponsorships, custom activations, show catalog and website advertising
- NGA Conferences — NGA Glass Conference, Building Envelope Contractors (BEC) Conference and the NGA Glass Fabricator Conference (GFAB™) — sponsorships and sponsored content across the association's three conferences
- Glass Magazine — reach the commercial glass and glazing market with the same campaign
Connect
Talk to our team
Our sales consultants are non-commissioned. Reach the consultant for your company, or send a general inquiry.
Call us at 703/442-4890, or send us your details and we'll get back to you.
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