Pulp Studio worked on a unique private residence named F-House. The 7,300-square-foot home sits along the edge of Lake Washington in Kirkland, Washington, and the structure comprises uniquely cut glass.
The 2026 New American Home, unveiled every year as part of the National Association of Home Builders’ International Builders’ show, is built to showcase the latest innovations.
Increasingly stringent energy codes include thermal performance, comfort, durability and long-term value. Residential window and door manufacturers must navigate a wide range of performance requirements across climate zones.
Lakisha Woods and Sheronda Carr, CEOs of the National Glass Association and the National Association of Women in Construction respectively, shared candid insights at GlassBuild America's Women Leaders Panel, urging women to embrace visibility early, share their journeys authentically, and show up with excellence regardless of readiness. They also sounded an alarm on the industry's retention crisis—noting that women are leaving faster than they're being brought in—and called on women to champion one another as the surest path to lasting cultural change.
Fenestration facilities that treat PPE as an adaptable system, grounded in living hazard assessments, task-specific specs, comfort-driven choices, and visible coaching, will shrink the gap between compliance on paper and protection in practice.
A retirement wave is crashing over the glass industry as 1980s-era founders reach their exit years—but many companies lack succession plans. The risk? Decades of craftsmanship, customer relationships, and institutional knowledge could vanish overnight.