FGIA Virtual Summer Summit Addresses Technical Topics, Economic Outlook
At the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) Virtual Summer Summit, industry leaders tackled technical challenges. Experts led high-impact, interactive sessions on sealant selection, the new version of the North American Fenestration Standard (NAFS) and complex window glass design, equipping professionals with actionable strategies to elevate product performance.
Also at the Summer Summit, industry experts forecast critical shifts in U.S. and Canadian housing markets, inflation and trade relations to help members navigate a changing economic landscape. In the session “Beyond the Headlines | Inflation, Interest Rates, Housing Supply in a Shifting Economy,” economist Robert Dietz, PhD, National Association of Home Builders, shared the state of the U.S. residential market, and Louis-Philippe Champagne, Canadian Construction Association, covered Canada’s biggest economic challenges in a complementary session: “Uncertainty and Opportunities | Navigating Change in Canadian Politics and Trade Relations.”