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  • New window and door flashing tapes and sill drainage systems help builders more effectively manage water infiltration around window and door openings and avoid moisture-related callbacks.Damage Control
  • PRO SALES MAGAZINE (11/1/2006)
  • New products from Marvin Windows and Doors help guard against water infiltration.
  • SageGlass Electrochromic Glass SkylightVELUX Skylights With Electronically Tintable Glass
  • ebuild (10/27/2006)
  • VELUX America Inc. teams with SAGE Electrochromics, Inc. to incorporate award-winning SageGlass electrochromic technology into skylights. The panes are produced by coating glass with multiple layers of ceramic thin films that, in total, are less than 1/50th the thickness of a human hair. Applying a low DC voltage causes the active electrochromic layers to darken and reversing the voltage polarity causes the layers to lighten.
  • Safe, code-compliant skylights are available for hurricane-prone and other high-wind areas.Wind-Borne Debris Protection Available with Code-Compliant Skylights
  • ebuild (10/27/2006)
  • Following the devastation of Hurricane Andrew in 1992, officials in South Florida adopted the first mandatory glazing impact standards in the United States. Since that time, standards have been strengthened there and in other Atlantic-seaboard states subject to hurricane-force winds. Homeowners in affected areas should consider code-compliant skylights for more than just safety. They can be a cost-effective choice for bringing balanced natural lighting and additional ventilation into homes.
  • By converting light into the energy needed to operate the blinds, VELUX has eliminated the need for an electrician to install it's new solar battery powered blinds available in FS and QFS series skylights.Solar Battery Powered Lightblock Shade
  • ebuild (10/27/2006)
  • By converting light into the energy needed to operate the blinds, VELUX has eliminated the need for an electrician to install it's new solar battery powered blinds available in FS and QFS series skylights. The new shade offers the convenience of an electrical blind without the expense of installation by a professional electrician. The shade is offered in the VELUX Lightblock series, which, when fully closed, blocks light from entering the room. Operation is by remote control.
  • VELUX SUN TUNNEL skylights bring in the natural light.More Natural Light Used In Remodeling
  • ebuild (10/27/2006)
  • Skylights are becoming a more and more popular solution to cost-effective remodeling, providing home-owners with more natural light and ventilation. Home remodeling and improvements totaled a record 275 billion dollars in 2005, an almost twenty percent increase from the previous year. And, according to Kermit Baker, a senior research fellow at Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies, remodeling now accounts for 40 percent of U.S. residential construction annually. "We expect that share of activity to grow", Baker says
  • Modern skylights offer dependability and energy efficiency Look Up For The Most Efficient Method To Bring Natural Light Into The Home
  • ebuild (10/27/2006)
  • One of the most efficient tools available for bringing more balanced natural light into a room is very seldom the first one that comes to mind. When compared to windows and exterior doors, the other primary sources of natural light in homes, skylights continue to fight the battle for equal recognition. And now is a particularly good time to consider upgrading existing skylights or adding new units to qualify for a tax credit of up to 200 dollars under the Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2005.
  • A Floral design of Hy-Lite's Decorative Glass WindowsHy-Lite Products Offers Decorative Glass Windows
  • ebuild (10/24/2006)
  • In the company's first major departure from block products, Hy-Lite Products now offers a line of eight decorative glass windows. The line includes five square windows measuring four-feet by four-feet in size and are available with either black or nickel caming. There are also two oval windows (measuring two-feet by three-feet in size) that can be installed either horizontally or vertically and have options of brass, nickel or black caming.
  • Hy-Lite Introduces Solar Block PlusSolar Block Plus Introduced by Hy-Lite Products
  • ebuild (10/24/2006)
  • Hy-Lite Products has advanced its energy efficient product offering with the introduction of Solar Block Plus. The new acrylic block has a non-metallic tint that is added to the raw acrylic in the fabrication stage and then molded evenly into the block. The resulting consistent smoke-colored tint helps block solar heat gain, making the windows more energy efficient than regular glass or acrylic block windows. In a unique manufacturing process, the tint is only molded into the exterior half of the block --- the side facing the sun.

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