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- EnergyCore Earns 2010 Crystal Achievement Award
- ebuild (1/27/2011)
- Mikron Industries, the most innovative solutions provider for window manufacturers, is pleased to announce its EnergyCore window system has earned the 2010 Crystal Achievement Award in the category of most innovative window component from Window and Door magazine.
- Ultra EP Windows
- REMODELING Magazine (1/27/2011)
- Featuring a beefed-up energy package, Ultra EP casement and awning windows are made with triple-pane glass for improved performance in colder climates. The aluminum-clad wood windows come standard with 1-inch insulating glass and LoE coatings that can achieve U-factors as low as 0.19.
- UV-Blocking Window Film
- REMODELING Magazine (1/27/2011)
- Blocking up to 79% of solar heat, this residential window film helps save energy costs, stabilize interior temperature, and reduce glare, according to the manufacturer. The film, which comes in varying tints from clear to dark, also blocks UV rays to protect furniture from fading. It doubles as a safety feature by holding shattered glass in place.
- Mikron Launches New MikronWood Replacement Double Sliding Window
- ebuild (1/27/2011)
- oday, Mikron Industries, the most innovative solutions provider to window manufacturers, announces the introduction of a new MikronWood Double Sliding window to their 1750 replacement series. MikronWood, a revolutionary new hybrid composite window frame material, performs like no other material on the market. This hybrid blend results in a "moisture proof" window frame that is also rot and insect proof, while being highly energy efficient.
- Mikron Debuts SuperCoat UV Cured Color Technology
- ebuild (1/27/2011)
- Today, Mikron Industries, the most innovative solutions provider for window manufacturers, launches new SuperCoat; vinyl window coating for window and door manufacturers, especially those competing in the replacement market. The new coating technology features a patented durable color coating system, which is vacuum-applied and cured by ultra-violet light. The SuperCoat system offers a color surface that is eight times harder than paint, and is the most durable applied coating available for vinyl windows and doors.
- K-Force Products Provide Hurricane Impact Resistant Performance
- ebuild (1/10/2011)
- Kolbe's K-Force impact products deliver the strength and durability to withstand hurricane force winds and flying debris. Kolbe's K-Force offering is available in as Windquest Series vinyl products, Heritage Series wood products and Ultra Series aluminum clad wood products. These window and door units are tested extensively to meet or exceed the strict building codes of the coastal region.
- JELD-WEN Has the Right Moves With New Tilt and Turn Custom Wood Windows
- ebuild (12/28/2010)
- Tilt and Turn windows offer the functionality of a casement window, hinged on the side to swing inward, and the ventilation of a hopper window, hinged on the bottom to open inward at the top.
- Wood Laminate Interior Replacement Windows
- BUILDER Magazine (9/2/2010)
- The manufacturer now allows you to order a wood laminate interior for its Designer and Certain-Teed Bryn Mawr III vinyl replacement window offerings. In addition to a variety of energy-efficiency packages, the windows feature a pine finish interior that can be stained or painted.
- Essence Collection Window Line
- BUILDER Magazine (8/27/2010)
- The manufacturer has dipped its toe into the wood market with its Essence Collection window line. Offering a wood interior and a fiberglass exterior, the series features the company's SmartTouch lock and a new finishing process that allows 15 tones of fiberglass. It meets the .30/.30 tax credit requirement, comes in large sizes up to 3 feet by 7 feet, and is available in pine, vertical-grain Douglas fir, or primed wood. Cost: 20 percent to 25 percent more than vinyl. Milgard Windows and Doors. 800-645-4273.
- Affordable Home Defies Fossil-Fuel Dependence; Makes Double the Energy It Consumes
- ebuild (8/26/2010)
- The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum home has won two Massachusetts competitions for low energy consumption. In fact, in 2009 the home, via photovoltaic panels, produced more than twice the energy it consumed and sold its surplus back to the utility for a $586 credit.
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