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- Budget Blinds Announces Launch of Budget Blinds Pro Builder
- (2/27/2009)
- Budget Blinds, the leading custom window coverings and home decor franchise company in North America, announced today that it will provide turnkey services to homebuilders through a new program, Budget Blinds Pro Builder.
- Crystal Windows Upgrades All Vinyl Window Lines to Energy Star
- (2/27/2009)
- In a bold environmental move, Crystal Window and Door Systems, the award-winning national manufacturer, announced that it is upgrading the standard window offerings for all eight of its vinyl product lines to Energy Star compliance. By making features such as soft coat Low-E glass and argon gas filling standard across the vinyl product lines, all of the company's most popular basic window models now achieve or exceed Energy Star thermal performance levels in all national climate zones. Crystal has invested heavily in recent months to improve the various vinyl product lines and in thermal testing through an independent accredited laboratory to confirm the windows achieve Energy Star performance levels. With this major upgrade Crystal joins a very select group of major manufacturers offering Energy Star as the standard across all vinyl window lines.
Vinyl Replacement Windows- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (2/20/2009)
- The manufacturer has introduced three new lines of vinyl replacement windows: Primo, Bravo, and Omega. Primo, for the West, features a 3 1/4-inch frame width and comes with double-strength low-E glass standard and the MAG-Lock. Available in the West and Midwest, Bravo offers 2 7/8-inch-wide frames along with low-E glass standard and the WEN-Lock. Omega, available in the Midwest and designed to replace wood-framed double-hung windows, features a 3 1/4-inch-wide frame and a wood look with three exterior color options and three interior wood-grains. This line comes standard with a warm-edge spacer and low-E glass. 800-877-9482.
Windows and Doors Go High-Tech- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (2/13/2009)
- Technology continues to weave its way into windows and doors with innovations that address convenience, security, and energy efficiency. Here are three trends worth watching.
New Arrivals: Winter 2009- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (2/13/2009)
- Products from James Hardie, Azek Building Products and Jeld-Wen
- StakWel Window Well
- Journal of Light Construction (2/10/2009)
- Bilco's new StakWel Window Well makes it easy to provide code-compliant basement egress. The 21-inch-high by 48-inch-wide modules can be stacked for foundation walls of up to 10 feet. Molded footholds and handholds eliminate the need for a separate ladder. My local lumberyard quoted me a price of $79 per section. 203/934-6363.
- Solar Innovations Announces the Introduction of a Black Stainless Steel Glass Spacer and Additional Decorative Options
- (2/2/2009)
- Solar is proud to announce the introduction of a black stainless steel spacer which will complement the black SDL's in Solar's decorative accessory product line. Solar Innovations' SDL's are also available, as always, with a silver colored stainless steel glass spacer. Both of these spacers maintain thermal efficiency within the glass panel; however, the addition of the new black stainless steel spacer provides further traditional enhancement of the overall structure.
- PGT Offers Next Pedigree in Aluminum Window Finish
- (1/30/2009)
- You won't believe it's not wood. Eterna, a simulated woodgrain finish, PGT offers the visual beauty and warmth of wood in durable, low-maintenance aluminum frames. PGT is offering Eterna Finish exclusively on select WinGuard Impact-Resistant Windows and Doors
- Verona by Simonton Product Line Launched for West Region
- (1/28/2009)
- Simonton Windows, a leader in the window and door industry, has announced the introduction of a new Verona by Simonton line of energy-efficient vinyl windows for the West Region of the country. Verona by Simonton windows are offered with the same enduring aspects that make Simonton an industry leader: great value, quality product, seven-business day lead time, transferable 10-year limited warranty and outstanding Simonton service support. Available for use in either new construction or remodeling applications, windows in the Verona by Simonton product line are available in four frame options (i.e.: block, 1" nailing fin setback, 1.375" setback and stucco flange), with a side-loading sash and a pocket sill.
- Ultimate Push Casement Window
- ebuild (1/22/2009)
- Why turn a handle when you can simply push on one? Unlike a crank-out casement, the Ultimate Push Casement has a handle that opens the window with a simple turn and push. It uses commercial-grade hardware that allows for large sizes and a screen that swings inward. A sash limiter allows homeowners to control how much the window opens. 888-537-7828.
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