DWM is reporting after nearly four years of collaboration, the long-awaited Window Product Category Rule (PCR) has finally been released.
The PCR was established “to provide a detailed method for developing a business-to-business (B-to-B) Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) to support comparable, informed, and objective sustainable purchasing of windows,” according to the document. The scope of the PCR is “Cradle to Gate with options.”
“Advanced framing” has been around a long time. Introduced as “optimum value engineering,” or OVE, by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the 1960s, the concept is simple: use less wood in the wall so you can use more insulation. For decades, the idea has hung around without really catching on. But in recent years, as government policy has driven a rapid toughening of the energy code, advanced framing has started to emerge as an important strategy for meeting code without pricing your product out of the market.
Most people in the building materials industry seem to think of technology, digital services, and mobile apps as more consumer-centric. They are not. Technology is here, it’s changing the way industries do business, and it’s impacting all industries—including professionals in building materials and construction. In our industry, manufacturers and distributors and in many cases dealers are last to the party.
In this section we will highlight the latest & greatest door products from the WMA 2015 Exhibitors
JELD-WEN, Inc.
Designed with meticulous attention to detail while meeting the demands of high-performance functionality, the JELD-WEN® Siteline® Wood and Clad-Wood window and patio door collection features new, clean sight lines, larger sizes and architecturally focused details. A significant advantage of these new windows and patio doors is that they come standard with AuraLast®—The Wood That Does Not Rot, a proprietary water-based wood protection process that delivers virtually 100 percent surface-to-core protection
Visit www.jeld-wen.com for more information
A new home with attractive outdoor lighting.
BUFFELEN WOODWORKING COMPANY
Buffelen Woodworking Co., located in Tacoma, Washington for the past 102 years, houses a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. The efficiencies of technology, combined with the traditions built on over 100 years of quality and craftsmanship, help engineer stile & rail wood doors to last. Also available, interior router-carved MDF doors that can be matched to most wood door designs. Buffelen offers a full house package – exteriors, interiors, bi-folds, sidelights and transoms. Custom jambs, brick moulds, astragals and sills are also available.
Featured here is Buffelen’s door style # 4054NG. Buffelen’s contemporary door styles blend the warmth of wood doors with the details that define the contemporary space.
Visit www.buffelendoor.com for more information
Simpson Door Company
Simpson WaterBarrrier technology
Simpson Door Company now offers its WaterBarrier technology for virtually any of its door designs, including ones with raised or flat panels, ovolo or shaker profiles and divided lites. With advances in its production capabilities, the company offers the water-resistive technology for more than […]
In this section we will highlight the latest & greatest products from the WMA 2015 Exhibitors featuring door components, frames, jambs, grilles, sills, hardware, decorative glass, door kits, accessories, & more!
Quanex Building Products
Quanex Building Products is introducing the new Door Sill Replacement Deck, making old, damaged or discolored sill replacement easier than ever. With Quanex’s rollformed technology, the Door Sill Replacement Deck is durable and able to accommodate various sill sizes with one SKU.
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ODL, Inc.
ODL offers framing system solutions for a variety of applications. Industry wide, builders, remodelers and homeowners deal with the everyday problems caused by the wrong frame application. Problems such as squeeze out, scalloping, corner flare, and yellowing are everyday occurrences. Try our Evolve® frame with compression foam tape seal to eliminate messy wet caulk applications. Our innovative three-piece TriSYS® frame snaps into place and eliminates the need for screw hole plugs.
Visit www.odl.com to learn more.
Alexandria Moulding
WPC Frames and Mouldings
Alexandria Moulding’s SmartShield™ Wood Plastic Composite (WPC) frames and mouldings are manufactured with byproduct wood fibers and PVC. This material can be manipulated using regular tools, and can accept: stain, paint, adhesive, and fasteners – similar to wood frames and mouldings. Both the frames and mouldings come with a lifetime warranty. WPC is also durable and made with stable fibers that prevent moisture buildup and rotting over time. SmartShield™ WPC frames and mouldings give you the best of both worlds – the look of traditional wood products, with long-term exterior durability. For more information, visit www.alexandriamoulding.com
Window and Door reports that the California Statewide Codes & Standard Program has updated the 2013 version of its Building Energy Efficiency Standards Reference Tool, which is a software program designed to help users navigate through Title 24, Chapter 6 requirements. This update links related sections of the Building Energy Efficiency Standards, the Residential and Nonresidential Compliance Manuals, Reference Appendices, and the Residential Alternative Calculation Method (ACM) Reference Manual. Read More >
The count of construction job openings held steady in July, as hiring in the home building sector slowed.
Employment in industries including construction, wholesale trade, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, and government, showed little change over the month.
This article by Diane Thielfoldt, as seen in The Official Journal of the National Insulation Association, June 2015, discusses workplace demographics, and how bringing in younger workers is vital to keeping positions filled, “grooming” future supervisors and/or managers, and staying competitive.
July housing data brought good news for both the newly built and existing home markets. July newly built homes sales, as reported by the Census Bureau and HUD, rose 5.4% from June and 25.8% from July 2014. The increase brings annual new home sales to 507,000, or just over halfway back to a normal year of activity.
Median new home prices increased 2% from July 2014 and average prices increased 4.8%. Sale prices have increased because the composition of homes sold has shifted away from starter or first-time buyer homes and toward move-up buyer products. New home inventories increased in July to 218,000, the highest level in more than five years.
World Millwork Alliance (WMA) 54 TH Annual Convention & Tradeshow will hold its’ premier event at the Memphis Cook Convention Center from September 11-15, 2018. WMA will offer Veterans and Students complimentary access to the exhibit hall during Millwork Career Day on Friday, September 14, 2018 during the show hours of 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
WMA welcomes Veterans and Students to explore a career in the millwork industry. Learn from worldwide millwork professionals while viewing the finest millwork products. Meet with industry distributors and manufacturers about the opportunities in a millwork career.
Pre-registration for a name badge is available by completing a WMA Registration Form. Any local Student or Veteran who has pre-registered will pick up their complimentary “Expo – One Day Pass” with a valid student ID or Veteran ID at the WMA registration desk in the Memphis Cook Convention Center.
Veterans must show a Veteran’s Administration (VA) identification card to receive an “Expo-One Day Pass” and to gain entrance into the exhibit hall on Friday, September 14, 2018.
Students must show a valid Student photo I.D. card to receive an “Expo-One Day Pass” and to gain entrance into the exhibit hall on Friday, September 14, 2018.
Pre-registration is open until August 13, 2018; thereafter, registration is onsite at the WMA registration desk in the Memphis Cook Convention Center.
