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EDITORIAL
We need an approach to sustainability that puts the focus on the end goal. 6
INDUSTRY NEWS
Aerogel for residential...new executive council...updated spray foam guidelines...farewell to Phil... 12 YOUR LOCAL GLASS STORE
All-West Glass does it all for the communities it serves.
14 ONE NUMBER
A big idea for how carbon regulation could be done better.
10 THE WINDOW GEEK
What happens when real-world weather is more extreme than what we test for? by Anton Van Dyk
20 WINDOOR SHOW FLOOR SNEAK PEAK
32 2025 BUYERS GUIDE 46 PHILIBUSTER Some parting memories. by Phil Lewin
Means justified by ends
by Patrick Flannery
Let’s talk about where we’re going with sustainable construction regulation.
There’s a famous corporate self-improvement book by Steven Covey called The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People One of its core recommendations, perhaps the core recommendation, is to “start with the end in mind.” The idea is that we should avoid busywork that isn’t focused on getting us to where we want to be, either individually or as an organization. In life and work, many tasks will appear before us. We need to evaluate them and prioritize them based on how they will contribute to us achieving our ultimate goals.
It seems to me that we have lost sight of this principle in our attempts to regulate our built environment to reduce its impact on climate change. The end goal is to release as little carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as possible as a result of our manufacturing, erecting, using and demolishing buildings. Yet our efforts in this space have amounted to aggressively attacking individual elements of the problem one at a time while ignoring others. As we come to the point where regulators are talking about addressing embodied carbon in the next code update, it is becoming clear that some of the earlier efforts will be coming into tension with the new focus, and that everything might have progressed very differently, and potentially better, had we started down the sustainability path with the end in mind rather than a panicked drive to “do something.”
I go into more depth on this issue in our One Number feature on page 14. This article first appeared in Glass Canada , our sister publication for the commercial glass industry, but it may be even more relevant here as residential fenestration products are more often governed by prescriptive compliance paths and less often by whole-building performance paths.
An architect designing a tower to a certain energy performance standard can get there however they want. A window manufacturer, on the other hand, has to ensure their products hit multiple numbers for various aspects of sustainability – numbers that are ultimately arbitrary and that shift year-by-year, costing the industry millions in testing and R&D annually.
A small price to pay to save the planet, right? Perhaps. But, as always, there is the question of who pays. I’d contend that placing the onus for ensuring the sustainability of building envelopes onto manufacturers has diverted costs away from those who actually have the most control over the climate impact of a project: the owners, general contractors and building designers. If you doubt this, ask yourself how many representatives from general contractors you spotted at the last Fenestration Canada or FGIA meeting about a change to NAFS or the NEBC. They aren’t there because they don’t need to be.
There is a possible world where these entities bear the burden of executing their projects with the lowest possible carbon impact – from all sources – and suppliers simply do their best to provide the industry with the most insulating and lowest-carbon products possible at the prices the market will bear. Maybe it’s the owners and architects turn to go blind looking at PowerPoints full of numbers. In a One Number world, we fabricators could make good-better-best designs and let our customers figure out how each one fits into their overall carbon budget. In my view, not only is that putting the responsibility where it belongs but it would result in more innovation in building design leading to lower overall carbon emissions. And isn’t that the end we’re seeking?
POWERLINK ENABLING THE FUTURE OF SMART WINDOWS
Quanex is proud to unveil PowerLink—another groundbreaking innovation from AmesburyTruth! PowerLink is a concealed hinged wiring conduit that enables seamless power transfer to a window’s operable sash, unlocking new possibilities for hardwired smart home capabilities. By enabling technologies such as switchable privacy glass, electrochromic tinting, transparent solar energy harvesting, and motorized blinds between the glass, it expands the potential of operable windows beyond traditional fixed sash applications.
Sydney, N.S.,’s Advanced Glazings has launched Solera Reserve, a translucent glazing product tailored specifically for refined residential design. Solera now enters the home space for the first time with a blend of beauty, performance and wellness. This new offering is being piloted with Alair Homes Savannah, led by regional partner David Balza, who will oversee a flagship residential rollout across an exclusive territory stretching from Jacksonville, Fla., to Charleston, S.C. The pilot program with Alair Homes was a deliberate choice. The U.S. Southeast is one of the most demanding environments for glazing solutions. High solar intensity, sweltering humidity and relentless glare make traditional clear glass a liability. Solera Reserve offers an alternative designed to tame the sun’s harshest effects while preserving light and enhancing comfort.
“We chose the Southeast
for a reason,” said Doug Milburn, founder and chairman of Advanced Glazings. “It’s a region that urgently needs a better way to work with natural light, not against it. Solera Reserve empowers architects and homeowners to embrace glass without the tradeoffs.” (Hear Milburn explain aerogel in Episode 58 of the GlassTalk podcast.)
Advanced Glazings says Solera Reserve delivers a combination of performance characteristics rarely seen in a single residential glazing solution. These include light diffusion for full-spectrum, glare-free daylight throughout the home; up to R25 insulation and STC 48 acous-
tic attenuation, reducing HVAC demand and noise intrusion; built-in privacy without the need for blinds or window treatments; available custom glass fabrication including frit patterns, shapes and daylight tuning options; and maintenance-free, allglass construction with no yellowing, fading, or degradation over time.
Solera Reserve will be available exclusively through a select network of premium dealers and builders. Future territories will be announced as part of a phased expansion strategy designed to maintain the product’s elite design standard and custom fabrication ethos.
Fenestration Canada Spring Conference Quebec City fenestrationcanada.ca
oversees the review process. This committee requires the balanced participation of a variety of stakeholders and is currently seeking a new member in the general interest category, which includes: institutions of higher learning and research; federal, state, or local government and energy or building code offices; nonprofit organizations promoting energy efficiency or conservation; other standards developers involved in energy efficiency and performance; and other interested parties not included in the other categories. NFRC solar
The National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) board of directors has approved an NFRC document, which is now open for public review in accordance with the American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI) process. The public review and comment period is scheduled to run until Sept. 22. The document submitted for public review, comment and the full ANSI consensus process is NFRC 2002023[E0A6]: Procedure for Determining Fenestration Product Solar Heat Gain Coefficient and Visible Transmittance at
Normal Incidence. The document, with changes from previous versions highlighted in markup format, is available at nfrccommunity.org. All changes subject to public review have been previously balloted and approved by NFRC membership and board of directors. As an ANSI-accredited standards developer, NFRC submits any NFRC documents proposed to become ANSI Standards, as well as any proposed amendments or modifications, for public review and comment per ANSI required procedures. The NFRC Standards Committee
SAWDAC Newsletter
FROM THE DIRECTOR
Window dealers are a hard nosed lot. I say this with respect. To be a replacement window installer has been noted to be closer to a heart surgeon than an assembly line worker. You open up your patient and can’t walk away from the job. You’re a window dealer. You send out all your teams to their sites early in the morning and wait to see if you get that call that says, “Boss, we’ve got a problem...” So, a window dealer is pretty darn independent.
So, when asked to join an association of window dealers the first reaction is often, “No, I don’t need it and it costs money to join.” (Not a lot of money in the greater scheme of things, but we’re a tightfisted bunch because we need to be.)
I’ve written often about the many benefits of joining SAWDAC. But here’s something new: don’t just join SAWDAC. Join the SAWDAC board. Why, you say? It will be the best time investment you’ll ever make in the industry for your business. I guarantee it. Ask our existing and past dealer board members. How often do you get the chance to sit in a room for most of a day a few times a year with some of the smartest and most successful members of our industry? Better yet, it is an environment where competitive barriers come down and information flows freely. How are these other companies doing in today’s environment? What are their concerns? What solutions are discussed? These might not be the actual subject of a discussion, but they are inevitably woven into the conversation as the board goes about its business.
Yes, the association puts out newsletters with any important new information, but by being part of the discussion you’ll get an intimate feel for what changes could mean for you and an opportunity to ask ques-
tions. How much would this access cost if you could buy it? Actually, I don’t know because you can’t buy it!
Of course, SAWDAC doesn’t take just anyone as a board member and there is a six-month probationary period for those we do take. If you are a window dealer with a passion for growing your business, SAWDAC board membership could be the best new step you can take to substantially improve the professionalism of your company. The opportunity is yours.
When Fenestration Review editor, Patrick Flannery, needed new windows and doors for his house in London, Ont., he turned to SAWDAC president Chris George and Douglas Windows and Doors to provide the product and do the work. Douglas’ expert team replaced 11 windows, a sliding patio door and the double front entrance doors in two days, and Flannery couldn’t be happier with the results. You can read all about it at fenestrationreview.com.
“Douglas being a committed member of SAWDAC and using Window Wise-certified installers absolutely played a role in our decision to use them,” Flannery comments. “It’s great to know you’re getting welltrained installers who stand behind their work. The Douglas team certainly lived up to that expectation.”
TEE OFF SEPT. 10
Our 34th annual golf tournament takes place Sept. 10 at Turtle Creek Golf Club in Guelph, Ont. You could win $10,000 with a hole-in-one thanks to Federated Insurance! Fees are $175 per golfer, $50 for dinner only or $600 for a foursome. Companies showing proof of a donation of $1,000 or more to a local charity of their choice can send a foursome for free. Fees include lunch, dinner, cart, a prize table and 18 holes of fun golf. The infamous closest-to-the-bottle putting competition will also return. The registration form is online at sawdac.com.
2025 PRESIDENT Christopher George EXECUTIVE-DIRECTOR Jason Neal TRAINING David Mitten RenoPlan Ronda Ford WINDOW WISE Ronda Ford
The editor gets new windows thanks to Window Wise-certified Douglas Windows and Doors.
INDUSTRY NEWS
Updated foam use guidelines
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has updated a specification describing the use of aerosol foams developed specifically for application with fenestration products. AAMA 81225, Voluntary Practice for Assessment of Frame Deflection When Using Propellant Expanding Foam Sealants for AirSealing Rough Openings of Fenestration Installations, is now available for purchase in the FGIA online store.
“As aerosol foam sealants grow in popularity and become a ubiquitous part of fenestration product installation, AAMA 812 is an essential read for site managers, architects, engineers and manufacturers,” said Michael J.
Engel (Henkel Corporation), chair of the FGIA Assessment of Frame Deflection from Expanding Materials Task Group. “Such foams need to be tested and maintain strict performance metrics specifically to meet the needs of fenestration products. Understanding this specification helps ensure the
FenCan forming executive advisory body
Fenestration Canada is seeking C-suite level executives for its new Executive Advisory Council. The first meeting will be scheduled for the week of WinDoor (Oct. 7 through 9) with time and location to be determined. The purpose and strategic role of the council will be to provide independent, experience-based perspectives on key issues, emerging trends and challenges affecting the fenestration industry; ensure the association’s direction, policies, and initiatives are aligned with the diverse needs of companies across all sizes, regions and industry segments; offer meaningful involvement to high-level decision-makers, beyond traditional committee structures; strengthening engagement with influential members; serve as a source of high-level feedback and strategic recommendations to the board of
understanding of the processes to qualify these products and will aid the construction and manufacturing industry make the best decisions for fenestration installation.”
In the past, aerosol foams were sometimes linked to frame deflection in fenestration products due to improper use or the use of foams not designed for that application. Today, aerosol foams are available that are specifically formulated for use with fenestration products. These newer formulations are designed to minimize pressure during curing, reduce the risk of deflection, and maintain dimensional stability after curing.
directors, while respecting the board’s governance authority; and function as a think tank to explore long-term opportunities, potential risks and strategic initiatives that support Fenestration Canada’s continued growth and relevance. The Executive Advisory Council will be advisory in nature. It holds no governance authority. Its recommendations will be presented to the board of directors, which may choose to act on them at its discretion. Membership on the EAC will be open to C-suite level executives, meaning individuals who hold senior executive roles such as CEO, CFO, COO, CTO, or similar, or president and vice-president. These are the top decision-makers within their organizations, with responsibility for overall strategy, operations or financial direction.
Farewell and thanks to Phil Lewin
Phil Lewin has filed his last Philibuster column for Fenestration Review (see pg. 46). Lewin started submitting columns in 2019, becoming the regular back-page columnist in 2021. He drew on 45 years of window industry experience and extensive involvement with industry technical committees to provide readers with insightful, and sometimes provocative, takes on regulation, market conditions, technology and many other aspects of the business. Lewin’s career in the industry included tenures with Gem Windows, Vinyl
Window Designs, Acan Windows and Canadian Thermo Windows.
“I suspected from Phil’s comments at industry meetings that he’d bring the zip we needed for the back page and he didn’t disappoint,” Fenestration Review publisher Patrick Flannery commented. “Huge thanks to Phil for his educated contributions and entertaining style. He’ll always be a strong, independent voice in our industry.”
Lewin can be reached in his role as SAWDAC technical director through sawdac.com.
Study finds construction sentiment “subdued”
The results of the second-quarter 2025 RICS-CIQS Canada Construction Monitor continue to point to a relatively cautious backdrop in the face of increased trade tariffs set by the United States. That said, the latest feedback is somewhat more stable than in the previous quarter, though the mood remains noticeably less upbeat than during most of last year. The headline Construction Sentiment Index (CSI) posted a reading of minus six in the second quarter, marking a small improvement compared to the figure of minus three returned in the first quarter. Nevertheless, tariffinduced uncertainty is still clearly evident, with the latest reading significantly more subdued than the average score of plus 21 seen over the previous 12 months. Respondents noted a strong rebound across infrastructure over the latest survey period. Indeed, a net balance of 40 percent of contributors saw a pick-up in such workloads during the second quarter, the strongest reading going back to early 2023. Within this, the “social” infrastructure sub-sector recorded the most notable uplift, with water and waste as well as transport also seeing a marked improvement. In fact, agribusiness was the only infrastructure category in which workloads did not reportedly rise during quarter two, instead, activity was largely flat according to respondents in
this area. Outside the more resilient infrastructure sector, the indicator tracking private residential activity slipped deeper into negative territory, registering a net balance of minus 34 percent. This is the weakest reading across the sector since the survey was formed in late 2019. With respect to private non-residential/commercial development activity, the latest net balance of minus six percent is a little less unfavourable than minus 18 last time. Twelvemonth expectations across key variables were tracked in the Monitor. Concentrating on forward-looking sentiment around workloads, the infrastructure sector continues to stand out as displaying the strongest growth prospects over the year ahead. Moreover, respondents upgraded their projections significantly in the second quarter, with the latest net balance of 56 percent the most upbeat since 2022. Turning to the industry employment outlook, a net balance of 17 percent of contributors at the national level foresee headcounts rising over the next 12 months, up from a reading of six percent beforehand. Alongside this, respondents are now of the view that profit margins will see minimal change over the course of the next 12 months, parring back some of negativity seen in the previous iteration of the survey.
Canada's celebration of the architectural glass industry returns to Calgary for a second year
Peak performance
Our product data needs to address extreme conditions.
by Anton Van Dyk
In the presentations that I do for building designers, I ask a context-setting question before I start: “How would you define a high-performance building?” It’s a bit of a trick question and designed to bring awareness to the idea that the term “highperformance,” without context, will vary in a wide range.
I bring awareness to this because, in B.C., we are well into our energy step code regime and are nearing the upper levels of it as mandatory expectations for energy efficiency in building design and construction have become the norm. But what these codes often do is focus your attention on overall performance based on annual average environmental loads such as temperature. This sounds good when it comes down to reducing energy consumption, but could there be a blind spot when it comes to dealing with peak loads?
One thing most British Columbians will say they love about where they live is how mild our climate can be. It’s not too hot and humid in the summer and it does not get too cold in the winter. It rains a lot, but that’s what Arc’teryx is for. But do the statistics meet reality and can we assume this will always be the case? Let’s look at the past five years, for example. In June/July of 2021 some parts of Metro Vancouver reached 43 C, while parts of the B.C. interior reached 49 C. On the other side of the spectrum was January 2024, where Metro Vancouver was as cold as -15 C and the south Okanagan reached -30 C, which killed many grape vines. All these temperature extremes are new to us out here and we need to understand how they impact the materials we use on a building.
So what does this have to do with fenestration? Many specifiers of windows and doors will provide performance expectations based on building codes and overall performance
outcomes, but often will defer to the manufacturer to determine which specific product delivers the appropriate performance and durability.
There are three main items that are often discussed because, when they are used incorrectly, they can often create customer dissatisfaction when exposed to these peak loads. These items are the use of surface #4 low-E; high solar heat gain glazing; and dark PVC. The three items are very useful window technology developments and serve a great purpose as they are often low-cost methods to achieve a design intent. But are they durable enough to sustain the peak loads they can be exposed to?
The good news is that there are tools that we can use to predict outcomes at peak loads. We can do dew point analysis to determine if there is a condensation risk if we use a surface #4 low-E; we can do room-by-room comfort calculations to determine how high-SHG glazing will impact a home and what blackout blinds can do; and we can use heat gain studies of dark surfaces at certain temperatures and elevations to determine their impact. The key to all of this is to understand the design limits of a product. To achieve this awareness, more product testing needs to be done. With this testing data, designers will know the limits of what they specify for their projects and can make decisions earlier on a project when there is an opportunity to make a change. This process requires both designer and manufacture to work in harmony with each other to accomplish the long-term performance expectation. So to answer my initial question, in my view, durability is a definition of highperformance among many others.
Anton Van Dyk is a fenestration consultant at JRS Engineering.
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by PATRICK FLANNERY
YOUR LOCAL GLASS STORE
All-West Glass’ business model reflects an earlier era when community came first.
Remember glass shops? That place in town where everyone went for whatever they needed involving glass. Windows for your house? Check. A new storefront? Check. A windshield for your car? Check. A pane of glass cut to size to replace the one you put a rake handle through in your shed? Double check. They might even do that last one for free. The glass shop did it all and it didn’t take two hours of poking around on the internet to figure out where to go.
Glass shops are mostly only a memory now. The inexorable market logic of specialization and economies of scale have claimed them, along with a lack of succession options as Mom and Dad retired, skilled glaziers became hard to find and the kids had little interest in the business.
But not in Canada’s northwest. Meet All-West Glass, operating 18 good-old-fashioned glass shops across northern B.C., Alberta and the Territories, supported by a major glass fabrication operation in Prince George, B.C., and a sister company called Independent Distributors that ships automotive glass right across the West and into Ontario.
“Every company, every store, is slightly different in mix,” explains Laura Leonard, president and
daughter of the company founders, Dan and Carole Young. “When you combine the whole company, we’re pretty much a third auto glass, a third fenestration residential and a third commercial.”
Who among us can say that any more?
All-West’s origins lie in Dan’s keen entrepreneurial eye. As a journeyman glazier in the late ‘60s, he bounced around a few different companies between Vancouver and Prince George. From Prince George, his boss would send him west along Highway 16 into the northern B.C. interior. Government support for these regions was flowing at the time, with formerly remote and undeveloped communities building schools, government offices and infrastructure. Leonard relates that Dan
From left, Jalissa Olsen, Natalie Randell and Ashley Sterritt greet you with a smile when you walk into All-West Glass.
would return from his trips and tell Carole “there’s a gold mine out there” for the glass business. By 1971, she’d tired of hearing him talk about it to the point where she said it was time to make a decision.
That decision was to move to Smithers, B.C., and set up Bulkley Valley Glass. Why Smithers? First, it sits almost exactly half way between Prince George and Prince Rupert, minimizing the delivery distance to both of the largest towns in the region. But also the Youngs just loved the amazingly beautiful area.
Bulkley Valley Glass did well enough that the Youngs were soon bringing in Dan’s old colleague, Eugene Morris, in Prince Rupert and Doug Peters of Terrace, B.C., to expand into those locations. The company name was changed to All-West Glass to reflect the broader aspirations. Today, AWG Northern Industries is the umbrella organization incorporating the All-West Glass retail outlets, the glass fabrication operations of AWG Northern Distribution and Independent Glass Distributors that supplies automotive glass.
In the late ‘80s, AWG got into manufacturing its own insulating glass units. It had been buying glass and aluminum systems from third parties and wanted to get more control over its costs and availability. The IG manufacturing is still done in the 25,000-square-foot, 20-person facility in Prince George and the units are shipped to AGW’s outlets across its market area. Vinyl comes from Kohltech’s Edmonton factory and is picked up by AWG’s trucks for delivery to the individual stores, where the win-
dows are glazed.
In recent decades, AWG’s commercial business has expanded, bringing with it an increased demand for tempered glass. On commercial projects, delays are deadly and AWG could not tolerate the risk of being let down by a third party supplier. Leonard reacted by purchasing a tempering oven five years ago. Delays due to COVID meant everything only got up and running two years ago, but now the company runs a full shift on the tempering line. Leonard hopes to add another shift or even two in the coming years.
Leonard’s involvement in AWG took a winding path. Like most children of fenestration company owners, she worked in the business as a young person, posting receivables with a typewriter and fax machine. But after graduating high school in 1989, she moved to work in Vancouver with no immediate intention of returning to the family business. That changed several years later when her mother, Carole, was diagnosed with early onset dementia at the age of 51. It was a significant blow to the company that threatened its ability to continue. Like many Mom and Pop operations, Dan and Carole had divided responsibilities, with Dan overseeing operations and technical matters and Carole running, well, just about everything else. As Carole’s abilities sadly diminished, Leonard started to get calls from her father asking questions about how the business side operated and asking for help with administration and planning. In 1997, Leonard moved back to Smithers and joined the company full time while completing her chartered accounting certificate. She became vice-president around 2010 and president in 2015, assuming full control over AWG.
One challenge of the small glass shop model is maintaining the expert presence needed onsite at each outlet. “We pride ourselves on being an all-service glass shop,” Leonard says. “It’s getting harder and harder to be that with attrition and with journeyman glaziers retiring. It’s hard to find suitable replacements. So we have to go outside the industry to hire managers, people who have never done glazing work. Some of them are carpenters. But we still try because we’ve been in these communities so long that you still have Mrs. Smith coming in with her screen roller.”
Smithers itself has a population of around 6,000 and the two nearest communities, Houston and Hazelton, are about 45 minutes away and similar-sized. Contrast AWG’s Edmonton location serving over a million and Prince George with a population around 80,000. These differences in the markets AWG serves means the local stores need to maintain quite different capabilities and product mixes in order to be effective. The Edmonton facility does a lot of fabrication and concentrates on commercial work, with AWG’s commercial manager located there. The needs in places like Hazelton and Houston change from week to week, so Leonard relies on the managers to bring in what they need to cover the market. It’s not the most efficient or highest-margin business model, but it gives Mrs. Smith somewhere to get her screen fixed, and that has to count for something.
LEFT: Craig Leonard, general manager, and Laura Leonard, president.
FEATURE ONE NUMBER
A modest proposal to refocus Canada’s sustainable construction policy.
Successive Canadian governments have wanted Canada to do its part to slow or stop climate change by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide we put into the atmosphere. Key to that effort is an effort to reduce the amount of CO2 produced to build, maintain and operate our buildings, which have been identified as being responsible for about 40 percent of Canadian emissions. As providers of fenestration, we’ve been called upon to do what we can to assist in that effort. Here’s what that effort looks like as a matter of practical reality.
by PATRICK FLANNERY
RIGHT: If you aren’t familiar with this chart yet, you soon will be. It’s what sustainable building experts are using to define the various sources of carbon emissions in construction. Note that operational carbon is just one of the 14 columns.
Every year, at every industry conference, a technical analyst or building science guru gets up in front of the audience and presents a series of eye-watering slides. On each are rows of numbers arranged into columns and tables. These numbers show the allowable values for various aspects of a building’s fenestration: thermal transmission through the centre of glass; thermal transmission through the whole assembly; airtightness and solar heat gain. There will be different numbers for airtightness depending on the elevation of the installation, the amount of obstructions around the project and the expected wind load in the area. There will be different numbers for solar heat gain depending on the region the installation is in and the number of heating days it experiences.
There will be one set of these numbers coming from the National Energy Code for Buildings. Depending what province your product is going to, there may be another set of these numbers overriding them. If you are in a big municipality, there may be yet another set of these numbers. In most cases, there are up to four more duplicate sets of numbers reflecting different tiered compliance paths the project can follow.
To verify whether your assembly meets any of these numbers, you need to follow testing and certification methods set out by the National Fenestration Research Council, the Canadian Standards Association, Energy Star and/or the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance. This involves more rows and slides showing numbers
for the testing sizes and conditions like wind and water pressure, temperature on either side of the assembly, IG fill level and more.
All of these rows and columns of numbers will then be accompanied by further rows and columns showing what the numbers were in the past and what they either have changed to or will change to in the near future. Each changed number will require at least an analysis by an engineer to make sure your present designs comply. In some cases they will require re-testing. In some cases they will require a full redesign. The production of the numbers themselves – old and new, here and there – reflects thousands of hours of work by industry committees, engineers and codes and standards officials.
All of these numbers and efforts add up to one thing: regulating the degree of insulation provided by the glazed portions of a building facade. They are relevant to carbon dioxide emissions to the extent that the insulating value of the facade reduces the emissions produced to create energy for the building. If the building is heated and cooled by electric-powered HVAC equipment, and if the electricity is produced by wind, solar, hydroelectric or nuclear sources, all of the above numbers become almost completely irrelevant to the building’s impact on climate change. Electrification of HVAC systems is a significant focus of the Canada Green Buildings Strategy, with incentives in place to encourage heat pumps and solar power in ICI projects. It’s likely we’ll see natural gas and oil
heating phased out entirely over the coming decades.
There is one number that matters to the question of climate change: the amount of carbon dioxide (there are other greenhouse gases, but CO2 is the major concern) released into the atmosphere as a result of a building’s existence. Where in the world the CO2 is released doesn’t matter. How it is released doesn’t matter. When it is released does matter because CO2 released today starts warming the planet immediately, so today’s emissions can and should be weighted more heavily than future emissions in calculations. The relevant metric is the total CO2 released over the lifespan of a building as a result of its construction, use and eventual demolition.
By now, most of us are probably familiar with the chart showing stages A through C of the building lifecycle that identifies the different ways a building project releases CO2 through time. The only true metric of the building’s contribution to climate change is the one number for carbon dioxide release that results from measurement of all the inputs on that chart. All of them – from extraction of raw materials through disposal of the demolished building and everything in between. There need be no compartmentalization of the various building components such as facade,
mechanical, structural, electrical and infrastructure.
Yet for the better part of 50 years now, the research and development focus in our industry has looked like the number-filled conference rooms described above. That’s because governments have been engaged in an on-again-off-again program to nudge the fenestration industry down the path to more insulating products. It’s required decades of committees, research and standards development, building incremental change cycle after cycle, for one simple reason: the market hasn’t demanded it.
The jury is back and the verdict delivered: people will not pay a nickel extra for energy-efficient buildings unless the energy savings pencil out to overall savings. And do so within a time frame when the owner still expects to own the building. In the case of most commercial and condominium builds, that time frame is zero. Absent a market incentive to boost energy efficiency, the only alternative for governments has been regulation, carefully phased in so as to not depress construction activity. Thus the endless slides full of numbers that shift a few decimal points year by year. Thus the wrangles over metrics and methods (ER versus U-value? Standard sizes versus algorithms?). Thus the parade of shifting goalposts.
And thus a focus that has amounted to a colossal false-start for reduced-carbon building. It is only in the last 15 years or so that standards writers have started to focus on embodied carbon, developing the framework for product category rules that can define how much carbon is emitted in the manufacture of windows. It’s only in the last 10 years that code officials have begun to signal that they will begin to phase embodied carbon reporting, then limits, into the nation’s building codes. (Yes, LEED exists and a modified version of it could represent a path forward) What has happened on the ground is that building engineers in Canada and around the world have spent at least 30 years driving innovation in reducing operational carbon only to be faced today with the need to put a significant additional consideration into their designs. In some cases, considering embodied carbon will require revisions to existing designs. In others, it may actually require tearing up designs entirely or even opting for less insulating glazing. The infamous example is triple glazing. In the tiered energy codes introduced in the 2020 NECB (which followed B.C.’s Step Code in 2017), the highest levels of energy performance called for a centre-of-glass U-value of 0.82. This was a rating really only achievable with vacuum insulating
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glass (too expensive and not available in quantities at the time) or triple-glazed insulating glass with low-E coatings. Provinces and municipalities signalled their intentions to phase in progressively higher tiers for compliance. Today, it is still the stated intention of Natural Resources Canada’s Green Building Strategy to mandate the highest tier by 2032. Accordingly, R&D departments in fenestration manufacturers across the country have scrambled to design, develop and test triple-glazed products so they can meet market demand when the code requires it.
But triple-glazed fenestration uses more glass. Fifty percent more, to be specific. The glass production process is highly carbonintensive, releasing tons of CO2 to produce the 1,500-degree temperatures required. Triple glazing requires larger frames, using more framing material. Fenestration framing material, especially aluminum, is very carbon-intensive to produce. Triple-glazed assemblies are also heavier and more awkward to install, possibly requiring the use of carbon-emitting machinery where none was needed before.
So while the triple-glazed facade may save some operational carbon over the life of a building, it introduces a significant embodied carbon cost up front. In buildings powered by low-carbon energy sources, as discussed above, operational carbon savings may have little impact on the overall carbon budget of the project. Analysis by Claudio Sacillotto of Novatech suggests that, in Ontario’s energy grid, it would take 25 years of operational carbon savings to offset the additional embodied carbon introduced by installing triple-glazed vinyl windows in a residence versus double-glazed –even if the residence was heated by natural gas.
By lasering in on operational carbon ever since the oil crisis of the 1970s, construction technology development in this country has gone in generally the right direction, but by the wrong route. Consequently, without changing the path, it will never arrive at its
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precise destination of a built environment that generates the lowest possible carbon release. No question, the development of more insulating facades has been beneficial and will be beneficial to the extent that buildings generate lower carbon emissions from fossil fuel use to power them. It is also beneficial to the extent that property owners have experienced and will experience lower energy costs – however homeowners have voted with their wallets on that front, clearly preferring saving money on upfront cost today over saving energy costs tomorrow. But by ignoring embodied carbon for decades, and embarking on regulatory regimes without it, governments have forced untold millions of dollars in R&D and process investment that will now need to be at least partially unwound. It’s as if they told us to build cars that would go as fast as possible, but never allowed for the need to upgrade the brakes.
And another directional wrong-turn looms. We are still in the early phases of introducing embodied carbon to our codes and standards. But already another word is gaining volume in building science circles: resiliency. Resiliency assesses a building’s likely useful longevity and its propensity to be repaired, maintained, upgraded and even recycled over time. In one sense, it is an outgrowth of embodied carbon life cycle analysis, since the objective of a more resilient building is to avoid having to release CO2 by manufacturing new components for it or demolishing it entirely and building a new one. But resiliency also addresses the need for buildings of the future to withstand the effects of climate change, including more frequent extreme weather events and different conditions in the regions where they are designed and built. So in some cases the need for resiliency could be in tension with embodied and operational carbon calculations. What if you designed a facade made out of some light material that achieved the lowest overall carbon release because the building was heated by solar power? Let’s say the facade is so carbon-friendly that you could replace it entirely every 20 years and still have a net gain on the carbon budget. But it doesn’t hold up too well through freeze/thaw cycles. If temperatures fluctuate too much in the winter, it will only last 10 years. By focusing on operational efficiency and low embodied carbon, but ignoring resiliency, you’ve made a facade that is not optimized to minimize carbon release.
On the next leg of our journey toward a minimum-carbon built environment, we should avoid taking off down the wrong path in the right direction again. We should load into our GPS the final destination – the lowest possible carbon release as a result of a building project – and follow that route. We should replace all the slides full of numbers with one number.
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Denmark is close to doing this. According to an Aalborg University report, Climate Impact from New Construction, (thanks to Juliette Cook of Half Climate Design for the information) it’s Department of Built Environment has established a limit of 12 kilograms of CO2 released per year per meter squared of structure. That number includes manufacture of the products, replacement of building components, operational energy use and end-of-life demolition and disposal (chart sectors A1-3, B4, B6 and C3-4). Denmark plans to add sectors A4-5 (construction and installation activities) as a separate calculation capped at 1.5 kilograms
emitted per meter squared per year. That’s it. Denmark doesn’t care what the building is made of, how insulating it is or is not, how airtight it is or how it is heated and cooled as long as it all adds up to something less than these carbon-release targets.
The one-number system would place a limit for total annual carbon emissions from all sources on the building project, not the building itself or any individual component. The project owner would be required to submit a life cycle analysis for the whole project, from inception to its projected end of useful life, using approved sources of carbon-emission information for each stage. Approval of the LCA would be part of the permitting process and confirmation that the approved components were installed would be part of the final inspection process. There would be no energyefficiency or embodied carbon requirements on any particular part of the project. If the designer wanted to have open holes instead of windows and crank up the heat to compensate, that would be fine as long as they could show the overall carbon release didn’t exceed the limits. If they wanted to make the roof out of high-carbon steel but heat the building with sunlight and geothermal, they could do that as long as the project didn’t exceed its carbon budget. The one-number system would unlock absolute maximum design flexibility for architecture and maximum potential for innovation in finding ways to hit aggressive carbon targets under budget.
For window manufacturers, little would change except for the need for product engineers to spend hours looking at slides full of numbers from various jurisdictions’ energy regulations. For standardized products, they would develop good/better/best energy efficiency options and attach test results generated at test labs (using whatever sizes and configurations they want) and EPDs compiled using EPDs from their component suppliers. For custom projects, the EPDs from suppliers would be fed into software that generates the carbon load of the design and projects it over the expected life of the facade. Thermal transmission, solar heat gain and air/water tightness would still be confirmed with testing, but to any values. The fabricator would just provide these tested numbers. Their impact on the operational carbon of the building would be assessed by the architect and used to contribute to the wholebuilding LCA.
Dealers, having received the carbon impact numbers for the products from the fabricators, would need some way to produce a carbon impact statement for their shipment and installation activities. Much of this could come just from reasonable estimates of energy use on site for vehicles, lift equipment, heaters and generators. Generic numbers could even be used extrapolating from time spent at certain tasks. As in any energy regulation, the objective need not be actual, real-world, completely accurate measures of energy used and carbon emitted. Reasonable estimates and projections can do the trick, and are all that are practically possible anyway.
Under a one-number system, the responsibility for producing a carbon budget for a project would fall to the project owner as part of the design approval process. Project owners would need to collect certified EPDs from their product suppliers – something most building component manufacturers are busy producing now – and
use them to produce a budget for constructing their design. The project contractor would add data for the project infrastructure –roads, parking, utilities, landscaping, maintenance – and project those carbon costs forward over the expected life of the building using metrics like Energy Use Intensity. When all this data is integrated, the total amount of carbon dioxide released by the building project would then be known, and would be the sole determinant of whether the project meets government energy standards. Homeowners would rely on energy advisors for projects requiring permits.
The big remaining barrier to easily producing project carbon budgets is software that can integrate all the inputs and generate the one number. These products are in development. the day is fast approaching when construction software platforms will have all the carbon release numbers for each element of a construction project attached, just as they have cost information attached today. From there, a full carbon budget for any project is just a click away, and can be updated by integrated AI whenever a parameter is changed. We should not underestimate the potential impact of such a system. A project contractor trying to get their carbon budget in under the target could play with literally any element of the project. Instead of going back to the window fabricator and insisting on a two basis-point reduction in U-value of the glass, he could specify renting electric equipment on the job site. Instead of reducing window-to-wall ratio, he could specify a low-carbon cement. Trade-offs that can’t be contemplated under the present performance-based regulation regimes, which are today solely focused on operational carbon, could come into play and unlock tremendous design creativity. Project owners would be able to design and build the projects they want and that their target markets demand. Developing better software design tools with integrated carbon cost information should be a request to digital suppliers from this industry and from governments.
A straw poll of industry experts by Fenestration Review has revealed the major outstanding barrier to adoption of a one-number regime: the lack of the necessary EPDs and approved methods for gathering and applying carbon-release information to generate the needed models (some of this feedback will be attached to the online version of this article). The present lack of capability in existing software tools noted above would be another practical barrier to adoption, as generating a whole-project carbon-release budget for every project could be an unreasonable burden without AI help. That’s why this article should be seen as an argument for a future direction for regulators rather than a call for immediate change.
For too long, the North American effort to make construction more climate-friendly has proceeded without the end in mind, focusing on first this and then that individual element of the building. Years of R&D have been applied inefficiently to parts of the problem and resulted in some cases in downright counterproductive efforts. It’s time for those interested in making Canada’s built environment less impactful on climate change to look at each of their efforts and ask if they serve the ultimate goal in the best possible way.
FENESTRATION CANADA WinDoor 2025
Welcome to Canada’s premier fenestration event.
The countdown is on! WinDoor 2025 is set to return to the Toronto Congress Centre, Oct. 8 and 9, bringing together the best of the Canadian fenestration industry. This year’s show promises a dynamic mix of education, networking and a trade floor buzzing with innovation. Not to mention an expanded show floor!
Here’s a preview of what to expect at this year’s event:
Day 1, Wednesday, Oct. 8
The WinDoor trade show kicks off at 10:00 a.m., giving attendees a first look at the latest technologies, products, and solutions in the fenestration industry.
Educational highlights in the Learning Lounge:
Manufacturers Council Meeting
10:30 – 12:00: A members-only session hosted by Ed Bremer (DEL Windows and Doors) and Dave Goldsmith (Cornerstone Building Products).
Industry and Advocacy Insights
12:30 – 1:30: Maple Leaf Strategies and Adrian Edge will provide updates on the political landscape, tariffs, lobbying and industry advocacy.
Technical Services Committee Meeting
1:45 – 3:00: A members-only session providing updates and discussions on technical priorities.
Wildfire and Fenestration
3:00 – 4:00: Lucas Coletta of NRCan will discuss new requirements and research for products installed in wildfire-prone areas.
The day wraps up with networking cocktails from 3:00 to 4:00, hosted by Protomach at booth 219.
The Main Event: Casino Night
6:00 – late: The Main Event goes down at Paramount Event Space, presented by Vision Extrusions Group. This year’s celebration includes the prestigious Hall of Fame Awards and a full evening of dinner, dancing and casino games. A night not to be missed! (Ticketed separately.)
Day 2 – Thursday, Oct. 9
Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. with the trade show floor open 10:00 – 3:00.
Educational highlights include:
Fireside Chat with Skip McLean
10:30 – 11:30: A rare chance to hear from industry veteran and former Fenestration Canada president, Skip McLean, reflecting on his 53 years in the industry. Hosted by Terry Adamson.
Managing Acoustic Expectations in Fenestration
12:00 – 1:00: Anton van Dyk (JRS Engineering) and Dave Goldsmith explore the challenges of balancing acoustic, thermal, and structural requirements.
LEAN Manufacturing Continued
1:15 – 2:45: Cam Drew leads an interactive session on continuous improvement tools for your production floor.
The day closes with a wrap-up at 2:45 before the show floor officially closes at 3:00.
Why attend WinDoor 2025?
WinDoor is more than just a trade show – it’s the hub for Canadian fenestration professionals to connect, learn and discover what’s next. Whether you’re seeking insights into policy, exploring the latest technical innovations, or simply looking to network with colleagues across the country, WinDoor 2025 delivers it all in two action-packed days.
Old favourites and new faces will mix on the show floor in Toronto
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STRONG AS STEEL
8 screenco.com
Booth #410
Screenco has partnered with leading window manufacturers to deliver custom rollformed reinforcement channels that strengthen and enhance vinyl window systems. Built from durable materials such as galvanized steel, the channels provide the structural integrity needed to meet demanding performance standards while maintaining design flexibility. With advanced rollforming capabilities and decades of expertise, Screenco produces profiles to precise specifications, whether unique shapes, gauges or finishes. Every component is engineered for consistency, reliability and seamless integration into the production process. Screenco takes pride in its collaborative approach. It works hand-in-hand with fabricators and system designers to create solutions that not only perform but also drive efficiency and competitiveness in the marketplace. From prototype to full-scale production, the goal is simple: to support fabricators’ success with reinforcement products that deliver strength, quality and value.
RECYCLE IG UNITS
8 heglaus.com
Booth #218
The IG2Pieces system from Hegla casts a spotlight on sustainable glass handling. After automatically identifying the structure, dimensions and potential coatings of an IG unit, the system separates the panes of insulating glass into their component parts. The panes and spacers remain undamaged. Once the insulating unit has been separated, a number of possibilities open up. Single-type disposal promises higher purchase prices than mixed containers. And there are benefits to the environment, too: in keeping with the circular economy, the glass is returned to the float, sustainably reducing CO2 emissions. Individual panes with no defects can be reused for trimming into smaller formats or for other applications (for instance, shelves). Depending on the format and structure of the insulated glass, it might also make sense to use it to repair freshly produced units. For externally supplied panes, for example (expensive composite glass, printing or premium coatings), reworking saves on both lead times and additional costs.
VERSATILE AND SUSTAINABLE
8 adfast.store
Booth #119
AdSeal Production 4550 Series is an environmentally friendly one-component sealant/adhesive that cures to a durable elastic rubber silicone upon contact with ambient humidity. Available in 600- and 400-milliliter formats with highly ecological packaging options, AdSeal 4550 helps reduce environmental impact while delivering professional-grade performance. The product is low-VOC, noncorrosive, UV-resistant and GreenGuardcertified for its low chemical emissions, making it a safe and sustainable choice for both users and the environment. Thanks to its rheological and non-sagging properties, it can be applied overhead and on vertical or horizontal surfaces with ease.
NARROW
SIGHT LINES
8 enerfrees.com
Booth #629
Enerfrees provides the 1850 Window Wall Series, a system that combines modern esthetics with outstanding performance. Offered in three variations (one-inch extension, two-inch extension and flat front), the 1850 Series meets diverse design needs while maintaining a sleek, contemporary appearance. With narrow 57.2-millimeter
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mullion sight lines, the system maximizes natural daylight and enhances architectural appeal. Its rain screen design and interior glazing not only simplify installation but also ensure long-term weather protection. Deep system profiles combined with a 26-mm polyamide thermal break deliver both structural strength and superior thermal efficiency, helping projects achieve sustainability goals and reduce operating costs. The system also supports double or triple IGUs and integrates seamlessly with operable windows and doors.
AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS
jsamachinerie.com
Booth #701
JSA Machinery brings over 30 years of expertise in industrial automation to the fenestration industry, offering consulting services and turnkey installation of advanced machining equipment. Its solutions integrate precision cutting, drilling, milling, welding and routing into streamlined processes that boost productivity without compromising accuracy. Designed for versatility, JSA machines adapt to vinyl, aluminum and light steel profiles, supporting both custom and high-volume production. The vendor represents such leading European manufacturers as Rotox (Germany), LGF (Italy) and Finiture (Italy). JSA combines worldclass equipment with user-friendly controls, rapid changeovers and dedicated technical support, delivering long-term efficiency, reliability and peace of mind to manufacturers across Canada.
ONLINE COURSES FOR INSTALLERS
learn.pbhi.ca
Booth #914
The Professional Home Builders Institute (PHBI), in partnership with Fenestration Canada, has developed Canada’s first comprehensiveFenestration Installer Program, designed to raise the bar for training and professional standards across the industry. The four-course, self-paced online program provides installers with the knowledge and skills they need to excel in today’s evolving market. Covering everything from building science basics to advanced installation practices, the program emphasizes both technical proficiency and code compliance.
PUT SMART
GLASS
IN OPERABLE WINDOWS
amesburytruth.com
Booth #517
Quanex will showcase PowerLink, a concealed-hinge wiring conduit from AmesburyTruth that opens the door to a new category of applications for smart glass technologies. Until now, advanced glass solutions like electrochromic tinting, switchable privacy and integrated solar technologies have been limited to fixed-window applications. PowerLink changes that. It enables power transfer to operable windows, including casements and awnings, allowing window manufacturers to integrate smart glass into functional openings for egress or ventilation, such as bedrooms and bathrooms. PowerLink works with standard window hardware for seamless integration; protects wiring from damage and environmental exposure; supports factory-installed configurations by window manufacturers; and delivers reliable, hard-wired power for high-demand smart glass functions. PowerLink can help window and door manufacturers expand
markets and bring advanced glass technologies to a broader range of residential and commercial applications.
SPACER DESIGNED FOR SSG
tbpcconverting.com
Booth #902
Saint-Gobain Thermalbond V2100 and V2200 are high-performance foam spacertapes engineered for silicone structural glazing. Featuring a high-strength, double-sided acrylic adhesive, they create precise spacing between metal profiles and insulated glass units, allowing optimal silicone application. These tapes hold glass securely during the silicone curing process, maintaining stability, alignment and structural integrity. Designed to perform in demanding architectural environments, Thermalbond tapes help ensure a durable, high-quality bond. TBP Converting can custom slit Thermalbond rolls to exact widths, delivering improved installation efficiency, reduced material waste and consistent, professional results on every project.
CANADIAN ENGINEERING
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Booth #219
Protomach’s GML ASL automated door slab loader/unloader is designed with three CNC axes that allow it to perform loading and unloading with precision. Each door is raised and moved in sequence by a vacuum lifting system. The GML moves different door sizes with equal ease thanks to its ability to adjust the suction flow and suction cups according to the dimensions of the panel and the model. It can handle batches of 26
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doors at 1.75-inch thickness. All operations are managed from the Schneider 18-inch touchscreen installed on an independent console. The control interface is simple for the operator and user-friendly. This equipment can be interconnected with other products, subject to verification. Protomach is a proud Canadian manufacturer.
DESIGN-BOOSTING COATINGS
8 theprotechgroup.com
Booth #100
Protech Group’s industrial liquid coatings are designed to transform PVC, aluminum and fibreglass fenestration products into architectural statements. From bold, vibrant tones to timeless neutrals, the customizable finishes enhance any design. Protech primers promote exceptional adhesion, corrosion resistance and a superior surface finish across substrates. Whether polyurethane solvent-based, water-based IR reflective or direct-tometal solutions, every formula is developed for both beauty and durability. Protech collaborates closely with manufacturers, aligning creative vision with technical performance. Engineered to withstand the elements, these advanced coatings maintain their colour, gloss and integrity year after year. With a broad palette and innovative formulations, windows and doors can be as unique as the spaces they define.
BLACK WITHOUT THE MAINTENANCE
8 richersonsdoors.com
Booth #213
Richersons will display its Neulite door collection that is made of top-grade composite fibreglass with waterproof technology. As a standard, it comes with full-length composite stiles and rails. This collection features direct-glazed glass (full or ¾ lite, clear low-E or translucent) that creates a seamless, contemporary and elegant look. The door is made of durable pigmented door skins that give it the sleek appearance of a black door without requiring as much upkeep or painting. The collection is available in multiple widths (two feet, six inches; two feet, eight inches; two-feet, 10 inches; and three feet) and heights (six-feet, eight inches and eight feet).
UNLIMITED USERS
8 fenestratio.com
Booth #818
Fenestratio is a web-based software solution designed for window and door manufacturers and retailers. With no installation required, it offers an intuitive, nocode interface for easy product line uploads and accurate quote generation. Users enjoy quick quoting; built-in CRM to manage customers and prospects; electronic signatures for faster approvals; and lightning-fast performance with an average 0.25-second response time. Offered on a simple monthly subscription with no contracts to sign, Fenestratio includes unlimited users and full support in every plan, ensuring teams of any size can work efficiently without extra costs. Backed by concierge-level assistance where experienced staff work closely with developers, customers get high levels of support. In 2024 alone, Fenestratio processed over $133 million in orders from more than 50 companies, totaling over $1 billion in quoted value.
ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND PERFORMANCE
8 ul.com
Booth #522
UL Solutions understands the challenges associated with designing fenestration products that resist the impacts of extreme weather and temperatures. The lab helps ensure window and door products meet regulatory and product standard codes, getting fenestration products to market quickly and efficiently. Fenestration testing utilizes lab-based testing throughout the manufacturing process to help manufacturers evalu-
ate the performance and compliance of products and meet the required industry standards. UL Solutions’ dedicated laboratories cater to an array of window and door configurations. It provides testing solutions in accordance with required, industry-recognized standards, including weather tightness, air tightness, thermal properties, structural and mechanical structural performance, security, impact, operation, strength and durability.
PREVENTS PREMATURE BREAKOUT
8 billco-mfg.com
Booth #815
The Billco Ultra Series Cutter is a highspeed, high-volume glass cutting solution designed to meet the demands of modern production environments. Designed with precision, reliability, and efficiency in mind, the Ultra Series offers enhancements that deliver exceptional performance across all aspects of the cutting process. Key upgrades include an advanced tool changer that boosts operational efficiency by enabling quicker tool swaps, and a precision oiler that delivers consistent lubrication to the cutting wheel, even before the first cut, ensuring optimal performance without oversaturating the felt. The system’s linear motor drive enhances cutting accuracy and repeatability, providing smoother, more precise movements throughout the process. A laser-cut bridge further increases precision by reducing vibration and improving structural integrity during operation. To ensure clean, accurate breaks, the Ultra Series features a sub-frame cam lift that prevents premature glass breakouts. The cutting head achieves tolerances as tight as 0.007 inches, ensuring high-precision results on every job. Additionally, the system boasts a generous size capacity of up to 130 by 204 inches, making it ideal for a wide range of glass applications.
SOLD AROUND THE WORLD
8 cnsealant.com
Booth #726
Silande Sealant founded in 1983, specializes in sealant research, product and sales. Products include silicone and polysulfide/butyl sealant for IGU; silicone sealant for facades, windows and doors; and silicone, epoxy and SBT for solar, electrical, anti-corrosion and automotive applications. Sildane Sealant is sold in over 40 countries and areas including the U.S., Canada, South America, the Middle east, Asia and beyond. The company is ISO certified and products pass EU and ASTM standards.
ALL KINDS OF GLASS AVAILABLE
8 zhongliglass.com
Booth #118
Founded in 1998, Zhongli Glass is a professional manufacturer of glass processing products and has over 25 years of experience in glass processing. The company is committed to developing and manufacturing highperformance, high-quality architectural glass. The main products are low-E glass, tempered glass, laminated glass and insulating glass.
COMMITTED TO QUALITY
8 sinhplex.com
Booth #534
Founded with a vision to provide innovative building facade solutions, Sinhplex has evolved into a global company successful in the manufacturing and supply of architectural products. The company has spent years building a reputation for excellence, contributing to some of the world’s high-profile projects. Sinhplex promises an unwavering commitment to quality, sustainability and innovation as it pushes the boundaries of what’s possible in facade engineering
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DURABLE AND CORROSION-RESISTANT
8 panda-railing.com
Booth #627
Panda-Railing is a premier source for high-quality and innovative railing solutions from China. The company has been in this industry for nearly 15 years. The company’s quality, pricing and service has led to a strong reputation and high market share for its products in Europe and Australia. Crafted from high-quality AISI 304, AISI 316, and Duplex 2205 stainless steel, Panda-Railing products are designed for exceptional durability and corrosion resistance. Railing is available in 33.7-, 38.1-, 42.4- and 50.8-millimeter outside diameter profiles with customized sizes also available. The product suits various design preferences with choices of satin, mirror and black stainless steel finishes to complement design space esthetics.
TOUGH BAND AND STRIP
8 chimeda.com
Booth #723
Chimeda produces edge banding and weather strip at its ISO9001-certified factory in northern China. Its weather strip products pass AAMA certification and its edge banding passes European environmental protection standards and AIDIMME testing. Chimeda PU foam sealing strip uses a high-resilience polyurethane foam inner core with a high-toughness polyethylene outer film and is joined with PP skeleton and TPV plastic barbs. It features compression deformation below 10 percent; weather resistance from 40 to 90 C; outdoor aging resistance for more than 20 years; fatigue resistance with no obvious change in shape after 500,000 open-close cycles; and improves the sound insulation performance of doors and windows by 35 percent. Available colours include black, white, grey, brown, beige and red. Packing options are roll packing with two or three rolls per carton or strip packing cut to length according to customer requirements.
SILICONE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS
8 chinazhijiang.com
Booth #817
Finotech silicone sealants are designed to deliver premium performance for construction, glazing and industrial applications. Designed for superior adhesion, weather resistance, and long-lasting elasticity, the products are suitable for aluminum curtainwall, glass assemblies, kitchens, bathrooms and exterior joints. Finotech’s neutral cure and acetoxy sealants succeed in real-world applications, achieving durability under extreme weather and compatibility with various substrates. Whether for professional contractors or OEM clients, Finotech offers solutions tailored for global markets and supported by ISO-certified manufacturing with flexible packaging options.
ARTISTIC FLAIR
8 whtbglass.com
Booth #819
WHTB Glass can produce glass in many special configurations, including digitalprinted, curved tempered, hyperbolic curved tempered, IGU and laminated. It has helped many architectural designers bring their complex glass designs to life.
GET HARDWARE FAST
8 doorhardwaresupply.ca
Booth #728
Door Hardware Supply is focused exclusively on door hardware products, boasting a large regional inventory and quick
turnaround times. As a national stocking distributor, DHS can ship orders within one business day from a huge product selection. With in-house locksmiths, DHS can make sure projects get off the ground fast without lengthy lead times slowing installation down. All orders ship within one business day and can be delivered nationwide within four days. DHS’s extensive inventory features products ranging from basic door knobs and locks to ornate handles and smart code deadbolts. Whatever the design requirement, DHS has the suitable products for even the most sophisticated tastes. DHS door hardware services are configured for all retail banners. Whether the customer is a door and window shop, a small retail store, a national chain or a big box store, DHS has the inventory and expertise to make the next project a success.
EUROPE MEETS NORTH AMERICA
8 aluplast.net
Booth #108
Aluplast has launched its Neo casement system, a window solution tailored specifically for the U.S. and Canadian markets. The system will be showcased at WinDoor. Developed in close collaboration with North American partners, Neo combines durable European engineering with local architectural preferences and installation practices. The system features enhanced wall thickness for long-term durability; triple-glazing support and a tripleseal system with co-extruded gaskets for superior airtightness and thermal performance; steel reinforcements for high static stability, ideal for large and heavy sashes; a half-inch nailing fin for seamless integration into wood-frame construction; and flyscreen compatibility for added convenience. With this new system, Aluplast delivers a product that meets the high performance standards of European design while aligning with North American building methods.
HIGH-CAPACITY ALUMINUM FABRICATION
8 yongxingvn.com
Booth #323
Vietnam Yongxing Aluminium Industry is an international company focused on aluminum profile fabrication. Located in Vietnam, Yongxing Aluminium operates a modern, vertically integrated production system including aluminum profile extrusion, billet production, extrusion mould production, powder production, anodizing, powder coating, thermal break fabrication and general fabrication. Now, Yongxing has two aluminum extrusion factories, two aluminum billet factories and two powder production factories, making it among the largest aluminum groups in southeast Asia. With an intelligent production system, Yongxing’s annual extrusion capacity has exceeded 150,000 tons, with one 3,000-ton press and several 2,200-ton automatic presses improving production quality and quantity simultaneously. Yongxing’s finishing features cuttingedge technologies, such as sandblasting, anodizing, powder coating and liquid coating.
NEW THREE-INCH PROFILE
8 gealanwindows.com
Booth #607
The Gealan-Linear system is a new addition to the threeinch segment, delivering premium design, outstanding performance and high versatility. Its modern, sleek lines create a timeless esthetic that complements many architectural styles, while precision engineering ensures long-term durability and reliability. Designed with advanced sealing technology, Gealan-Linear offers excellent thermal insulation, air tightness and weather resistance, meeting the highest energy efficiency standards. Versatile by design, it supports a wide range of window and door configurations, making it ideal for both residential and commercial applications. The system is compatible with various glazing options for enhanced soundproofing, security and thermal performance. Additionally, it integrates with modern hardware solutions for smooth operation and user comfort.
BONDS TO GLASS AND SILICONE
8 hbfuller.com
Booth #721
H.B. Fuller Kommerling will feature its thermoplastic warm edge solution, Kodispace 4SG: a high-performance spacer system engineered for superior energy efficiency, long-term durability and architectural style. This globally recognized and trusted spacer technology minimizes heat loss along the glass edge, even in extreme climates, by replacing traditional rigid spacers with a flexible thermoplastic material. Kodispace 4SG forms a chemical bond with both glass and silicone, creating a tight yet elastic seal that prevents gas leakage and adapts to thermal expansion and contraction while securely maintaining integrity and performance.
PUSHING EFFICIENCY
8 klaes.com
Booth #727
Klaes, based in Germany, will showcase digitalization solutions for window manufacturing, especially in the areas of machine control and digital production organization. With the innovative software solutions Klaes E-Control and E-Prod, production processes and workflows can be optimized and made significantly more efficient. Klaes E-Control enables the efficient and reliable control of modern production machines. Especially for custom-designed windows in special sizes and small series, the software ensures seamless and fast production by directly transferring information to machines or CAM systems.
A NATIONAL NETWORK
Booth #719
8 fenestra.coop
The Fenestra Purchasing Co-op is Canada’s buying group for the fenestration industry, with a network of leading regional window and door manufacturers across the country. Fenestra was founded on the singular vision of helping independent window and door fabricators thrive through exclusive vendor programs, exclusive events and an unrivaled network. After more than 10 incredible years, the Fenestra membership of over 40 fabricators and 30 vendor partners is the sole co-op for the entire Canadian fenestration industry. Fenestra is currently accepting new fabricator members, as well as new vendor partners.
OFFICE TO SHOP
8 operacompany.com
Booth #809
Opera products are based on the Opera Job Management (OperaJM) software, which is the quotation and production software installed in the office: a simple solution to control each phase of the production of aluminum, PVC, steel and aluminum-wood frames, connectable to all CNC machines of any brand.
NINE-AXIS CNC
8 prolineautomation.com
Booth #433
Pro-Line Automation Systems will exhibit its PD-500 Series, an advanced line of CNC door panel fabrication centres designed to enhance precision and productivity in door manufacturing. The PD-500 Series features up to nine-axis CNC control, enabling simultaneous fabrication on up to three surfaces. Engineered for versatility, these machines handle machining for multi-point and standard hardware, standard or adjustable hinges, and virtually any lite cutout in wood, steel or fiberglass door slabs.
SLEEK ESTHETIC
8 canada.odl.com
Booth #301
ODL’s flush-glazed Shaker fibreglass doors are designed to meet the needs of builders, dealers and distributors seeking a product that combines clean design with long-term performance. Inspired by timeless Shaker styling, the doors feature crisp, square edges and minimal detailing that align with today’s architectural and design trends, ensuring broad market appeal across both traditional and modern homes. The flush glazed construction eliminates the need for a raised frame, providing 14 percent more visible glass compared to traditional doorglass frames. This not only delivers a sleeker esthetic but also reduces potential service issues linked to frame maintenance. A wide range of decorative, privacy and clear glass options allow dealers to offer flexible solutions for varying customer needs.
SMOOTH AND SEALED
Booth #107
Manufacturers know that patio doors often come with familiar challenges: sticky tracks, rattling frames and drafty seals. Fentro will be displaying its newest door, the EasyGlide, which takes a different approach. The EasyGlide is a German-engineered parallel sliding door that features hardware adapted from Europe’s tilt-and-turn window system. The result is a door that delivers smooth opening and closing along with airtight compression sealing – a combination not commonly found in North America. Fentro doors are designed in Germany, built in Canada, and available exclusively for window and door fabricators.
CUT AND WELD AFTER CLADDING
8 grafsynergy.com
Booth #2061
ULTRA-LOW PROFILE
8 assaabloyfenestration.com
Booth #407
Assa Abloy Fenestration announces the launch of its New Nova Slim locking system, featuring an ultra-low profile projection off the window frame and a reduced locking force. The New Nova Slim lock also features an audible pop out detent, providing easy activation and returns to flush when locked. The system is designed for use with all Interlock casement locking systems and is compatible with single-point or multi-point configurations with nonhanded designs. It is available to match any window with colour-matched, powder-coated or architectural finishes. The lock features a low profile with only two millimeters projection; an audible pop-out detent feature for easy activation that returns to flush when locked; 25 percent reduced locking force; special routing preparation of 18.5 by 148 mm, allowing more of the hardware to be on the inside of the window; and 48 mm of lock bar travel to provide secure multipoint locking and enable progressive locking action.
Thanks to the unique V-Perfect technology of the SL4FF EVO seamless welder (Graf Synergy’s international patent), you can weld hybrid PVC and aluminium profiles while keeping the aluminium cover on. This allows you to couple the aluminium cover to the PVC profile at the beginning of the process, cut the hybrid profiles on machines such as the Graf SD500 two-head mitre saw or Fabcut F1 cutting and processing centre, then place the 45-degree cut pieces in the SL4FF welder. It will take care of the entire process and give you an excellent weld and superior match of the aluminium edges. From the welder, the boxes are ready for hardware assembly: no more additional tables and labour to add the aluminium cover. The same SL4FF EVO will also do seamless welding of all your other profiles – white, painted, laminated – with no need for any corner cleaner. Last year Graf Synergy celebrated its 15th anniversary and the group Graf Industries its 30th anniversary. In 2024, it delivered its 1,000th seamless welder.
WONDERFUL WOOD
8 attraverso.ca
Booth #121
AttraVerso, an Ontario-based manufacturer, produces high-performance woodaluminum windows, doors and facades using advanced European technology and FSC-certified wood.
WINDOW AND DOOR BUYERS GUIDE
INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS
A.K. DRAFT SEAL LTD.
Unit 100-4825 275th Street
Langley BC V4W0C7
604-451-1080
info@draftsealkt.com
www.draftseal.com
AABEN WINDOWS AND DOORS
LTD
700 Progress Ave
Kingston ON K7M4W9
613-384-3163
info@aaben.com
aaben.com
AMERICAN RENOLIT CORP.
1207 E Lincolnway
La Porte IN 46350
219-344-5686
e-mail: exterioramerica@renolit.com
www.Renolit.com/ExteriorSolutions/US
ARIBELL PRODUCTS LIMITED
380 Four Valley Drive
Concord ON L4K 5Z1
905-669-5001
brian@aribell.ca
www.aribell.ca
ASSA ABLOY FENESTRATION
1105 S. Rock Blvd.
Reno NV 89502
775-852-8808
marc.lauzon@assaabloy.com
www.assaabloyfenestration.com
BASF COATINGS INC.
5025 Creekbank Road, Building A, Floor 2
MISSISSAUGA ON L4W 0B6
416-970-2181
specialtycoatings@basf.com
BASFrefinish.com
BASF Coatings delivers top-tier Specialty & Industrial Coatings, expert support, and tailored solutions that boost efficiency, profitability, and sustainability— backed by 150+ years of customerfocused innovation and industry leadership.
BIGFOOT DOOR
1677 Aimco Blvd
Mississauga ON L4W 1H7
905-602-5887
info@bigfootdoor.com
bigfootdoor.com
Canada’s premier certified fabricator of Schüco and Reynaers products. All tested in North America to meet NFRC and North American fenestration standards. Uncompromised quality, service, and support for over 40 years.
BOTTERO FLAT GLASS INC
121 Shields Park Dr Suite J Kernersville NC 27284
336-690-8314
grant.mason@bottero.com
www.bottero.com
CAN-WINDOOR HARDWARE INC.
270 Esna Park Dr #8-10
Markham ON L3R1H3
905-305-6161
al.cwdh@hotmail.com
Window & Door Hardware Supplier Manufactured In Own Plant.
CANADIAN BUILDING ENVELOPE
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - CANBEST
38 Regan Road, Unit 4 Brampton ON L7A 1C6
905-840-2014
lab@can-best.com
www.can-best.com
CASCADIA WINDOWS & DOORS
5350B 275th St, #101 Langley BC V4W 0C1
604-857-4600
info@cascadiawindows.com
www.cascadiawindows.com
DEL WINDOWS & DOORS INC.
944 South Service Rd.
Stoney Creek ON L8E 6A2
905-561-4335
info@delwd.ca
www.delwd.ca
DORPLEX ENTRY SYSTEMS
100 Norfinch Drive
Toronto ON M3N 1X1
416-744-3667
info@dorplex.com
www.dorplex.com
One of Canada’s leading door manufacturers, Dorplex is the only door company in Canada that offers a Lifetime Warranty on all its products. Yes, that includes a lifetime warranty on paint.
ELTON MANUFACTURING
8120 Lawson Road
Milton ON L9T 5C1
905-876-1290
sales@eltonmanufacturing.com
www.eltonmanufacturing.com
Manufacturer of door lite frames, venting door lites, executive panels, door and window components.
CLEARVIEW INDUSTRIES LTD.
45 Fenmar Drive
Toronto ON M9L 1M1
416-705-0913
sales@clearview.on.ca
www.clearview.on.ca
EURO VINYL WINDOWS & DOORS INC.
167 Caster Avenue, Unit 3 Woodbridge ON L4L 5Y8
905-851-9711
info@evw.ca
www.evw.ca
EVERLAST GROUP OF COMPANIES
HQ: 299 Carlingview Dr. Etobicoke ON M9W 5G3
800-897-5118
info@everlastproducts.ca
www.everlastproducts.ca
Aluminum windows, Storm Doors, Porch Enclosures, Storm Windows, Vinyl and Aluminum Clad Windows Entry Doors. Locations in Calgary/Thunder Bay/Saskatoon/ Washington DC
FENESTRA PURCHASING CO-OPERATIVE LTD.
148-400 Fullarton St. London ON N6A 5P3
418-569-1010
info@fenestra.coop
www.Fenestra.coop
FENESTRATION CANADA
1 Eglinton Ave. E., Ste. 705 Toronto ON M4P 3A1
613-424-7239
info@fenestrationcanada.ca
www.fenestrationcanada.ca
FENTRO
150 Grant St
Morden MB R6M 1Y4
204-822-1405
info@fentro.com
fentro.com
Fentro supplies fenestration manufacturers with European hardware, premium sliding doors, and precision foiling. Fabricators partner with us for our well-stocked shelves, short lead times, and dependable support.
FGIA - FENESTRATION AND GLAZING INDUSTRY ALLIANCE
P.O. Box 36117
Surrey BC V3S 7Y5
847-303-5664
customerservice@fgiaonline.org
fgiaonline.org
FINE OPENINGS FENESTRATION
CONSULTING
304-1852 Queen St. E. C/O EDWARD KLENK
TORONTO ON M4L 1H1
647-808-4711
edward@fineopenings.net
www.fineopenings.net
FUSION GLASS WORKS INC.
50 Irondale Drive
Toronto ON M9L 1R8
416-739-7794
office@fusion-glass.com
fusion-glass.com
Fusion Glass Works Inc. is a proud Canadian producer of hand-crafted decorative glass and Wrought Iron Doorglass. The Fusion Glassworks team has worked tirelessly to create a wide range of iron arrangements featuring our unique Sandblast cutout technique that allows us to provide a myriad of gorgeous custom solutions. With over 25 years experience, Fusion is dedicated to giving our clients an entryway that makes a statement.
Since 1961, Golden Windows has been manufacturing premium quality windows and doors in Kitchener, Ontario for both builders and homeowners throughout Ontario.
Your one-stop-shop for all your renovating needs, we design, manufacture, and offer install on our windows and doors.
With Golden Windows, you can have the quality craftsmanship and professional service you deserve.
HASEDA HOLDING LTD (AKFIX)
2295 Rochester Circle, Unit 41 Oakville ON L6M 5C8
IFS architectural powder coatings protect and decorate architectural metals. Discover interior and exterior grade performance powders available in thousands of colors and effects and with an improved sustainability footprint.
INLINE FIBERGLASS LTD
30 Constellation Court
Toronto ON M9W 1K1
416-679-1171
inlinefiberglass@inlinefiberglass.com
www.inlinefiberglass.com
INT MACHINERY INC.
3500 Ridgeway Dr., Unit #11 Mississauga ON L5L 0A2
647-642-3646
info@int-machinery.com
www.int-machinery.com
JELD-WEN OF CANADA, LTD. 5750 Explorer Drive, Unit 402 Mississauga ON L4H 0A9
289-360-0710
contactjw@jeldwen.com
jeld-wen.ca
JOSEPH MACHINE COMPANY
KOMMERLING CANADA
150 Grant Street
Morden MB MB R6M 0B8
431-775-7761
eduard.braun@profine-group. com
www.kommerling.ca
Kommerling is a global player in high performance vinyl window and door systems. With a new facility in Manitoba, Kommerling Canada are bringing Kommerling 76 and Kommerling 88 tilt and turn window systems to Canadian manufacturers, along with the super-sized lift and slide PremiDoor 76 door. There are also several approved Passive House solutions for public and private sector projects.
LAMATEK, INC.
1226 Forest Parkway West Deptford NJ 08066
800-526-2835
marketing@lamatek.com
www.lamatek.com
LITEZONE GLASS INC.
6203 Roper Road NW Edmonton AB T6B 3G6
587-597-5483
e-mail: glass@litezone.ca
www.litezone.ca
LOTHAR’S INDUSTRIAL SALES
2717 Rena Rd Mississauga ON L4T3K1
905-678-2397
info@lothars.ca
www.lothars.ca
HIGH PERFORMANCE GLAZING INC.
177 Drumlin Circle
Concord ON L4K 3E7
905-482-2144
info@hpglazing.com
www.hpglazing.com
Ontario’s leader in innovative glazing, offering tempered, laminated, bird-friendly, and digitally printed glass. Combining expertise, craftsmanship, and advanced technology, we deliver strength, efficiency, and design excellence for every project.
595 Range End Road Dillsburg PA 17019
717-432-3442
sales@josephmachine.com
josephmachine.com
KEYSTONE CERTIFICATIONS, INC.
145 Limekiln Rd., Ste. 100B New Cumberland PA 17070
717-932-8500
shunt@keystonecerts.com
www.keystonecerts.com
Fenestration manufacturers across Canada and the US count on Keystone Certifications for worldclass certification services, quality assurance services, and building code / energy incentive program compliance solutions.
MASTERGRAIN
Door Gallery: 6260-13 Hwy 7, Woodbridge, ON L4H 4G3, Manufacturing Facility: 16567 ON-12, Midland, ON L4R 4L1
Midland ON L4R 4L1
800-782-0559
sales@mastergrain.com
www.mastergrain.com
MASTERGRAIN™ is a fully integrated Canadian manufacturer of premium fiberglass entry door systems. Exclusively leveraging Nickel Vapor Deposition technology, MASTERGRAIN produces the most realistic woodgrain available for exterior doors and provides the widest range of products to the market.
Novatech designs and manufactures high-performance doors, doorglass, patio doors and custom glass. With over 40 years of innovation and manufacturing expertise, we offer elegant, energy-efficient solutions that combine design, quality, and durability—built to meet the highest industry standards.
NUCOAT NORTH AMERICA
7270 Torbram Rd. Mississauga ON L4T 3Y7
614-750-4002
info@nucoat.ca
www.nucoat.ca
NUCOAT North America is a trusted manufacturer of high-performance, water-based coatings designed specifically for the window and door industry across Canada, the U.S., and Mexico.
Our single-component systems are engineered for durability, efficiency, and sustainability — certified to meet AAMA 615-20 standards and proven in real-world conditions for over 15 years.
At NUCOAT, we’re more than a coatings supplier — we’re a service-driven partner. We prioritize customer experience, dependable fulfillment, and added value that supports your production goals from start to finish.
ODL CANADA
65 Courtland Ave.
Vaughan ON L4K 3T1
800-253-3900
doorglass_info@odl.com
odl.com
OPENJANELA LLC
101-4915 S. Drexel Ave.
Chicago IL 60615
702-890-3787
info@openjanela.com
www.openjanela.com
The Fastest growing Software for Window and Door Sales and Manufacturing.
CRM, Manufacturing, Barcode, Inventory, Service, Shipping, A/R, Dealer System, and more. Starting at $100/month for 2 users.
OPERA SOFTWARE COMPANY INC
1200 MCGILL COLLEGE AVENUE
SUITE 1100
MONTREAL QC H3B 4G7
514-448-8450
daniela.sanna@operasoftwareco.com
www.operacompany.com
PARADIGM
1850 Deming Way, Suite 120 Middleton WI 53562
608-664-9292
contactus@myparadigm.com
myparadigm.com/window-anddoor-software
PEINTURE LAURENTIDE
4660 boul de Shawinigan-sud Shawinigan QC G9N6T5
819-944-6851
maxime.tremblay@laurentide.co
peinturelaurentide.com
PETERSON PROFILE & TOOL LTD 101-44088 Progress Way Chilliwack BC V2R 0W3
778-704-1093
info@petersonprofiletool.com
www.petersonprofiletool.com
POLLARD WINDOWS & DOORS
1217 King Rd
Burlington ON L7R 3Y3
905-634-2365
customerleads@pollardwindows.com
www.pollardwindows.com
PORTATEC
1219-A principale
Ste-Julie QC J3E 0C3
450-649-4477
info@portatecqc.com
www.portatecqc.com
PREFERENCE NORTH AMERICA, INC. // PREFSUITE // PREFERP
36 York Mills Road, Suite 504 Toronto ON M2P 2E9
416-498-7751
welcome@prefna.com
www.prefna.com
PrefNA is software company that develops, distributes and provides support for PrefERP - the most complete software package in the industry with “Lead - to - Cash” coverage. We have more than 25 years of experience to provide you with best practice to digitize and grow your residential or commercial fenestration manufacturing company. We handle both European and North American manufacturing.
PRO-LINE AUTOMATION SYSTEMS, LTD.
303 Vaughan Valley Blvd. Woodbridge ON L4H3B5
905-264-6230
info@prolineautomation.com
www.prolineautomation.com
PROTOMACH GML INC.
110 Rue industrielle, Saint-Louis de Blandford QC G0Z 1B0
819-364-7270
vente@protomachgml.ca
www.protomachgml.ca/index. php/en-ca
We have been manufacturing machinery and industrial equipment since 1996. We specialize in the area of windows, patio doors, entry doors and garage doors. Our machines cut and fabricate PVC, wood, light metals and fiberglass. With our team of dedicated people, we are known for our flexibility and ability to adapt to your needs, see the tailor.
RADISSON INDUSTRIES
136, Leon-Vachon Street
St-Lambert-de-Lauzon QC G0S 2W0
418-889-9032
info@industriesradisson.com
www.industriesradisson.com
Radisson Industries is a family business specialized in designing and manufacturing innovative door and window hardware components. In 1996, after 40 years of experience in processing metals for the construction industry, the family decided to put its knowledge and expertise to work to serve door and window manufacturers. Now, nearly 30 years later, Radisson Industries have established itself as a major player in the window and door industry.
REVOLUTION WINDOWS AND DOORS LTD.
270 Wyse Road
Dartmouth NS B3A 1N6
902-464-5050
info@revolutionwindowsanddoors.com
www.revolutionwindowsanddoors .com
ROTO NORTH AMERICA
6625 Ordan Drive, Unit #1 Mississauga ON L5T 1X2
905-670-8559
info.usa@roto-frank.com
www.rotonorthamerica.com
Roto North America creates superior customer value as a leading supplier of North American and European window and door hardware.
RW COOMBER HARDWARE
1275 Eglinton Ave. E., Unit 48 Mississauga ON L4W 2Z2
905-206-0380
rick@rwcoomber.ca
www.rwcoomber.ca
S.I.L. PLASTIC
30 Whitmore Rd.
Woodbridge ON L4L 7Z4
905-264-8845
sales@silplastic.com
www.silplastic.com
SALEM FABRICATION SUPPLIES
5901 Gun Club Road
Winston-Salem NC 27103
336-766-1104
QUANEX
945 Bunker Hill Road
Houston TX 77024
q.marketing@quanex.com
www.Quanex.com
info@salemftg.com Website: www.SalemFTG.com
SAWDAC
84 Adam St.
Cambridge ON N3C 2K6
800-813-9616
ronda@sawdac.com
www.sawdac.com
At SAWDAC, we set tough standards that our hundreds of member dealers and contractors must live up to.
Ask about Window Wise to standout in the crowd!
STRASSBURGER WINDOWS & DOORS
2101 Shirley Drive
Kitchener ON N2B 3X4
519-885-6380
windows@strassburger.net
www.strassburger.net
STURTZ MACHINERY CANADA INC.
510 Dotzert Court, Unit #3
Waterloo ON N2L 6A7
519-501-4315
jwadel@sturtz.com
www.stuertz.com/us
TILTCO
Architectural
TILTCO ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS
1200 Stellar Drive
Newmarket ON L3Y 7B9
905-853-9955
info@tiltco.com
www.tiltco.com
Manufacturers of Architectural
Windows, Doors, Pivot Doors, Lift
Slides Doors & Facades
Residential, Commercial, High Rise & Coastal Application
Est 1988: CANADA - UNITED STATES - CARIBBEANS
TREMCO CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS GROUP
220 Wicksteed Ave.
Toronto ON M4H 1G7
800-363-3213
wcurrie@tremco.ca
tremcosealants.com
Commercial and Residential Sealants, Coatings, Vapour Barriers, Foams, Butyl Tapes and extruded rubbers used in various manufacturing facilities, especially windows.
TRI-TEMP GLASS INC.
91 Crockford Blvd.
Toronto ON M1R 3B7
416-285-1890
cs@tritempglass.com
www.tritempglass.com
TRIMLITE MANUFACTURING
104-2920 188th Street
Surrey BC V3S 9V5
604-533-4111
marketing@trimlite.com
www.trimlite.com
TRUFORM BUILDING
PRODUCTS, DIV. OF RICHELIEU HARDWARE CANADA LTD.
601 Rivermede Road, Unit 1 Concord ON L4K 2G8
905-532-0073
INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS
drivers@richelieu.com
www.richelieu.com
Component supplier to the window and door industry.
We manufacture the highest quality roll-formed aluminum window screen profiles. We also distribute hardware, warm-edge spacers, screen mesh and a variety of other products for the door and window industry.
VWD is your one solution for Windows, Entry Doors and Patio Doors. We produce the finest quality windows and doors whose beauty is only matched by their superior performance. Our commitment to quality and efficiency is the reason why we handle almost every aspect of our product production in-house - from vinyl extrusion to manufacturing and glass. Controlling every aspect of our production makes VWD more accountable to customers giving them peace of mind knowing that we stand behind our products and offering one of the best warranties in the market!
WESTON WOOD SOLUTIONS, INC.
300 Orenda Rd.
Brampton ON L6T 1G2
905-678-4731
info@westonwoodsolutions.com
www.westonwoodsolutions.com
WWS manufactures and distributes a full range of window and door components in finger-joint pine, MDF, LVL and PVC. We offer hinges and weatherstrip pre-installed or shipped in bulk. Our services include design and development, global sourcing, quality control, logistics, and local machining.
WITTE NORTH AMERICA
2717 Rena Rd.
Mississauga ON L4T 3K1
905-678-2397
sales@witte-na.com
www.witte-na.com
PRODUCTCATEGORIES
ARCHITECTURAL GLASS
Decorative Glass
Aribell Products Limited
Dorplex Entry Systems
Everlast Group Of Companies
Fusion Glass Works Inc.
Garibaldi Glass
Golden Windows Limited
High Performance Glazing Inc.
Novatech Group
Odl Canada
Pollard Windows & Doors
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Rw Coomber Hardware
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Trimlite Manufacturing
ARCHITECTURAL GLASS
Decorative Glass
Aribell Products Limited
Dorplex Entry Systems
Everlast Group Of Companies
Fusion Glass Works Inc.
Garibaldi Glass
Golden Windows Limited
High Performance Glazing Inc.
Novatech Group
Odl Canada
Pollard Windows & Doors
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Rw Coomber Hardware
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Trimlite Manufacturing
Insulating Glass
Dorplex Entry Systems
Everlast Group Of Companies
Garibaldi Glass
Golden Windows Limited
High Performance Glazing Inc.
Litezone Glass Inc.
Novatech Group
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Trimlite Manufacturing
Truform Building Products, Div. Of
Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Unicel Architectural Corp.
Laminated Glass
Dorplex Entry Systems
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Fusion Glass Works Inc.
Garibaldi Glass
High Performance Glazing Inc.
Novatech Group
Odl Canada
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Tri-temp Glass Inc.
Unicel Architectural Corp.
Low-Emissivity Glass
Dorplex Entry Systems
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Garibaldi Glass
Golden Windows Limited
High Performance Glazing Inc.
Litezone Glass Inc.
Novatech Group
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Trimlite Manufacturing
Unicel Architectural Corp.
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
Tempered Glass
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Fusion Glass Works Inc.
Garibaldi Glass
Golden Windows Limited
High Performance Glazing Inc.
Novatech Group
Odl Canada
Pollard Windows & Doors
Rw Coomber Hardware
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Tri-temp Glass Inc.
Low-Maintenance Glass
Garibaldi Glass
Bent/Curved Glass
Tri-temp Glass Inc.
Hurricane-Resistant Glass
Novatech Group
Trimlite Manufacturing
Unicel Architectural Corp.
PVB Plastic Interlayer
Fusion Glass Works Inc.
Garibaldi Glass
Electrochromic Glass
Litezone Glass Inc.
ARCHITECTURAL WOODWORK
Grilles
Golden Windows Limited
Peterson Profile & Tool Ltd
Moulding Parts
S.i.l. Plastic
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
Decorative Millwork
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
Decorative Covering
Ifs Powder Coatings
Exterior Trim
Aribell Products Limited
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
Millwork Components
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
Shutters
S.i.l. Plastic
Custom Millwork
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
Architectural Trim and Woodwork
Truform Building Products, Div. Of
Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
Door Surrounds
Golden Windows Limited
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
DOOR & WINDOW
MACHINERY
Vinyl Fabrication Equipment
Lothar’s Industial Sales
Pro-line Automation Systems, Ltd.
Protomach Gml Inc.
Sturtz Machinery Canada Inc.
Witte North America
Washing Machine
Hhh Equipment Resources
Salem Fabrication Supplies
CNC Corner Cleaners
Pro-line Automation Systems, Ltd.
Protomach Gml Inc.
Sturtz Machinery Canada Inc.
CNC Router
Hhh Equipment Resources
Pro-line Automation Systems, Ltd.
Protomach Gml Inc.
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Multiprocessing
Pro-line Automation Systems, Ltd.
Notching Machine
Peterson Profile & Tool Ltd
Pro-line Automation Systems, Ltd.
Saws, Double Miter
Pro-line Automation Systems, Ltd.
Protomach Gml Inc.
Sturtz Machinery Canada Inc.
Vinyl Welders
Pro-line Automation Systems, Ltd.
Protomach Gml Inc.
Sturtz Machinery Canada Inc.
Copy Routers
Pro-line Automation Systems, Ltd.
Sturtz Machinery Canada Inc.
Drilling Machines
Hhh Equipment Resources
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Witte North America
Extruders, Butyl
Hhh Equipment Resources
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Fabrication Saws, Vinyl
Pro-line Automation Systems, Ltd.
Protomach Gml Inc.
Sturtz Machinery Canada Inc.
Material Handling Racks and Systems
Hhh Equipment Resources
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Punch Presses
Lothar’s Industial Sales
Witte North America
Saws, Cut-Off
Pro-line Automation Systems, Ltd.
Protomach Gml Inc.
Aluminum Fabrication Equipment
Lothar’s Industial Sales
Protomach Gml Inc.
Sturtz Machinery Canada Inc.
Witte North America
Cutting Tables
Bottero Flat Glass Inc
Hhh Equipment Resources
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Filling Machines, Desiccants
Hhh Equipment Resources
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Sealing Equipment, Double, Gun
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Sealing Equipment, Double, Machine
Hhh Equipment Resources
Assembly Tables
Hhh Equipment Resources
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Sturtz Machinery Canada Inc.
Clamps, Adjustable
Lothar’s Industial Sales
Frame Assembly Equipment
Sturtz Machinery Canada Inc.
Accessories, Machine Tools
Fentro
Hhh Equipment Resources
Lothar’s Industial Sales
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Witte North America
Bending Machine
Lothar’s Industial Sales
Peterson Profile & Tool Ltd
Witte North America
Presses
Witte North America
Tooling
Hhh Equipment Resources
Lothar’s Industial Sales
Peterson Profile & Tool Ltd
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Witte North America
Molders
S.i.l. Plastic
Adhesive Applicators
Lothar’s Industial Sales
Scratch Polishers
Hhh Equipment Resources
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Hand Tools
Fentro
Hhh Equipment Resources
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Cutters, Plastic
Lothar’s Industial Sales
Spacer Assembly Equipment
Hhh Equipment Resources
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Gas-Filling Equipment
Hhh Equipment Resources
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Laminating Equipment
Bottero Flat Glass Inc
Hhh Equipment Resources
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Ovens
Hhh Equipment Resources
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Cutters, Metal Lothar’s Industial Sales
CNC Cutting Lines
Bottero Flat Glass Inc
Hhh Equipment Resources
Pro-line Automation Systems, Ltd.
Protomach Gml Inc.
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Sturtz Machinery Canada Inc.
Mortising Machines
Protomach Gml Inc.
Machines, Door Cut Off
Protomach Gml Inc.
Loading Systems
Hhh Equipment Resources
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Door Cut Off Machines
Pro-line Automation Systems, Ltd.
Protomach Gml Inc.
Cutting Machine
Bottero Flat Glass Inc
Pro-line Automation Systems, Ltd.
Protomach Gml Inc.
Cutters, Vinyl Lothar’s Industial Sales
Assembly Machines
Lothar’s Industial Sales
Protomach Gml Inc.
Sturtz Machinery Canada Inc.
Machines, Pre-Hung Door
Protomach Gml Inc.
Saws, Feeder Type
Pro-line Automation Systems, Ltd.
Protomach Gml Inc.
Sturtz Machinery Canada Inc.
DOOR COMPONENTS
Screen Components
Aribell Products Limited
Dorplex Entry Systems
Fentro
Peterson Profile & Tool Ltd
Rw Coomber Hardware
S.i.l. Plastic
Patio Door Screens
Clearview Industries Ltd.
Dorplex Entry Systems
Fentro
Golden Windows Limited
Novatech Group
Rw Coomber Hardware
Door Entrances
Dorplex Entry Systems
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Novatech Group
Pollard Windows & Doors
Rw Coomber Hardware
Door Lite Inserts
Aribell Products Limited
Dorplex Entry Systems
Elton Manufacturing
Everlast Group Of Companies
Novatech Group
Pollard Windows & Doors
Rw Coomber Hardware
Entry Systems
Dorplex Entry Systems
Everlast Group Of Companies
Fentro
Golden Windows Limited
Pollard Windows & Doors
Radisson Industries
Rw Coomber Hardware
Door Screens
Peterson Profile & Tool Ltd
Pollard Windows & Doors
Rw Coomber Hardware
Truform Building Products, Div. Of
Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Door Frames, Metal
Dorplex Entry Systems
Golden Windows Limited
Rw Coomber Hardware
Door Transoms
Dorplex Entry Systems
Golden Windows Limited
Novatech Group
Pollard Windows & Doors
Rw Coomber Hardware
Jamb Adjusters
Aribell Products Limited
S.i.l. Plastic
Stiles and Rails
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
Transoms
Dorplex Entry Systems
Golden Windows Limited
Novatech Group
Rw Coomber Hardware
Door Jambs, Plastic
Aribell Products Limited
Dorplex Entry Systems
Rw Coomber Hardware
Door Jambs, PVC and Composite
Aribell Products Limited
Dorplex Entry Systems
Rw Coomber Hardware
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
Sidelites
Aribell Products Limited
Dorplex Entry Systems
Elton Manufacturing
Golden Windows Limited
Novatech Group
Odl Canada
Rw Coomber Hardware
Door Jambs
American Renolit Corp.
Aribell Products Limited
Dorplex Entry Systems
Elton Manufacturing
Golden Windows Limited
Rw Coomber Hardware
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
Retractable Screens
Assa Abloy Fenestration
Clearview Industries Ltd.
Dorplex Entry Systems
Fentro
Rw Coomber Hardware
Thresholds
Aribell Products Limited
Dorplex Entry Systems
Elton Manufacturing
Rw Coomber Hardware
Door Bottoms
Aribell Products Limited
Dorplex Entry Systems
Elton Manufacturing
Rw Coomber Hardware
Sills, Door
Aribell Products Limited
Dorplex Entry Systems
Rw Coomber Hardware
Door Frames, Fiberglass
Aribell Products Limited
Cascadia Windows & Doors
Dorplex Entry Systems
Golden Windows Limited
Inline Fiberglass Ltd
Paints and Finishes
Golden Windows Limited
Ifs Powder Coatings
Peinture Laurentide
Decorative Laminate Films
American Renolit Corp.
Door Frames, Wood
Aribell Products Limited
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
Sill Pan Flashing
Aribell Products Limited
Dorplex Entry Systems
Secondary Locks
Dorplex Entry Systems
DOOR HARDWARE & RELATED PRODUCTS
Sliding Doors
Assa Abloy Fenestration
Fentro
Golden Windows Limited
Novatech Group
Quanex
Roto North America
Folding Door
Pollard Windows & Doors
Roto North America
Access Control
Fentro
Quanex
Muntin Tapes
Lamatek, Inc.
S.i.l. Plastic
Stiffeners
Rw Coomber Hardware
Tapes, Foam Mounting
Lamatek, Inc.
Setting Blocks
Elton Manufacturing
Lamatek, Inc.
S.i.l. Plastic
Tremco Construction Products Group
Patio Door Handles
Assa Abloy Fenestration Fentro
Golden Windows Limited
Quanex
Roto North America
Patio Door Screen
Assa Abloy Fenestration Fentro
Golden Windows Limited
Peterson Profile & Tool Ltd
Rw Coomber Hardware
S.i.l. Plastic
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Rollers
Assa Abloy Fenestration
Quanex
Roto North America
S.i.l. Plastic
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Weatherstrip, Doors
Aribell Products Limited
Elton Manufacturing
Golden Windows Limited
Lamatek, Inc.
Quanex
Rw Coomber Hardware
Gaskets
Elton Manufacturing
Lamatek, Inc.
Roto North America
Rw Coomber Hardware
S.i.l. Plastic
Tremco Construction Products Group
Multipoint Locks
Aribell Products Limited
Assa Abloy Fenestration Fentro
Golden Windows Limited
Quanex
Radisson Industries
Roto North America
Rw Coomber Hardware
Pivots
S.i.l. Plastic
Glass Pads
S.i.l. Plastic
Handles
Assa Abloy Fenestration Fentro
Golden Windows Limited
Quanex
Roto North America
S.i.l. Plastic
Kick Plates
Dorplex Entry Systems
Golden Windows Limited
S.i.l. Plastic
PRODUCTCATEGORIES
Vent Locks
S.i.l. Plastic
Tilt/Slide Mechanisms
Assa Abloy Fenestration
Fentro
Quanex
Roto North America
Mortise Locksets
Assa Abloy Fenestration
Golden Windows Limited
Quanex
Radisson Industries
Roto North America
Locksets
Assa Abloy Fenestration
Dorplex Entry Systems
Golden Windows Limited
Quanex
Roto North America
Lever Sets
Assa Abloy Fenestration
Golden Windows Limited
Quanex
Roto North America
Rw Coomber Hardware
Latches
Dorplex Entry Systems
Golden Windows Limited
Quanex
Roto North America
Door Pulls
Assa Abloy Fenestration
Roto North America
Deadbolts
Dorplex Entry Systems
Fentro
Golden Windows Limited
Roto North America
Cylindrical Locksets
Assa Abloy Fenestration
Fentro
Golden Windows Limited
Radisson Industries
Door Seals
Aribell Products Limited
Elton Manufacturing
Quanex
Rw Coomber Hardware
Knobs
Dorplex Entry Systems
Fentro
Golden Windows Limited
Bumpers
Roto North America
Louvers
Golden Windows Limited
Door Repair Parts
Fentro
Golden Windows Limited
Exit Devices
Radisson Industries
DOORS
Steel Doors, Custom
Aribell Products Limited
Dorplex Entry Systems
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Melymax
Novatech Group
Rw Coomber Hardware
Unicel Architectural Corp.
Storm Doors
Everlast Group Of Companies
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Patio Doors
Aaben Windows And Doors Ltd
Bigfootdoor
Clearview Industries Ltd.
Dorplex Entry Systems
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Fentro
Golden Windows Limited
Kommerling Canada
Novatech Group
Pollard Windows & Doors
Rw Coomber Hardware
Tiltco Architectural Products
Trimlite Manufacturing
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
Fire-Rated Doors
Dorplex Entry Systems
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Novatech Group
Odl Canada
Rw Coomber Hardware
Trimlite Manufacturing
Unicel Architectural Corp.
Aluminum Clad
Aaben Windows And Doors Ltd
Everlast Group Of Companies
Fentro
Fine Openings Fenestration
Consulting
Garibaldi Glass
Golden Windows Limited
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Sliding Doors (Doors)
Bigfootdoor
Dorplex Entry Systems
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Fentro
Golden Windows Limited
Kommerling Canada
Mastergrain
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Tiltco Architectural Products
Unicel Architectural Corp.
Fiberglass
Aribell Products Limited
Cascadia Windows & Doors
Dorplex Entry Systems
Everlast Group Of Companies
Inline Fiberglass Ltd
Mastergrain
Odl Canada
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Rw Coomber Hardware
Trimlite Manufacturing
French Doors
Aaben Windows And Doors Ltd
Dorplex Entry Systems
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Kommerling Canada
Pollard Windows & Doors
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Rw Coomber Hardware
Tiltco Architectural Products
Trimlite Manufacturing
Residential Doors
Aaben Windows And Doors Ltd
Bigfootdoor
Everlast Group Of Companies
Fine Openings Fenestration
Consulting
Golden Windows Limited
Kommerling Canada
Novatech Group
Odl Canada
Pollard Windows & Doors
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Rw Coomber Hardware
Tiltco Architectural Products
Trimlite Manufacturing
PVC Doors
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Fine Openings Fenestration
Consulting
Kommerling Canada
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Rw Coomber Hardware
Fiberglass Patio Doors
Golden Windows Limited
Inline Fiberglass Ltd
Mastergrain
Odl Canada
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Trimlite Manufacturing
Patio Doors, PVC and Composite
Clearview Industries Ltd.
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Fentro
Golden Windows Limited
Kommerling Canada
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Rw Coomber Hardware
Impact Resistant Doors
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Novatech Group
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Tiltco Architectural Products
Unicel Architectural Corp.
Divided Lite
Golden Windows Limited
Mastergrain
Thermally-Broken Doors
Bigfootdoor
Clearview Industries Ltd.
Novatech Group
Panel Wood
Trimlite Manufacturing
Combination
Golden Windows Limited
DOORS EXTERIOR
Sliding Glass, Exterior Doors
Bigfootdoor
Clearview Industries Ltd.
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Dorplex Entry Systems
Everlast Group Of Companies
Mastergrain
Novatech Group
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Rw Coomber Hardware
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Tiltco Architectural Products
Fiberglass, Exterior Doors
Aribell Products Limited
Cascadia Windows & Doors
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Dorplex Entry Systems
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Mastergrain
Pollard Windows & Doors
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Rw Coomber Hardware
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Trimlite Manufacturing
Storm, Exterior Doors
Everlast Group Of Companies
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Patio, Exterior Doors
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Dorplex Entry Systems
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Fentro
Kommerling Canada
Novatech Group
Pollard Windows & Doors
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Rw Coomber Hardware
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Tiltco Architectural Products
Trimlite Manufacturing
Vinyl Framed Doors, Exterior
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Dorplex Entry Systems
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Kommerling Canada
Mastergrain
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Steel, Exterior Doors
Aribell Products Limited
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Dorplex Entry Systems
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Novatech Group
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Rw Coomber Hardware
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Wood, Exterior Doors
Dorplex Entry Systems
Everlast Group Of Companies
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
PVC and Composite, Exterior
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Dorplex Entry Systems
Kommerling Canada
Novatech Group
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Rw Coomber Hardware
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Hurricane Glass Doors
Dorplex Entry Systems
Novatech Group
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Tiltco Architectural Products
DOORS INTERIOR
Wood, Interior Doors
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Trimlite Manufacturing
Folding, Interior Doors
Garibaldi Glass
French, Interior Doors
Trimlite Manufacturing
Louvered, Interior Doors
Trimlite Manufacturing
MDF, Interior Doors
Trimlite Manufacturing
Mirrored, Interior Doors
Trimlite Manufacturing
GLASS PROVIDERS
Decorative Glass
Dorplex Entry Systems
Fusion Glass Works Inc.
Garibaldi Glass
Golden Windows Limited
Novatech Group
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Rw Coomber Hardware
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Trimlite Manufacturing
Insulating Glass
Dorplex Entry Systems
Fusion Glass Works Inc.
Garibaldi Glass
Novatech Group
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Trimlite Manufacturing
Laminated Glass
Dorplex Entry Systems
Fusion Glass Works Inc.
Garibaldi Glass
Novatech Group
Rw Coomber Hardware
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Tempered Glass
Dorplex Entry Systems
Fusion Glass Works Inc.
Garibaldi Glass
Golden Windows Limited
Novatech Group
Rw Coomber Hardware
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Trimlite Manufacturing
Bent/Curved Glass
Dorplex Entry Systems
Tiltco Architectural Products
PVB Plastic Interlayer
Fusion Glass Works Inc.
Garibaldi Glass
Hhh Equipment Resources
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Low-Maintenance Glass
Fusion Glass Works Inc.
Garibaldi Glass
Low-Emissivity Glass
Dorplex Entry Systems
Fusion Glass Works Inc.
Garibaldi Glass
Golden Windows Limited
Novatech Group
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Trimlite Manufacturing
Hurricane-Resistant Glass
Dorplex Entry Systems
Novatech Group
Tiltco Architectural Products
Trimlite Manufacturing
INFORMATION & ORGANIZATIONS
Associations/Purchasing
Cooperatives
Fenestra Purchasing Co-operative Ltd.
Fenestration Canada
Fgia - Fenestration And Glazing
Industry Alliance
Sawdac
INSULATING GLASS & RELATED PRODUCTS
Airspacers
Garibaldi Glass
Corner Keys
Garibaldi Glass
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Muntin Bar Clips
Novatech Group
Peterson Profile & Tool Ltd
S.i.l. Plastic
Tremco Construction Products Group
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Muntin Bars
Golden Windows Limited
Peterson Profile & Tool Ltd
Laminated, Insulating
Everlast Group Of Companies
Garibaldi Glass
IG Units, Warm Edge
Everlast Group Of Companies
Garibaldi Glass
Golden Windows Limited
IG Units, Triple
Everlast Group Of Companies
Garibaldi Glass
Golden Windows Limited
Litezone Glass Inc.
Novatech Group
Rw Coomber Hardware
Trimlite Manufacturing
Unicel Architectural Corp.
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
IG Units, Double
Everlast Group Of Companies
Garibaldi Glass
Golden Windows Limited
Hhh Equipment Resources
Novatech Group
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Trimlite Manufacturing
Unicel Architectural Corp.
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
IG Units, Solar Film
Everlast Group Of Companies
Desiccants
Garibaldi Glass
Haseda Holding Ltd (akfix)
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Spacers
Golden Windows Limited
S.i.l. Plastic
Tremco Construction Products Group
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Sealants
Haseda Holding Ltd (akfix)
Lamatek, Inc.
Tremco Construction Products Group
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Connectors
Garibaldi Glass
S.i.l. Plastic
Tremco Construction Products Group
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Gas Filled, Argon
Garibaldi Glass
Golden Windows Limited
Novatech Group
Rw Coomber Hardware
Glazing Compounds
Haseda Holding Ltd (akfix)
IG Units, Bent-Curved
Hhh Equipment Resources
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Capillary Tubes
Garibaldi Glass
Gas Filled, Other
Golden Windows Limited
Gas Filled, Krypton
Golden Windows Limited
INSULATING GLASS MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT
Handling Equipment
Hhh Equipment Resources
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Spacers (Insulating Glass Machin.)
S.i.l. Plastic
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
MISC. PRODUCTS
Casing
Aribell Products Limited
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
Window Flashing Tapes Lamatek, Inc.
Window Awnings
Golden Windows Limited
Veneers
American Renolit Corp.
Tooling (Misc.)
Hhh Equipment Resources
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Cut Stock
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
Displays for Doors and Windows
Golden Windows Limited
Odl Canada
Insulation Lamatek, Inc.
MISC. SERVICES
Consulting Services
Canadian Building Envelope
Science & Technology - Can-best
Hhh Equipment Resources
Moreau Glass Expert
Openjanela Llc
Salem Fabrication Supplies
Witte North America
Standards Testing
Canadian Building Envelope
Science & Technology - Can-best
Golden Windows Limited
Keystone Certifications, Inc.
Bending Service
Witte North America
Product Design and Consulting
Keystone Certifications, Inc.
Moreau Glass Expert
Training
Moreau Glass Expert
Openjanela Llc
Weather Testing
Golden Windows Limited
Energy Testing
Golden Windows Limited
Keystone Certifications, Inc.
Window Design
Golden Windows Limited
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
Market Research Services
Fv Website Design
PRODUCTCATEGORIES
MOULDINGS
Wood/Plastic Composite Profiles
Elton Manufacturing
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
Plastic/Polymer Mouldings
Elton Manufacturing
S.i.l. Plastic
PVC Profiles
Elton Manufacturing
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
Vinyl-Wrapped
American Renolit Corp.
Aribell Products Limited
Elton Manufacturing
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
Flexible Mouldings
Elton Manufacturing
Primed Mouldings
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
Softwood Mouldings
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
Veneer Mouldings
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
OUTDOOR PRODUCTS
Railing, Composite
S.i.l. Plastic
Railing, Iron
S.i.l. Plastic
Railing, Vinyl
S.i.l. Plastic
Decking and Railing Fasteners
S.i.l. Plastic
PAINTS AND FINISHES
Paint and Finishes
American Renolit Corp.
Ifs Powder Coatings
Coating for Vinyl Doors and Windows
American Renolit Corp.
Fentro
Nucoat North America
Coating for Wood Windows
American Renolit Corp.
Windows and Lineals
American Renolit Corp.
Inline Fiberglass Ltd
Doors
American Renolit Corp.
Novatech Group
SOFTWARE
Window/Door Fabrication
Software
Openjanela Llc
Paradigm
Preference North America, Inc. // Prefsuite // Preferp
Electronic Catalogs
Openjanela Llc
Paradigm Preference North America, Inc. // Prefsuite // Preferp
ERP Systems
Openjanela Llc Paradigm Preference North America, Inc. // Prefsuite // Preferp
Insulating Glass (Software)
Openjanela Llc Preference North America, Inc. // Prefsuite // Preferp
Inventory Management
Openjanela Llc
Paradigm
Preference North America, Inc. // Prefsuite // Preferp
Jobber/Distribution
Openjanela Llc
Preference North America, Inc. // Prefsuite // Preferp
Optimization Programs
Openjanela Llc
Preference North America, Inc. // Prefsuite // Preferp
Order Entry Systems
Openjanela Llc Paradigm Preference North America, Inc. // Prefsuite // Preferp
CAD Services
Openjanela Llc
Preference North America, Inc. // Prefsuite // Preferp
Other
Openjanela Llc
Preference North America, Inc. // Prefsuite // Preferp
Accounting Openjanela Llc
SUNROOMS AND RELATED PRODUCTS
Sunrooms Novatech Group
KD Kits Fentro
Sunroom Windows
Golden Windows Limited
Screened Rooms
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
WINDOW COMPONENTS
Balances, Windows
Quanex
Rw Coomber Hardware
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Screens
Fentro
Peterson Profile & Tool Ltd
Rw Coomber Hardware
S.i.l. Plastic
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Sealants and Adhesives
Haseda Holding Ltd (akfix) Lamatek, Inc.
Tremco Construction Products Group
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Grilles, Window
Golden Windows Limited
Rw Coomber Hardware
S.i.l. Plastic
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Glazing Tapes
Lamatek, Inc.
Rw Coomber Hardware
Tremco Construction Products Group
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Paint and Finishes (Window Comp.) Fentro
Balances, Sash Quanex
Rw Coomber Hardware
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Blinds, Internal
Aribell Products Limited
Retractable Screens (Window Comp.)
Rw Coomber Hardware
S.i.l. Plastic
Extrusions, Vinyl Elton Manufacturing
Golden Windows Limited Quanex
Trim, Windows, Vinyl American Renolit Corp.
Trim, Windows, Wood American Renolit Corp.
Aribell Products Limited
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
Window Jambs
American Renolit Corp.
Golden Windows Limited
Weston Wood Solutions, Inc.
Sills, Adjustable
Aribell Products Limited
Decorative Laminate Films (Window Comp.)
American Renolit Corp. Fentro
Extrusions, Aluminum
Golden Windows Limited
WINDOW HARDWARE AND RELATED PRODUCTS
Window Hardware
Aribell Products Limited
Assa Abloy Fenestration
Golden Windows Limited
Northern Architectural Products Inc.
Quanex
Radisson Industries
Roto North America
Rw Coomber Hardware
S.i.l. Plastic
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Rollers (Wind. Hardware)
Garibaldi Glass
Northern Architectural Products Inc.
Quanex
Rw Coomber Hardware
S.i.l. Plastic
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Screen Cloth
Peterson Profile & Tool Ltd
Rw Coomber Hardware
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Snubbers
Assa Abloy Fenestration
Roto North America
Rw Coomber Hardware
S.i.l. Plastic
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Tilt/Turn Mechanisms
Assa Abloy Fenestration
Northern Architectural Products Inc.
Quanex
Roto North America
Rw Coomber Hardware
S.i.l. Plastic
Tiltco Architectural Products
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Window Repair Parts
S.i.l. Plastic
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Window Screens
Cascadia Windows & Doors
Golden Windows Limited
Peterson Profile & Tool Ltd
S.i.l. Plastic
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Balances
Northern Architectural Products Inc.
Quanex
Rw Coomber Hardware
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Screen Frames
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Operators
Assa Abloy Fenestration
Garibaldi Glass
Northern Architectural Products Inc.
Quanex
Radisson Industries
Roto North America
Rw Coomber Hardware
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Combo Lock/Tilt Latch Systems
Quanex
Roto North America
Rw Coomber Hardware
S.i.l. Plastic
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Hinges (Wind. Hardware)
Assa Abloy Fenestration
Fentro
Garibaldi Glass
Northern Architectural Products Inc.
Quanex
Radisson Industries
Roto North America
Rw Coomber Hardware
S.i.l. Plastic
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Operator Handles
Assa Abloy Fenestration
Golden Windows Limited
Quanex
Radisson Industries
Roto North America
Rw Coomber Hardware
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Pivot Bars
Garibaldi Glass
Quanex
Rw Coomber Hardware
S.i.l. Plastic
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Sash Lifts
Quanex
Roto North America
Rw Coomber Hardware
S.i.l. Plastic
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Sash Locks
Northern Architectural Products Inc.
Quanex
Roto North America
Rw Coomber Hardware
S.i.l. Plastic
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Tilt Latches
Quanex
Roto North America
Rw Coomber Hardware
S.i.l. Plastic
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Weatherstripping, Windows
Golden Windows Limited
Lamatek, Inc.
Northern Architectural Products
Inc.
Quanex
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Multipoint Locks (Wind. Hardware)
Assa Abloy Fenestration
Fentro
Golden Windows Limited
Northern Architectural Products Inc.
Quanex
Radisson Industries
Roto North America
Rw Coomber Hardware
S.i.l. Plastic
Tiltco Architectural Products
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Access Control (Wind. Hardware)
Fentro
Garibaldi Glass
Northern Architectural Products Inc.
Rw Coomber Hardware
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Hinges, Four-Bar
Assa Abloy Fenestration
Northern Architectural Products Inc.
Quanex
Radisson Industries
Roto North America
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Checkrail Locks
Quanex
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Keepers
Assa Abloy Fenestration
Northern Architectural Products Inc.
Quanex
Radisson Industries
Roto North America
Rw Coomber Hardware
S.i.l. Plastic
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Connectors (Wind. Hardware)
S.i.l. Plastic
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Pivots (Wind. Hardware)
Garibaldi Glass
Quanex
Rw Coomber Hardware
S.i.l. Plastic
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Vent Locks (Wind. Hardware)
Assa Abloy Fenestration
Golden Windows Limited
Roto North America
Rw Coomber Hardware
S.i.l. Plastic
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Jamb Adjusters (Wind. Hardware)
Assa Abloy Fenestration
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
Sash Cord
Truform Building Products, Div. Of Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd.
WINDOWS
Egress Windows
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Kommerling Canada
Pollard Windows & Doors
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Tiltco Architectural Products
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
Custom Windows
Bigfootdoor
Cascadia Windows & Doors
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Fine Openings Fenestration
Consulting
Golden Windows Limited
Kommerling Canada
Pollard Windows & Doors
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Tiltco Architectural Products
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
Casement Windows
Cascadia Windows & Doors
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Inline Fiberglass Ltd
Pollard Windows & Doors
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Tiltco Architectural Products
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
Basement/Cellar Windows
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Pollard Windows & Doors
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
Window Systems, PVC and Composite
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Kommerling Canada
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Single-Hung Windows
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Inline Fiberglass Ltd
Pollard Windows & Doors
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
Horizontal Sliding Windows
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Pollard Windows & Doors
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
Extrusions, PVC and Composite
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
Double-Hung Windows
Aaben Windows And Doors Ltd
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Inline Fiberglass Ltd
Pollard Windows & Doors
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
Bow and Bay Windows
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Inline Fiberglass Ltd
Pollard Windows & Doors
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Tiltco Architectural Products
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
Arch-Top Windows
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Pollard Windows & Doors
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Tiltco Architectural Products
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
Tilt-and-Turn-Windows
Cascadia Windows & Doors
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Fine Openings Fenestration
Consulting
Inline Fiberglass Ltd
Kommerling Canada
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Tiltco Architectural Products
Storm Windows
Everlast Group Of Companies
Slider Windows
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Inline Fiberglass Ltd
Pollard Windows & Doors
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
PRODUCTCATEGORIES
Octogonal Windows
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Pollard Windows & Doors
Tiltco Architectural Products
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
Impact-Resistant Windows
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Fine Openings Fenestration
Consulting
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Tiltco Architectural Products
Thermal Break Windows
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Tiltco Architectural Products
Picture Windows
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Inline Fiberglass Ltd
Kommerling Canada
Pollard Windows & Doors
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Tiltco Architectural Products
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
Vinyl Windows
Aaben Windows And Doors Ltd
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors Inc.
Everlast Group Of Companies
Fine Openings Fenestration
Consulting
Golden Windows Limited
Kommerling Canada
Pollard Windows & Doors
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
Aluminum Clad Windows
Aaben Windows And Doors Ltd
Everlast Group Of Companies
Fine Openings Fenestration
Consulting
Golden Windows Limited
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Composite, Plastic, Windows
Everlast Group Of Companies
Kommerling Canada
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Aluminum Windows
Everlast Group Of Companies
Golden Windows Limited
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Aluminum, Thermally Broken
Windows
Bigfootdoor
Everlast Group Of Companies
Fine Openings Fenestration
Consulting
Tiltco Architectural Products
Tilt-and-Turn Aluminum
Windows
Bigfootdoor
Fine Openings Fenestration
Consulting
Tiltco Architectural Products
Vinyl-Clad Windows
Golden Windows Limited
Pollard Windows & Doors
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Projected Thermal Windows
Fine Openings Fenestration
Consulting
Tiltco Architectural Products
Blast Resistant
Vinyl and Composite Lineals
Del Windows & Doors Inc.
Fiberglass Windows
Cascadia Windows & Doors
Inline Fiberglass Ltd
Revolution Windows And Doors Ltd.
Protective Windows
Tiltco Architectural Products
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
Round/Pivot Windows
Fine Openings Fenestration
Consulting
Golden Windows Limited
Tiltco Architectural Products
Vinyl Window Designs Ltd.
Skylights
Golden Windows Limited
Strassburger Windows & Doors
Unicel Architectural Corp.
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Do the math
This window testing “cheat code” works.
by Rich Rinka
In their ongoing quest to maximize daylighting, not only in terms of delivering abundant natural light to illuminate interior spaces, but to increase its efficacy as well, architects, builders and specifiers are experimenting both with the placement of doors and windows, as well as their size and shape. Beyond functionality, the variation of window placement and size can add a new esthetic element to both facades and interiors – an added amenity that certainly can enhance a property’s value.
So, in considering this need of architects, builders and specifiers, how can the fenestration industry help facilitate this? It starts with a process that both makes the approval of structural pressure requirements easier and cleverly addresses the structural window testing process.
FGIA’s Comparative Analysis Update Task Group recently revised AAMA 2502-24, Comparative Analysis Procedure for Window and Door Products. Last revised in 2019, the procedural document allows engineers to calculate the structural capacity of fenestration products that vary from tested products in size and design pressure. It is currently referenced in the International Building Code and the Florida Building Code as well as AAMA/WDMA/ CSA 101/I.S.2/A440, North American Fenestration Standard/Specification for windows, doors, and skylights (NAFS).
The comparative analysis procedure is suited for regions where it is desirable to document the performance of each window and exterior door size to meet specific structural design pressure criteria. In this way, it provides a universal approach for dealing with different code jurisdictions and specific design pressures for window and door manufacturers for each size of fenestration product opening. In other words, this procedure allows manufacturers to determine structural ratings for products at nontested sizes, providing a method for the specifier or design professional to verify product structural wind load performance as determined by professional engineering practices based on comparison to a test unit subjected to structural loads.
The most significant change from the 2019 ver-
sion involves the addition of limitations for use of comparative analysis for Performance Class R products (Section 5.3.7). Such products when tested to NAFS-22 only limits the calculated size to not exceeding 125 percent of the tested unit in width and/or height.
Uniform static loading is the basis for calculations, with load distributed in a triangular or triangular-trapezoidal manner. Different design pressure ratings can be permitted through tests and/or calculations in accordance with this procedure, thus allowing higher design pressures on a tested window or door product line, to be made by decreasing the size of the unit, or a lowering of design pressure via increasing the size of the unit compared to the size of the test specimen.
Specific methods for load distribution of other sizes are well illustrated in subsequent figures provided in the document for such purposes. The structural performance of various sizes of windows and exterior doors is addressed. The required methods of distributing the uniform loads from the glass, panel and/or door areas to the supporting framing (and door) members are depicted for 15 typical cases.
The scope of engineering, and mandated analysis report (if the calculations are intended to be submitted for product acceptance), follow these design rules: they must applicable to single-span, simply supported beams; they must cover load distribution, section properties, strength, connections, and deflection; and they are limited to structural aspects of fenestration products only.
The rules do not extend to the design of infill materials or considerations, such as air infiltration and water penetration resistance. Note that engineers may need to modify the rules for other conditions. The analysis report shall be prepared, signed and sealed by a registered professional engineer, as it serves as a comprehensive documentation of the structural analysis performed. All computations and test data must be provided upon request. Testing must adhere to specified AAMA standards, and all computations should follow established engineering practices.
PHILIBUSTER
A look back
by Phil Lewin
Phil shares some memories in his last Philibuster column.
This is my last article for Fenestration Review It’s been fun...and sometimes stressful. Being the “technical” writer has been a challenge. Thank you to those who have helped me in this process such as Jeff Baker and George Torok. I have been given the opportunity this time to tell how I got here and some of the memorable moments and people along the way.
I joined our industry in January 1984. In the morning, I brought my wife home from the hospital with our first baby and in the afternoon answered a classified newspaper advertisement for a window salesman. I had just spent four years marketing pianos and knew absolutely nothing about windows. I agreed to work cheap and got the job. With no training, I hit the road with a PVC double hung sample to make cold calls. My first stop was Burlington where I met Ray and Wayne together but from separate companies. I put the window on a table and asked if I had something worth buying. I left later with two customers. When cold calling, you could tell how many window salespeople had been to a town before you by how many phone booths you had to hit on the way into town before you found a phone book that still had its window Yellow Pages.
The IDEAS Show was the best opportunity to share new ideas in the mid ‘80s. We had a booth and a dealer asked me to compare two products we sold from competing companies. Because I had inside information on a lawsuit in progress between the two companies, I was able to recite how the PVC from one was different, and perhaps a bit better, than the other. Immediately there was a howl behind me. I looked and a man I didn’t know was glaring at me. I may have been the only one in the room who didn’t know him. Eventually he left with Sol Goldenberg, my employer. Sol came back alone and told me the man told him to fire me. Sol didn’t. To me, that was a special moment. The fallout was that I had many industry friends who worked for, or sold to, the angry man who would have nothing to do with me for years after this public incident.
In the Niagara region a company responded to
public demand for a horizontal sliding window that tilted. They simply removed the balance from a double hung and installed it sideways. They went out of business, of course. But the concept was good. I went into our factory and developed a window with a set screw through the tilt bar so it would not easily fall out. This was successful, but after a while a major hardware company was duplicating the concept and selling it. Apparently their salesperson had seen what we were doing in our factory. Sol never let him into the factory again and immediately decided he wanted to invent and patent the best tilt slider you could make. We went down an R&D road which continued after I was gone. You know the result as Magic Windows.
My technical education came from Madeleine Rousseau at NRCan, who sent me a six inch pile of articles and documents in response to a question about the A440 standard. Thanks, Madeleine!
An IDEAS Show panel led to the formation of SAWDAC. I was honoured when Barry Abelson and Terry Lee asked me to join the new board. I said yes and was then told by Terry I was now their newsletter editor. Thus began my industry writing career.
I remember clearly a meeting of the manufacturer’s association where the re-testing required every five years for the A440 was becoming a costly nuisance. Morgan Hanam, as president, proposed the association start a certification program. If a product was certified and didn’t change, it would never have to be retested. We agreed but “they” kept changing the testing standard and specifiers would require the new standard. A tweak to a screen standard would send manufacturers running back to the test labs.
I want to end with a thank you to Steve Hopwood. As the face of the Canadian Energy Star program, he did an amazing job and I, and the rest of our industry, are forever in his debt. Thanks Steve!
So this is it for Fenestration Review articles, but you can always find me at SAWDAC where I remain technical director.
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