What’s New in Window & Doors

As homeowner preference for different styles, features and functionality evolve, window and door suppliers continue to adapt their product lines to match the latest trends. Whether incorporating new technology, updating colors and styles or improving energy efficiency, manufacturers continue to innovate. Let’s take a look at some of the products recently developed by several window and door companies to help building material dealers, builders and remodelers meet their customers’ window and door needs and expectations.

Smart Windows and Doors

As smart home innovation demand continues to grow, Marvin, a premium manufacturer of windows and doors, recently announced a new automated solution in which stunning design and smart technology seamlessly merge to offer more convenience and control over air, light and views with Marvin Connected Home.

With Marvin Connected Home, homeowners can create the perfect setting for waking up, winding down and everything in between with voiceactivated and programmable smart skylights, windows and doors. Through the ease of a smart home platform like Amazon Alexa and home automation systems like Crestron Home or Control4, homeowners can conveniently operate Marvin Connected Home skylights, windows and doors. This groundbreaking smart home solution is designed to transform the way architects and builders approach home design, providing unparalleled ease, increased productivity and a personalized in-home experience for homeowners.

Marvin Connected Home offers flexible control of Modern Automated Awning and Casement windows, Awaken skylights and the Modern Automated Multi-Slide door, making it easy for homeowners to operate windows and doors with a home automation system, voice assistants, the Marvin Home app, a wall switch or on-unit control buttons. Other features include:

• Ability to create customized schedules and scenes in a smart home platform or home auto-mation system for different times of the day.

• Ability to program windows and skylights to responsively react to outdoor conditions such as temperature and humidity.

• Peace of mind with built-in rain sensors that automatically close open windows, doors or sky-lights when moisture is detected.

• Ability to check and control the Modern Automated Multi-Slide door’s magnetic lock using the Marvin Home app.

• Proven performance and modern design of the Marvin Modern product line.

Learn more at marvinconnectedhome.com

Switchable Privacy Glass

Marvin also recently introduced switchable privacy glass on its Modern direct-glaze windows. The company partnered with its long-standing glass supplier, Cardinal Glass Industries, to offer an innovative window privacy solution, CLiC switchable privacy glass. CLiC glass uses a unique application of liquid crystal technology to transition between clear views or a privacy setting in less than one second.

CLiC uses a proprietary liquid crystal technology. When in the clear state, liquid crystals align for glass that is clear from edge to edge and from any angle. When in the privacy state, liquid crystals scatter to create uniform diffused illumination across the window’s glass surface, providing privacy while still allowing light to enter a space.

Marvin Modern direct glaze windows equipped with CLiC glass are operated from a wall-mounted switch or integrated with home automation systems.

Learn more at marvin.com .

Shaker-Style Entry Doors

Therma-Tru recently announced new products, including updated options for Smooth-Star Shaker-style doors and the Advanta lite frame.

New options for Smooth-Star Shakerstyle entry doors include flush-glazed, half-lite, one-panel doors and sidelites; impact-rated, full-lite, flush-glazed options; and door divider bar and simulated divided lite styles.

New half-lite one-panel Shaker doors and sidelites with flush-glazed glass capture the simplicity of Shaker style. They are available with privacy and textured, energy-efficient, low-emissivity glass and divided lite styles.

Homeowners can experience the clean style and increased daylight opening of full-lite EnLiten flush-glazed glass, now engineered to withstand extreme weather conditions. They are available with privacy and textured, energy-efficient low-emissivity glass and a wide selection of simulated divided lite styles.

New DDB and SDL styles for flushglazed, full-lite and solid-panel Shaker-style doors blend on-trend contours with purposeful Shaker design to complete the look of contemporary and modern home styles.

The Advanta lite frame is designed to achieve a seamless look. Avoid the look of missing screw plugs and enhance the beauty of any home’s entryway. Choose from decorative and privacy glass designs or a selection of specialty and clear glass options for Fiber-Classic,

Smooth-Star, Profiles, Traditions and Pulse doors. New for 2024, the scrolled Advanta lite frame is available in an oval lite.

The eight-inch, two-panel, square-top, Shaker-style door and flush-glazed, full-lite sidelite now feature 10-inch bottom rails, delivering a durable, on-trend solution for front entries of multifamily homes. Doors with an elevated bottom rail feature a minimum 10-inch net smooth surface as measured from the bottom of the slab to the beginning of the panel detail.

Learn more at thermatru.com

Retractable Screens

Andersen Corporation recently announced the launch of the latest addition to its innovative product portfolio: a retractable screen for Andersen patio doors. This new product offering provides homeowners with a seamless solution to fresh air and unobstructed views while keeping insects out, combining form with function for enhanced functionality and comfort.

The new retractable screen is designed to match perfectly with Andersen® 200 Series, 400 Series, and A-Series gliding patio doors. With premium metal hardware and high-end retention performance, it is designed not only to blend in but also to impress. The new screen can easily be installed on existing Andersen A-Series, 400 Series, and 200 Series Gliding Patio Doors manufactured from 1990 to today, and it is an ideal addition to new doors.

Key features of the new Andersen retractable screen include:

• One-of-a-kind design: Designed specifically for Andersen patio doors for a seamless fit in-side the door frame that is tight with the door panel and premium metal hardware for a high-end look and feel, with a full slate of 11 color finishes available.

• Disappearing configuration: A completely retractable screen allows unobstructed light and views when not in use.

• High-performing elements: Screen locks at bottom track for solid retention, tear-resistant screen cloth, engineered for durability, cycle tested 25,000 times for reliability.

The new Andersen retractable screen joins other thoughtfully designed options from Andersen, including the LuminAire retractable screen for front doors and the Big Door retractable screen for Andersen folding outswing and MultiGlide doors.

Learn more at andersenwindows.com.

New Finishes and Energy Efficiency

Anlin Windows & Doors recently added two new products to its variety of operating styles that are built for comfort, beauty, and energy savings.

Anlin debuted a state-of-the-art capstock coextrusion technology in new Designer Black.

The contemporary Designer Black finishes appeal to today’s homeowners with a sleek, modern aesthetic. Made in the U.S., the capstock coextrusion ensures 100 percent molecular bonding between the black acrylic and the vinyl substrate, creating product options with exceptional durability and scratch resistance.

Anlin also introduced its Ulite thin triple glass technology. Engineered to enhance the everyday comfort and performance of a home, this revolutionary glass product, developed from a collaboration with Corning, meets some of the highest window energy efficiency standards around, including the Energy Star Version 7.0 ratings in the north central and northern climate zones. The insulated glass unit design includes two outer panes of traditional glass with an ultra-thin pane of Corning Architectural Technical Glass at the center.

Learn more at anlin.com

Pass-Through Window

Western Window Systems added the Series 7665 Pass-Through Window to its Performance Line. The window is designed for installation above a countertop, connecting a home’s indoor and outdoor kitchen or dining spaces.

The pass-through window, much like an awning window, features a continuous top hinge for a sleek profile. Its gas struts, when closed, remain completely hidden, reducing visual obstruction compared to similar models. These gas struts ensure smooth and consistent operation, complemented by a single-point locking mechanism and a modern pull handle for added convenience.

Visit WesternWindowSystems.com to learn more.