Specialty windows help create enhanced living experiences: They open up collaborative areas, add touches of character to homes and businesses and help facilitate indoor-outdoor living environments. As such, it is...
Universal design, accessible design, visibility, and aging in place are all terms that are becoming more and more familiar as more and more homes are being designed and constructed using...
Why do so many architects select interior architectural wood doors for their projects? Wood is one of nature’s most attractive materials and provides warmth, strength and beauty in a dazzling...
Many builders, remodelers and contractors have gotten a similar phone call: homeowners complaining that their older skylights are leaking, usually because condensation is trapped. Older skylights were traditionally made of...
The design of a home or building has traditionally focused on aesthetics. However, today’s occupants expect more from their spaces: sound is just as important as sight. Acoustic designs and...
Each year, the Window and Door Manufacturers Association partners with the Farnsworth Group, a market research provider in the building materials, hardware and home improvement industries, to survey architects, builders...
Each year, the Window and Door Manufacturers Association partners with the Farnsworth Group, a market research provider in the building materials, hardware and home improvement industries, to survey architects, builders...
You’re likely familiar with the different window operability types, and you may have even specified or installed them all at some point in your career – but do your customers...
The National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) was founded in 1989 to create a uniform method for the energy performance ratings of window, door and skylight products. In 1992, Congress codified...
The WDMA Hallmark Certification Program is a third-party, independent certification program that demonstrates code compliance and allows manufacturers and suppliers of windows, doors and skylights to ensure compliance with industry...
What makes the Window and Door Manufacturers Association’s Hallmark Certification Program so important, and how exactly does the program help architects, builders and remodelers? The answers to these five questions...