DWM Industry News

September 4, 2008
- Huttig Announces Closure of Fredericksburg Location
- Is a Glass Shortage Coming?
- Greener Times
- Aribell Purchases Venting Sidelight Business from Wardco
- Stockton Window Plant to Close
- Timber Firm Workers Lose Jobs
- Harvey Opens Warehouse in Rockaway
- ADCO Global to Invest in New Facility in China
- Hawaii Window Company Keeps Military Employees in the Family
- Some Say Sick Days Impact Would Be Costly
- Man Dead After Car Hits Utility Pole
- UNITED KINGDOM - Low-Cost Solar Glazing Project to Receive £567,000 Grant
- Windows Could Save the Planet
- Man Heats 4,000-Sq.-Ft Home for $2.50 per Day Using Passive Solar Technology
- European Buyers Like Windows, Closet Space

August 28, 2008
- Door and Window Companies Rank on Inc. 5000 List
- View Product Demonstrations from IWF
- Masonite Announces Second-Quarter 2008 Financials
- Quanex Engineered Products Division Reports 12 Percent Decline from 2007 for Fiscal Third Quarter
- Marvin Employee Passes Away
- Five Big Bills You Can Cut Fast

August 25, 2008
- Float Line Remains Down at PPG's Texas Plant
- IWF Show Brought Variety of Solutions to Woodworking Industry, Including Door and Window Manufacturers
- DOE Extends Public Comment Period for Draft Door, Window and Skylight ENERGY STAR® Criteria
- Patent Infringement Alleged in Lawsuit
- Atrium Announces Private Debt Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation Relating to 11.5 Percent Senior Discount Notes Due 2012 of ACIH Inc.
- Hawaii Window Company Keeps Military Employees in the Family
- 'Eco-Experience' At Fair Shows Green Technology
- Consumers Want Immediate, Noticeable Savings From Utilities: Survey
- Wash. Woman's Embezzlement Sends Her Off To Prison
- Builders Continue to Rein-In New Housing Production in July
- Air-Purifying Church Windows Early Nanotechnology
- Therma-Tru Chooses Ugliest Doors
- Home Repairs
- Know Your Windows
- House Fire Damages 2 Houses; Melts Windows
- Britain's Worst Burglar

August 21, 2008
- “Green” Seminar Attracts Crowd at IWF Show this Week
- Reaction Continues to Proposed ENERGY STAR® Revisions
- AAMA Releases New Document Addressing Test Method to Determine Chemical Compatibility of Sealants and Flashings
- AEC Unveils Aluminum is Green Logo
- Iowans Answer Call as Afghan War Escalates
- Bend Jury Sides with Doctor in Lawsuit over Malpractice Death of Jeld-Wen Vice-President
- Indianapolis Maintains Title Of Nation’s Most Affordable Housing Market for 12th Consecutive Quarter
- Stanek Windows Challenges Kids to Take Their Parents Back to School
- New European Sales Structure for Dupont EP

August 18, 2008
- Builder Confidence Holds Steady In August
- Andersen Makes Improvements to Stout Technology Park Plant
- Atrium Windows and Doors of Florida to Cut Jobs
- Jacob Sunroom Relies Heavily on Family Expertise
- Campaign 2008: Franken Touts Energy Proposals
- Solar Verde Estates Zero Energy with 100 Percent Solar Power That Pays You Back
- Wind Simulator to Hit Cat 4
- Deceuninck® Hires Mark Lipsius to Join the Kodiak® Building Products Group
- Integrity Earns Effie Award
- Windows to Savings: Focus on Five Areas to Ensure Maximum Efficiency

August 14, 2008
- Stakeholders Travel to Nation's Capitol to Give Feedback on New ENERGY STAR® Criteria
- Schüco Sells U.S. Vinyl Replacement Windows Business Assets to Force V Environmental
- Crystal Windows Licenses Sashlite Technology
- Learning Center Holds Job Seminar Class
- DWM Sponsors Seminar on Going Green
- Housing Slowdown, Interest Expenses Leave Ply Gem at a Loss
- St. Clair Corp. and Affiliate Gutter Pro Seek Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
- Builders Firstsource Inc. Completely Dumped by Menta Capital LLC
- California Senate Appropriations Committee Votes Not to Advance PVC Packaging Bill
- Crystal Makes Crain's List of Minority-Owned Companies

August 11, 2008
- Pella Ranks Highest in Study of Consumer Satisfaction with Patio Doors and Windows; Simonton Takes First in Builder Satisfaction
- Public Comment Opens on Newly Proposed Evolution of Certified Wood Credits in LEED®
- Stock Building Supply Closing Lebanon Plant
- Road to China: Getting Busier Every Day for Solon Company
- New Vision for Future Living Environments
- Local Fire Departments Wary of Hurricane Windows

August 7, 2008
- ENERGY STAR® Releases Draft of New Door, Window and Skylight Criteria
- NFRC Honors Founding Members and Participants
- Atrium to Relocate Production Capacity of Jacksonville, Fla., Facility
- Jeld-Wen Ending Manufacturing Operations at Gainesville Plant
- Area Officials Optimistic Despite Forbes' Forecast
- AMD Members Put Stamp of Disapproval on S141
- Wolseley Rises Most in 16 Years on Possible Unit Sale
- UNITED KINGDOM - Window Boss Reflects on His Rapid Rise to Top
- Millwork Execs Start New Firm
- IRELAND - Carrick Chamber Optimistic About Future of Masonite
- H.B. Fuller to Build Specialty Adhesive Facility in China
- Builders Tighten Belts as Steel, Diesel and Other Costs Rise
- Hot Stuff: Ultimate Replacement Casement
- Out With the Old, in with the New Windows
- Out of Patience
- This 'Windows Program' Will Cut Home Energy Use

August 4, 2008
- IECC and Energy Star Updates Provided During NFRC Summer Meeting
- Allan Brothers Considers 60 Job Cuts
- Wolseley May Put Stock Building Supply on Sale Block
- Pella: Windows to the World
- Builders FirstSource Signs On to Certified Green Dealer Program
- Viwinco President Speaks on "Executive Leaders" Radio Program
- AAMA Releases Two Testing Documents
- Builders FirstSource Q2 Loss Wider-Than-Expected
- Window Panes That Generate Solar Power, Charge USB Devices
- Historic-Area Windows Vote Reversed
- Little Things Add Up to Big Savings on Heat
- Six Receive DKMM Awards for Recycling

July 31, 2008
- NFRC Summer Meeting Takes Place This Week in Chicago
- President Bush Signs Housing Stimulus Package
- Building Code Grant Legislation Passes U.S. House
- ABC Manufacturing Undergoes Changes After Acquisition
- After Nearly Three Centuries in Business Montag Windows & Doors Makes Its U.S. Debut
- State Awards Job-Training Funds to Local Companies
- Dome'l Announces Branding of the Dominator™ Door
- Crystal Windows Fetes Trade Customers
- Viridian Expands Dandenong Glass Manufacturing Plant
- New-Home Sales Edge Down in June
- David Barnes Interview on Executive Leaders Radio Program to Air on August 1, 2008
- Jones Lang LaSalle Snags Green Globes Tool
- If You Can't Measure the Heat ...
- Nation's First Modern Coal-to-Liquids Plant to Be Built in West Virginia
- Family Hopes to Have Ugliest Door in U.S
- Skylights and Windows Work Together
- REACH Hits 200th Home Milestone

July 28, 2008
- Code Council Creates Sustainable Building Technology Committee
- PGT Announces Rights Offering
- Fortune Brands Profit Tops Lowered Wall St. View
- An Eye on Future Building
- Apex Company Downsizes
- AAMA Continues Work on Rating Severe Wind-Driven Rain Resistance
- Housing Stimulus Package Under President's Review
- New York Housing Agencies Approve $329M to Build, Renovate Affordable Housing
- Window World Founder and CEO Retires
- Man Charged in Fatal Crash is Illegal Immigrant
- A Giving Spirit: Wojan Window and Door Extends Materials to South Dakota Indian Reservation
- Costly Repairs in South Loop

July 24, 2008
- Home Buyers Increasingly Thinking and Buying Green, Survey Reports
- Edgetech I.G. Earns ISO 9001:2000 Certification
- Accsys Named in World's Top 20 Sustainable Stocks Listing
- The Truth About ... Intelligent Buildings
- California Court Upholds Contractual Duty to Defend
- Amesbury Locca Honored by USLBA
- Builder Confidence Declines Further In July
- Ugliest Door in Cleveland?
- Church Windows Withstood Earthquake

July 21, 2008
- NWDA Members Come Together for Golf and Education
- California Adopts Nation's First Statewide "Green" Building Code
- Jeld-Wen Introduces SFI-Certified Option for Patio Doors and Windows
- Progressive Systems Inc. Invests in New Facility
- Closures and Layoffs (scroll down)
- Single-Family Housing Starts and Permits Decline In June
- Woman Files Suit Against Therma-Tru
- Attorney General Accuses Algonquin Contractor of Fraud
- Alameda Toddler Survives Two-Story Fall

July 17, 2008
- Building Industry Weighs In: How the FTC Can Combat Green Claims
- Jeld-Wen Helps Restore Historic Lighthouses
- NCCER Responds to Industry Call for Green Building Training
- Smart Design: Back to Drawing Board?
- Cool Glass, With Smarts
- Do Old Glass Windows Sag?
- Energy: Let the Sun in Without the Heat

July 14, 2008
- Senate Passes Housing Stimulus Bill
- Thermal Windows Lends a Hand to First LEED Platinum Structure in Oklahoma
- Michael Collins to Start Twice Monthly Blog
- Building an Energy-Efficient Home
- Window Coatings Can Channel Energy
- IRELAND - Job Cuts at Masonite
- Seattle-Area Children Falling from Windows with Alarming Frequency
- Consider Updating Home's Entrance
- Passive Solar Design- Logical Layouts That Can Save You Money

July 10, 2008
- Industry Representatives Meet to Discuss Complex Issue of Exterior Side-Hinge Door System Testing
- Masonite Indicates Likely Non-Compliance With Financial Covenants; Continues Negotiations with Bank Lenders
- U.S. Green Building Council to Modify LEED Standards
- Amesbury Locca Donates Remote Access and Wireless Intercoms to Charity
- Crystal Windows Opens Conn. Branch Office
- U.S. Slump Slows Sales, Window-Maker GBO Says
- No Pandemic Plan for Major Businesses
- PGT Inc. Announces Second Quarter and First Half 2008 Results Conference Call
- Jeld-Wen Names New COO
- U.S. Door & Building Components Adds Three New Employees
- Fakro Asks EC to Investigate Velux's Western Monopoly
- Mold Drives Family from 'Dream' Home
- Recent Accidents Show Open Windows Are Dangerous to Small Children
- Chamber to Hit Links July 11
- Bump Keys: Should You Be Worried?
- A Window to Environmentally Responsible Improvements

July 3, 2008
- AAMA Surveys PCBC Attendees on Green Building
- BICA® Awards Announced for Patio and Entry Doors
- PPG AutoGlass Introduces Replacement Door Glass Insert Business Offering
- Gruber & Co. Group Offers Package Deals for Window Profile Manufacturing
- White Paper Outlines Necessary Code Changes for Energy Reductions
- Green Building’s LEED Standards Gain Acceptance
- Stern & Co. Founder Passes Away
- South Korean Researchers Develop Electricity-Generating Window
- JELD-WEN Holds Student Door Design Contest
- Crystal Window & Door Systems Contributes to Quake Relief
- Builders FirstSource Slips to Year Low on Weak Housing Market
- Not Your Average Home Improvements
- Aluminum Supply in Deficit on Coal Shortage

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