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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Door and Window- dwm.mag: Green- Experts Weigh In on Industry Sustainability


    IGMA Goes Green: Experts Weigh in on Industry Sustainability Efforts IGMA 2015 Winter Conference attendees gather for the general meeting breakfast Friday.
    There’s no way to discuss the modern manufacture of building products and construction without hitting on the topic of sustainability. That point was not lost on attendees at the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) 2015 Winter Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., last week. All the trending acronyms were discussed—LCA (life cycle assessment), EPD (environmental product […]
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A NEW PERSPECTIVE
BY TREY BARRINEAU
EDITOR, DWM MAGAZINE

A New Perspective by Trey BarrineauThoughts on My First International Builders’ Show 
When I joined DWM a little more than a month ago, one item on my busy calendar for 2015 really intrigued me — the International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Las Vegas, which wrapped up last week. I’d read about it, and I knew that even though it isn’t as huge as it was in the […]

PLAVECSKY’S PONDERINGS
BY JIM PLAVECSKY
OWNER, WINDOWTECH SALES

Plavecsky's Ponderings By Jim PlavecskySunlight on the Horizon for the Door and Window Industry 
Is it just me, or is January the best time of the year for sales calls? Sure, it’s a real pain to travel in January when the weather is at its worst, but if you sit down with a door and window fabricator this month, you’re often rewarded with a much more relaxed and contemplative […]

COLLINS, THE TREND TRACKER
BY MIKE COLLINS
PARTNER, BUILDING INDUSTRY ADVISORS

Collins The Trend TrackerSeek Opportunities in the Multi-family and Light Commercial Segments
Before the recent recession, many door and window manufacturers avoided the multi-family housing segment.  Their reason was almost always the same – the customers don’t pay fast enough. During the downturn, however, the multi-family market often represented the only available port in a storm.  Many manufacturers found themselves chasing every possible multi-family project, and that […]

TYSON’S TAKE
BY TYSON SCHWARTZ
VP SALES AND MARKETING, SOFT-LITE

Tyson's TakeBusiness Pricing: A Vital Part of Your Year-End Review
As we gear up for another year, I was recently assisting a customer with his year-end business review. This customer has been in business for more than two decades and has successfully grown it. He “right-sized” his company during the recession, and it started growing again last year. But there was one thing bugging him. […]

MILANESE REMODELING
BY MARK MILANESE
OWNER, MILANESE REMODELING INC.

Milanese RemodelingWhile I was Sleeping  
During a cold January in 2002, I discovered how the Internet could be used to brand, market, generate leads and convert sales for my family’s remodeling business. The “World Wide Web” was only 10 years old, our website was newly born and I just recently started sending and receiving email for business. I was sitting […]

POSITIVE POLARITY
BY DAVE MOLENDA
FOUNDER, POSITIVE POLARITY, LLC

Positive PolarityAdd an Hour to Your Day—Every Day! Pt. 1  
As I travel around and talk to different groups of business professionals, I’m amazed at how many people are struggling to get everything done in a day. When I ask the groups, “If you could change one thing about your current situation, what would it be?” At least 7 out of 10 tell me that […]

THE VIEW FROM HERE
BY RIC JACKSON
DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS

The View From Here6 Themes in this Year’s WDMA Policy Agenda  
Every year, the Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) produces a National Policy Agenda (NPA) outlining its take on the many issues facing the fenestration industry. The 2015 version was released recently, and it’s well worth a read, if you haven’t already read it. The comprehensive, 15-page document covers eight distinct categories: energy conservation, building codes, […]
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