Join our live podcast recording at The Buildings Show
On Nov. 4, Fenestration Review editor Patrick Flannery and Building Knowledge president, Gord Cooke, will take the Building Futures Stage at The Buildings Show’s Homebuilder and Renovator Expo to record a special live episode of Fenestration Conversations: “Rethinking Building Regulations: Could a Single Carbon Metric Work?” » Read More…
Provinces agree to recognize each other’s certifications
The Canadian Mutual Recognition Agreement on the sale of goods, was signed Nov. 19 by all provinces and the federal government. » Read More…
Fenestration Canada thermal calculator now available online
After two and a half years of work, Fenestration Canada has launched its new, size-specific thermal calculator for certified fenestration products. » Read More…
FGIA gets the lead out of composites
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance has released an updated specification establishing the minimum requirements for rigid thermoplastic/cellulosic composite exterior profiles used in windows, doors and skylights. » Read More…
Richelieu CEO inducted into Pembroke Management Hall of Fame
Pembroke Management, a Montreal-based portfolio management firm, has inducted Richard Lord, president and CEO of Richelieu, into its Hall of Fame. » Read More…
Join Fenestration Canada at the Canadian Glazing Conference (CGC) on April 8th
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Report illustrates U.S. manufacturers’ struggles
Industry analyst Wipfli has released its Manufacturing Outlook covering the issues the U.S. industry is facing and what steps to take to navigate the environment and plan for the future. Let’s get the bad news out of the way: 2026 will be another tough year for the manufacturing industry. Tariffs and economic uncertainty will continue to present challenges for manufacturers and inhibit growth. » Read More…
Budget Takes: Logan Hanson, SRED.ca
Logan Hanson, co-founder of SRED.ca, has offered this opinion on the expansion of the federal Scientific Research and Experimental Development program included in the October federal budget. Hanson has helped Canadian corporations access the SR&ED program for 20 years. » Read More…
The Chartered Institute of Building has released the following analysis of the 2025 federal budget. This year’s federal budget is all about building, and building fast. The government has set out an ambitious plan to grow the economy through major investment in housing, infrastructure, and manufacturing. For those working in construction, that means big opportunities ahead and some serious challenges we will need to tackle together. » Read More…
Fenestration Conversations Episode #76: The Future of Sustainable Glazing – Joe Menchefski, Better Buildings for Humans
On his podcast Better Buildings for Humans, Joe Menchefski explores ways to make our built spaces healthier and more liveable with top building science experts from around the world. As part of the team at Advanced Glazings, a Nova Scotia fabricator specializing in aerogel products, Menchefski has deep knowledge of innovative energy-efficient technologies. Who better to ask about the state of sustainable building today and what to expect in the years ahead? Tune in to hear two professional talkers go at it in this episode of Fenestration Conversations. » Listen now
Fenestration Conversations Episode #75: Reflections on a Career in Windows – Skip Maclean
Skip Maclean has retired from ODL, his last stop on a 53-year journey through the Canadian window and door manufacturing industry. Along the way he rose to the top, chairing innumerable committees, serving as president of Fenestration Canada and being honoured with its 2019 C.P. Loewen award. He did it with humour, humility and intelligence, and counts many of today’s industry leaders as his proteges. Maclean joins the Conversation to share his memories and accumulated wisdom. » Listen now…
Fenestration Conversations Episode #74: Principles of Marketing – Alison Simpson, Canadian Marketing Association
Our business is making things, not talking about them. So it’s no surprise that many of us struggle with the demands of promoting our businesses to potential clients and customers. Alison Simpson, president and CEO of the CMA, has been helping major corporations do just that throughout her career and she joins Pat Flannery for a lively conversation chock full of good advice. She also has details of an exciting program enabling small businesses to obtain government funds to hire digital marketing experts and to upskill their existing IT staff. » Read More…
Fenestration Conversations Episode #73: Two Numbers – Chris Magwood, RMI
Chris Magwood of the Rocky Mountain Institute joins the podcast to discuss the One Number approach to sustainable building regulation…and he has some objections. While a performance-based approach aimed at regulating the whole-life carbon impact of a construction project should be our ultimate goal, Magwood feels the upfront impact of embodied carbon needs to be evaluated separately, but adjacent to, the long-term impact of operational carbon. Listen now to find out why. » Listen now…