If you can dream it…

By Carroll McCormick SRS Windows and Doors discusses the good, bad and the COVID It has been a wild ride running a business during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Thunder Bay, Ont.,-based SRS Windows and Doors has remained upright in the saddle with barely any downtime. ...

Glass Inspection for the Homeowner

The glass industry has developed consensus standards/specifications that address quality aspects of various types of glass used in windows, doors and skylights. These standards are very comprehensive and typically written for manufacturers who have expertise in...

5 WINDOWS YOU ARE PROBABLY NOT USING BUT SHOULD CONSIDER

By Nigel F. Maynard  Of all the windows manufacturers shipped in 2019, there is a good chance that one particular style dominated the rest. Window experts are happy the category is growing, but they say there are many other window styles that builders could be using....

How Weather Affects Your Home

(And What You Can Do About It) Written and Submitted by Natalie Jones of Home Owner Bliss Weather is a fickle thing. It can be bright and sunny one day, and wet and dreary the next. Because of these ever-changing conditions, homebuilders must design structures that...

TERMINATION OF THE GREENON REBATE PROGRAM

By Tamara Sheedy It was announced on June 19, 2018, the GreenON program was terminated effective immediate. Any signed contracts in the works would be honored PROVIDING the installation was completed by August 31, 2018 and all rebate applications are submitted by...

Canadian Company Develops New High-Performance Building System

By Nigel F. Maynard Quebec, Canada-based BONE Structure says it has developed a new building system that constructs stronger, more energy-efficient homes than the industry currently builds. “We have been building houses the same way for 400 years,” says Marc A. Bovet,...