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INDUSTRY TRENDS

Study finds 75% of new single-family home prices below $300,000

Posted February 20, 2012

Matthew Strozier of the Wall Street Journal wrote about the pricing shift for new homes on Friday. As builders begin the spring building season, Strozier cites a recent note from Rick Palacios Jr., a senior research analyst at Irvine, Calif.-based John Burns Real Estate Consulting, concerning the ...

Four smaller floor plans perfect for Generation Y

Posted February 17, 2012

Earlier this week, we wrote about David Crowe’s comments at last week’s International Builders’ Show in Orlando. Crowe, chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders, said Generation Y could provide a modest boost to housing so long as homes are built to meet their ...

Love and housing

Posted February 15, 2012

Since it was just Valentine’s Day yesterday, let’s talk about love, baby! Love and housing that is. We found an interesting article in TIME called Romance & Real Estate. It goes through some differences men and women have with housing, as well as what your housing situation tells a ...

NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe believes young, unsatisfied renters could provide modest building boost

Posted February 13, 2012

During last week’s International Builders’ Show in Orlando, David Crowe, chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders, pointed to one demographic that could give the housing market a much-needed boost in the coming years. Did you immediately think ‘baby ...

The New American Home: Smaller and smarter at the 2012 International Builders’ Show

Posted February 10, 2012

At 4,181 square feet, this year’s New American Home at the 2012 NAHB International Builders’ Show is the small model home in years. That’s not by accident, either. Every year, the New American Home is created nearby IBS to demonstrate all of the latest and greatest trends in ...

What We’re Reading to Prepare for the 2012 NAHB International Builders’ Show

Posted February 8, 2012

The 2012 NAHB International Builders’ Show officially kicks off today, as thousands of builders, architects, designers and vendors (including Integrity Windows and Doors) have converged on Orlando for the four-day event. Our RSS feed is filling up with great stories and posts from IBS 2012, ...

Final reminder! Visit us at IBS 2012

Posted February 6, 2012

Builders and remodelers: If you’re going to the International Builders Show, we want to see YOU! Stop by our booth (W2339) any time. You can chat with the team from Integrity and take a look at all of our great products. This is a great chance to see and operate Integrity products in person. ...

Builder’s “State of the Industry” survey suggests buoyancy among builders willing to adapt and survive

Posted February 3, 2012

For its annual “State of the Industry” survey, Builder Magazine tapped a group of345 readers for their take on the building industry. The general sentiment: Maybe the sky isn’t falling after all. The survey suggests resiliency and a willingness to adapt among builders who now ...

LIVE SEMINARS

Fiberglass Composites in the Window and Door Industry

1 H/S/W SD

Understand how fiberglass, a composite material, provides superior and sustainable performance. This program explains the pultrusion process and its environmental impact and explores the characteristics and thermal properties of fiberglass.

Selective Coatings for Energy Efficient Windows

1 H/S/W SD

This program describes low emmissivity (Low E) glass coatings, both from scientific and application perspectives. It describes how spectrally selective coatings work and shows how coated glass is manufactured. Performance data and Low E glass applications for various climates are presented.

Understanding Energy-Efficient Windows

1 H/S/W SD

This program addresses variables that determine a window's energy efficiency: U-factors, solar heat gain and loss, visible transmittance, air-infiltration, frame construction and glazing options.

Integrated Performance Standards

1 H/S/W

This program looks at consolidated performance standards, describing how window performance is measured and graded. Testing procedures are presented, along with information on performance factors, product codes and Hallmark certification.

IZ Windows and Coastal Codes

1 H/S/W

This presentation covers hurricane history and patterns, the forces driving code development, IRC, IBC, and IECC, impact dynamics, IZ zones, and construction options.

Window Fenestration and the USGBC LEED Green Building Rating System

1 H/S/W

This presentation gives an overview of the ways the US Green Building Council's various LEED® Programs apply to windows. It reviews credit requirements within the commercial and residential rating systems, and goes into detail about how windows can contribute points towards LEED certification.

Beyond Performance: Assessing the Sustainability of Windows

1 H/S/W SD, 1 GBCI CE Hour

Sustainability concepts such as embodied energy, carbon footprint and life cycle are explained relative to fenestration products. Wood and clad wood, aluminum, fiberglass and vinyl are compared in terms of sourcing, manufacture and end-of-life disposal. A net zero residential case study is included.

AAMA 2605-05

1 H/S/W

Learn about AAMA specifications for coated aluminum clad. The program looks at properties of aluminum as a substrate, describes tests a product must pass to meet AAMA standards and suggests reasons that finishes fail.

Controlling Sound Transmission

1 H/S/W

Learn the importance of building products' acoustical performance and product ratings. This presentation will cover sound transmission loss, acoustical ratings, and ways to achieve the best ratings for a building's location and use.

Window Installation Fundamentals

1 H/S/W

Learn the basics about window installation. This program provides a general overview of best-practice installation procedures for wood windows, aluminum clad windows, and structural installations, including a discussion on opening and unit preparations.

Historic Renovation: Windows

1 H/S/W

This presentation reviews window evaluation and rehabilitation planning for historic buildings. Window replacement is highlighted by case studies which illustrate historic window profile replication.

Harmonizing with History: Window Solutions for Historically Sensitive Settings

1 H/S/W SD

Learn about sympathetic design principles for renovation and new construction in historic settings. Case studies demonstrate window challenges, technical solutions and replacement window performance in institutional buildings.

TOURS

Marvin Factory Tour for Architects

5 H/S/W

The centerpiece of this day-and-a-half program is a 5 hour tour of the Marvin Windows and Doors factory in Warroad, MN. Learn about every facet of window manufacturing from wood processing through final unit assembly.

Cardinal Plant (Tour)

2 H/S/W

Take a two-hour tour of a Cardinal plant and see how float glass (Menomonee, WI) or coated glass, Low E (Northfield, MN) is created. Learn about the fabrication processes for tempering, laminating, coating and insulating glass, and identify common problems in glazing.

Architectural Tour of Minneapolis

4 H/S/W

Newsweek named Minneapolis "Design City" in 2006, based on recent contributions by world class architects including Cesar Pelli, Jean Nouvel and Herzog & deMeuron. See these and other buildings on a walking tour of achitecture in Minneapolis. The architect-led tour focuses on energy efficiency, durability, safety and other fenestration issues. A 2 H/S/W version of this tour is also available.

Ripley Factory Tour

3 H/S/W

This factory tour of Marvin’s patio door manufacturing facility in Ripley, Tennessee gives a thorough overview of the door manufacturing process from wood processing to assembly, including extruded aluminum cladding. Performance- and quality-testing are demonstrated.

ONLINE COURSES

Find Hanley Wood University online learning programs developed by Integrity Windows and Doors.

Find Hanley Wood University online learning programs developed by Marvin Windows and Doors.

Register for live webinars and access on-demand educational programs about historic and traditional applications at TraditionalBuilding.com’s webinar page.

For further information on Marvin's AIA-CES and AIBD-recognized education program, contact your local Marvin Architectural Representative, email AIA-CES@Marvin.com, or call 1-800-328-0268.

Integrity iPad App

The Integrity Windows and Doors iPad and iPhone app puts the power of Ultrex right at your fingertips. It includes a host of reference materials, including product catalogs, brochures, presentations, case studies, videos and the Integrity blog feed. And don’t miss the extensive photo gallery you can explore for inspiration. It’s comprehensive look at how Integrity is Built to Perform®.

Integrity iPad application screenshot

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