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now come with vinyl windows.
The Super WIndow. Arrlv.
What differentiates today's window is the performance of the glazing. In Ontario, Quebec and AtlantiC Canada, there has been a dramatic increase in the demand for low·E windows, a rest;lt of lower prices and promotiqn from both utilities andｭ｡ｮｵｦ｡｣ｴｵｲ･ｲｾＬ
When a Halifax, Nova Scotia, parade of
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Willmar Windows has introduced a new super window rated at R-12,
about 600% better than a conventional double-glazed window.
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homes opens this summer, for example, every new house will be equipped with low·E win-dows, many of them argon-gassed units, accord· ing toDALE EASTMAN,marketing manager with Clayton Developments Limitedwhich built the Nova Scotia Advanced House, Eastman expects high-performance windows to become near standard in local home building.
Advances in low·E windows are evidenced by the prototype and off·the-shelf windows being used in the Advanced Houses. The Martin windows being used in the Nova Scotia Advanced House - the EnviroHome - will gen-erate 30% of the home's heating needs from the sun,VisionWall Windowsof Edmontonis pro-viding at least two Advanced Houses with win-dows rated atR·7,
Willmar Windowshas introduced a new window rated at R-12 (RSI.2.l.), about 6000,4 bet-ter than a conventional double.gIazed window, which also blocks99.5%of ultra·violet radia-tion. The prototype window was developed as part of the Manitoba Advanced House project. Willmar's R·Plus XII windows, expected to be in full production within two to three years, Involve two panes of glass and two filmsofHeat
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20 Horne BUILDER ｾｾｾｾｨＨａｊｬｲｴｬＧｾ ｾ PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT"The super windows have arrived," notes CHRIS MATHJS of the U.S.-based ｎ｡ｴｩｯｾ｡ｬ Fenestration Rating CQuncil, which hasｴｾｳｴ･､ new glaZing products across Nqrth America. "There are wlnqows now that can prOVide the energy performance of a solid wall."
Condensation concerns and new energy codes (see Sidebar) have increased the use of spacersin windoV{S.ｾ Weathe.. Windows,a vinyl and wood manufacturer based in Edmonton, is an indication of the trend, Last year, All Weather switched its production to "Super Edge Plus" windows, with all products eqUipped with Edgetech Super-Spacers, which eliminates condensation on window edges. All Weather Windows, vinyl or pine, come in six dual and trl-plane models, with low-E glaZing and, often, argon-gas. te
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becomes more expensive, explainsDEAN LVNN,
sales manager withJeld.WenCanadaUmited of Surrey, B.C., which holds exclusive western-Canadian rights to Therma·Tru's "Fiber-Classic" doors. ]eld-Wen, Mississauga, is the dealer for Central and Eastern Canada.
"From the response we have, builders and contractors are recognizing that there is a bet· ter profit opportunity with fibreglass doors,' Tresch said. "Margins are pretty tight on metal doors."
Other manufacturers are moving into fibre-glass, as well. ｓｾ｡ｮｊ･ｹ Door Systemsfor example, now offers a fibreglass insulated patio door, among its wide range of products. .
St••1Siall PrJce. Encourage
Upgrade.
Steel insulated doors, however, still sit on the throne of the egress door marl\:et. New innova-tions may keep them there.
Dorplex Industries Limitedof Weston, Ontario, for example are now offering Vinyplex DoorFramesｦｯｲｾｴ｡ｬｬ､｡ｲ､ Stanley steel entrance dOors, The new vinyl door frame package COmes with brass hinges, leak-proof sills and multi· chambered extrusions with wood inserts, as well as an adjustable, pOSitive-seal sweep.Rehau Incorporated,of Virginia, also has a new
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The price of steel door slabs has plummeted- which hasn't hurt their popularlty with today's starte....
home builders.
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vinyl door frame on the market this year, in either solid-wood or steel-skinned, foam-core models.
Other fabricators are taking advantage of the low-cost of slabsto outfit metal doors with an astonishing variety of lites, fancy hardware and finishes. Even with a complete kit of lites, embossed finishes and woodgrains, steel insu-lated doors are still the least expensive doors on the market - and this fact alone should keep
