August 29, 2007 | Vol 2, Num 34
W&D Weekly, Delivering the Fenestration Industry to Your Desktop
The Latest...
Home Depot Moves on Reduced Supply Sale
Royal Closing Winnipeg Extrusion Plant
Update Your 2008 Buying Guide Info
Wood-Plastic Composites Conference Set
for October
The Outside View...
The Talk...
e-Poll
Assuming equivalent energy efficiency, we could sell a "greener" window or door...
...at a premium of more than 25%.
...for 10% to 25% more.
...up to 10% more.
No premium, but "greener" might keep a buyer from going to a competitor.
If characteristics are the same, "greener" won't sway a customer.

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Vinyl impact windows and doors from Atrium Companies Inc.

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The Outside View...

July New-Home Sales Rebound Slightly From Weak June
from the National Association of Home Builders
Sales of new single-family homes were up 2.8 percent in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 870,000 units as new-home sales rebounded from weak sales figures in June, the U.S. Commerce Department reported today. The July sales pace was 10.2 percent below a year earlier...read more

U.S. Government Researchers Validate High Energy Capability of Nanoparticles, Key to Octillion's NanoPower Windows
from Yahoo! Finance
Silicon nanoparticles show high-energy effect capable of converting more of the sun's energy to electricity in Department of Energy study; Power performance of solar cells boosted by 60 to 70 percent in separate study of nanoparticles used in Octillion's NanoPower Windows...read more

Chinese Banks Disclose Subprime Loan Exposure
from TheStar.com
After appearing immune to the turmoil engulfing the mortgage market in the United States, China suffered its first serious setback yesterday from exposure to subprime loans...read more

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