November 14, 2007 | Vol 2, Num 45
W&D Weekly, Delivering the Fenestration Industry to Your Desktop
AMD to Oppose Door Certification in ICC Hearings
DOE Offers Update on Changes to Energy Star
NFRC to Look at Window Attachments
The Outside View...
The Talk...
e-Poll
Are things getting better for "independents" in the window and door business?
Yes—there's a real shift in customer attitudes.
No—the big guys continue to make it tougher every day.
Yes, but it's a temporary reprieve due to weak market conditions.
No, but we've never felt threatened by them in our business.



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The Outside View...

Pending Home Sales Surprise In September - NAR
from Seeking Alpha
Countering gloomy forecasts, pending home sales rose unexpectedly in September from the month before, though they were still well below the year-ago period, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. That bit of good news compensated somewhat for the NAR's forecast that existing home sales will hit a five-year low of 5.66 million this year—the NAR's ninth consecutive downward monthly revision and a 12.7% drop from last year...
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Pella Builds, Strengthens During Housing Downturn
from DesMoinesRegister.com
Mel Haught, president and chief executive of Pella Corp., says the national housing downturn is unlike any that the Pella-based window and door maker has experienced in 30 years. Missing are triggers such as high interest rates or high unemployment...
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USGBC Launches Green Homes Web Site
from Newland Communities
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), with generous support from Newland Communities, has launched a new Web site that will give homeowners, homebuyers, renters, landlords and others the tools they need to ensure their homes are as healthy and environmentally friendly as possible...
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