LINKS
All of us at Don Young Company want smart customers who make informed decisions
when it comes to windows and doors. In that spirit, we share our favorite websites
with you. Most of the sites are involved specifically in our industry; others offer
additional perspectives and resources for consumers and small businesses. We will
add to or delete from this list periodically. Please keep us informed of sites you
suggest!
Among all kind of metal materials, aluminum wins out either because its properties
and performance are superior or because fabrication techniques enable the finished
product to be manufactured at a competitive cost. The usage of aluminum continues
to increase and expand, new markets such as the automotive sector are beginning
to recognize its true unparalleled benefits. Click here to learn more:
http://www.aec.org
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The Vinyl Institute is
a U.S. trade association representing the leading manufacturers of vinyl, vinyl
chloride monomer, vinyl additives and modifiers, and vinyl packaging materials.
Founded in 1982, the Institute has a dual charter to promote and protect the industry
and the markets it serves.
The Aluminum Extruders Council
is an international association dedicated to helping manufacturers, engineers, architects
and others to discover why aluminum extrusion is "the better material process
for better products."
Aluminum Extruders Council
Modern technology has produced window and door products that offer performance
un-thought of just a few years ago. Today's window products block air infiltration,
limit heat loss, reduce condensation, and operate safely and smoothly like few other
building products - until someone installs it.
The Association of Window Dealers
and Installers.
American Window and Door Institute
Texas Department of Insurance
America’ Small Business
Development Center (SBDC) Network is the Federal Government’s largest and
most productive small business management and technical assistance program. In partnership
with Congress, the SBA, our host institutions and other partners too numerous to
mention, the SBDC network has grown to serve approximately 1.25 million small business
owners and aspiring entrepreneurs every year. Of that number, more than 600,000
clients receive face-to-face counseling of an hour’s duration or longer, or
group training of two hours or longer.
Developed in partnership with the Kauffman Foundation and the Society of American
Business Editors and Writers, the
Media Resource Center is
designed to help reporters and writers covering entrepreneurship find up-to-date
information.
The Window and Door Magazine
website links page is a terrific resource for our industry.
The American Architectural Manufacturers
Association is the source of performance standards, product certification and
educational programs for the fenestration industry. Whether you're a manufacturer,
architect, builder or homeowner, you're sure to find information of special interest
to you. Be sure to come back often, too. You'll find out what's new in the windows,
doors and skylights world and the many ways these products bring light to life for
everyone.
American Architectural Manufacturers Association
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
ASHRAE
Founded in 1898, ASTM International
is a not-for-profit organization that provides a global forum for the development
and publication of voluntary consensus standards for materials, products, systems,
and services. Over 30,000 individuals from 100 nations are the members of ASTM International,
who are producers, users, consumers, and representatives of government and academia.
In over 130 varied industry areas, ASTM standards serve as the basis for manufacturing,
procurement, and regulatory activities. Formerly known as the American Society for
Testing and Materials, ASTM International provides standards that are accepted and
used in research and development, product testing, quality systems, and commercial
transactions around the globe.
The Glass Association of
North America provides a forum for exchanging information and ideas, for reaching
consensus and presenting a unified voice on matters affecting the glass industry
and for developing the management and technical sophistication that is needed to
remain competitive in a constantly changing business environment.
Glass Association of North America
The Insulating Glass Certification
Council (IGCC) is a non-profit organization jointly established in 1977 by manufacturers,
consumers, specifiers, and others concerned with the quality and performance of
insulating glass units.
Insulating Glass Certification Council
The International Code Council
(ICC) was established in 1994 as a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing
a single set of comprehensive and coordinated national model construction codes.
The National Association of Home
Builders is a trade association that helps promote the policies that make housing
a national priority. Since 1942, NAHB has been serving its members, the housing
industry, and the public at large.
National Association of Home Builders
National Association of the Remodeling
Industry. Home improvement is one of America's favorite pastimes. As a nation,
we want to make dramatic differences in a relatively short period of time. That's
why we choose remodeling. In fact, that is the power of remodeling - being able
to change your house into a dream home.
National Glass Association
The Window and Door Manufacturers
Association is a trade association representing approximately 130 U.S. and Canadian
manufacturers and suppliers of windows and doors for the domestic and export markets.
Members sell to distributors, dealers, builders, remodelers, architects, contractors
and other specifiers in residential, commercial and institutional markets.
Window and Door Manufacturers Association
Energy efficient choices can save families about a third on their energy bill
with similar savings of greenhouse gas emissions, without sacrificing features,
style or comfort.
National Fenestration Rating Council
(NFRC) is a non-profit, public/private organization created by the window, door
and skylight industry. It is comprised of manufacturers, suppliers, builders, architects
and designers, specifiers, code officials, utilities and government agencies. NFRC
provides consistent ratings on window, door and skylight products.
National Fenestration Rating Council
The Vinyl Institute is
a U.S. trade association representing the leading manufacturers of vinyl, vinyl
chloride monomer, vinyl additives and modifiers, and vinyl packaging materials.
Founded in 1982, the Institute has a dual charter to promote and protect the industry
and the markets it serves.
The American Architectural
Manufacturers Association is the source of performance standards, product certification
and educational programs for the fenestration industry. Whether you're a manufacturer,
architect, builder or homeowner, you're sure to find information of special interest
to you. Be sure to come back often, too. You'll find out what's new in the windows,
doors and skylights world and the many ways these products bring light to life for
everyone.
The Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) is a membership based, independent,
nonprofit organization of manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers and allied organizations
in the home improvement industry. Its mission is to be the authority on how people
maintain and improve their homes. HIRI accomplishes its mission through the collection
and dissemination of information on the North American home improvement industry
. F ounded in 1981 as the Do-It-Yourself Research Institute, the name changed to
the Home Improvement Research Institute in October, 1989 to reflect an expansion
in its research scope to include the professional remodeler segment of the home
improvement market. http://www.hiri.org
One of the fairy tales of our time is the
"R-value."
The "R-value" is touted to the American consumer to the point where it
has taken a "chiseled in stone" status. The saddest part of the fairy
tale is the R-value by itself is almost a worthless number.
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