Post on 16-Feb-2017
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uPVC Windows in the US
From Introduction to Dominancein 20 years
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
- George Santayana
uPVC Windows in the US
From Introduction to Dominancein 20 years
Those who do remember the past can profit from it.
- Me
1970sSome Names Familiar to You…
Dynamit-Nobel/Trocal
Kommerling
Veka
Bradford
Primary Targets
Northeast US (predominantly heating)
Replacement Window Manufacturers
Residential Market
1980sImitation May Be The Sincerest Form of Flattery…
ChelseaAcroVinyl Building ProductsDayton Extruded PlasticsCertainteedThermal ProfilesKesslerFiberlux
1980sBut Nothing Says I Love You Like Acquisition or Elimination…
Chelsea AcroVinyl Building Products Dayton Extruded Plastics CertainteedThermal Profiles Kessler Fiberlux
1980sBut Nothing Says I Love You Like Acquisition or Elimination…
Chelsea (Tessenderlo)Acro (Deceuninck)Vinyl Building Products (Deceuninck)Dayton Extruded Plastics (Deceuninck)Certainteed (St. Gobain)Thermal Profiles (Defunct)Kessler (Defunct)Fiberlux (Defunct)
Manifest Destiny
New Construction – “Builder Grade”
Southern Market – “All we need is something to hold glass.”
California Market – The Last Bastion of Aluminum
California Association of Window Manufacturers
Almost exclusively aluminum fabricators
Single-glazed annealed
Non-thermal break aluminum
Essentially, they made glass holders
1990s
California Energy Commission (est. 1974)
California would run out of electricity within 15 years
It takes about 20 years from design to production
There were no new production plant designs even started
“Gentlemen, we have a problem”
Options
Require shading devices (awnings, trees)
Require more efficient appliances
Require more ceiling and wall insulation
Require manufacturers to produce energy-efficient products
What Changed?
American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA)
Transition from aluminum association to materials neutral
Focus became unified testing and reporting standard
Focus strictly on structural testing (air, water, load, FER)
Product/Component certification
North American Standard
National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC)
Founded to keep the government from doing same
Focus on thermal testing and reporting
Test for U-Factor, SHGC, VT, Air Infiltration, CRF
Values are cited by EPA for Energy Star® certification
Leveling the Playing Field