Window & Door Magazine

2 weeks ago | windowanddoor.com | Laurie Cowin

There’s a sign in my basement that reads “Innovation Way.” My late husband used to always say how neat he thought it would be to live on a street called Innovation Way. Since our mailing address never said that, I decided making a sign for our home was the next best thing.

2 weeks ago | windowanddoor.com | Rachel Vitello

Above: The Thompson Creek Window Company factory floor team, which is 60% women. March is Women in Construction Month. Women make up only 11.5% of payroll employees in the construction industry, according to the United States Census Bureau. To attract and retain women in the industry, how can companies support this demographic and address the hurdles that women, especially pregnant women and working mothers, must overcome?

2 weeks ago | windowanddoor.com | Laurie Cowin

Above: The newer style of the Kwikset Prava handleset in matte black and satin brass features a knurled texture and mixed metal finish. It’s also available in satin nickel. Black colors, mixed metals, automation and concealed hardware are among the trends affecting today’s hardware design.

1 month ago | windowanddoor.com | Laurie Cowin

Despite shaky economic conditions, window and door companies expect volume and revenue growth in 2025, according to Chris Beard, vice president of building products research at John Burns Research and Consulting, in a March 20 Thirsty Thursday webinar from the National Glass Assoc. Drawing on larger economic reports and the results of the latest Window & Door Market Survey—an exclusive partnership between Window + Door and JBREC—Beard broke down what the market can expect in the coming months.

1 month ago | windowanddoor.com | Rachel Vitello

Stacy White joined Thompson Creek Window Company at just 22-years old as an administrative assistant; joining the company with no experience in the window and door industry. But over the past 25 years, she has worked her way up to now be President of Manufacturing. "If I take a snapshot in my head of what the factory floor looked like in 2000, and then I walk out there today, I see the major growth.