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can view previous news items below:
June 26, 2009
NFRC's Communications
and Marketing Manager, Tom Herron, was quoted in a recent article
published in The
Washington Post. The article, which discusses evaluating alternatives
for replacing windows, was published by several newspapers around
the country.
June 19, 2009
The Robesonian recently
posted an article discussing the importance of looking for the
NFRC label to verify the U-factor and Solar Heat Gain Coefficient
(SHGC) of replacement
windows.
June 8, 2009
An article that discusses
ideas for green home remodeling mentions the importance of looking
for the NFRC
label when choosing energy efficient windows.
June 8, 2009
A recently released
documents explains the major provisions of the American
Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES)
June 1, 2009
The online news service,
Tulsa World, describing the National
Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) as the only federally recognized
organization determining the energy performance of windows, doors
and skylights.
May 26, 2009
The American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides tax
credits for purchasers of fenestration products. The requirements
to qualify for the tax credit, however, will change effective
June 1, 2009.
May 26, 2009
The Washington Post
recently published an article about installing energy-efficient
replacement
windows that offers some advice from NFRC.
April 9, 2009
The Website www.phillyburbs.com
published an online article explaining how paying close attention
to the NFRC label can help people take maximum advantage of both
state and federal tax incentives.
March 20, 2009
NFRC's Component
Modeling Approach (CMA) for commercial product certification
was one of the topics at the recent Building Envelope Contractor's
(BEC) Conference.
March 20, 2009
A real estate blog known
as Active Rain discusses the importance of looking for
the NFRC label when attempting to take advantage of the new
tax credits.
February
13, 2009
The Loudon Times-Mirror
explains the importance of the NFRC certification label in an
online article located
here.
February
13, 2009
NanaWall Systems mentions
in an eMediaWire article
how four of its systems are certified for energy efficiency by
the National Fenestration Rating Council.
January
29, 2009
The Washington Post
published a feature entitled, "A
Guide to Buying Windows," which shows and explains the
NFRC rating label.
January
2, 2009
AdHomeFinder.com pointed
out the value of making sure your windows are NFRC certified in
an article entitled, "Getting a New, Clear View."
Click
here to read the article.
December 23,
2008
Construction News
reported on the importance of NFRC's presence at Fenestration
China, the international exhibition for windows and curtain
walls in Peking.
December 22,
2008
An article in the Baltimore
Examiner explains how NFRC's rating system helps consumers
better analyze their choices.
December 15,
2008
Marketwire
reports that an online building materials distributor credits
NFRC's certification program for part of its sales success
August 19, 2008
Jim Benney, Executive
Director of NFRC, recently spoke with the managing editor of
Glass Magazine to answer a wide variety of questions.
October 31,
2008
A
Q&A in the October 31 st edition of Tulsa World titled,
Modern
Windows Save on Heating Bills , heralded the superior
energy efficiency insulated glass units provided home owners.
The writer, Phil Munkins, focused on the U-factor, a relationship
he simplistically described as “the more air between the glass,
the better insulator it is.” He notes the U-factor as the essential
quality of a window and cites the NFRC Web site as the best resource
for information on the U-factor and other related issues.
November 6,
2008
In
a November 6 Engineering News Online article, Brindaveni
Naidoo highlighted the success of South Africa's first rotable
guarded hot box (RGHB) that was recently certified by the NFRC
and has earned significant acclaim for its accuracy. NFRC International
Coordinator Bipin Shah refers to the accuracy of the construction
of the South African RGHB as “mind boggling,” given the challenges
and deadlines presented to the team responsible for engineering
the product.
November 17,
2008
Popular
homeowners Web site, Multi-housingnews.com,
ran a November 17 th piece that focused on energy efficiency.
The article, New
York Building Scientist Details How to Promote Energy Efficiency
in Existing Buildings, examined how even the smallest
of holes and air leakages can lead to a dramatic reduction in
energy efficiency. Among other points, the author called for windows
that were properly installed and have an overall rating determined
by NFRC.
November
29, 2008
On
November 29, Kelly Kozlowski of the Detroit Free Press explained
in detail how to purchase windows that will best keep cold out
and heat in. In the article, How
to Pick the Right Windows to Keep Out Cold , she pointed
to the NFRC label as an essential, referring to it as the most
reliable source of efficiency information available.
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