If you’re new here, you might want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!In an hour-long interview on Twin Cities Public Television, Marilyn Carlson Nelson and Susan Marvin, president of Marvin Windows and Doors, discuss the marriage of life and business. The conversation covers the early days of Marvin Windows and Doors, the [...]

More than 80 million U.S. residents belong to the Baby Boom generation, born between 1946 and 1964 – and more than 8,000 of them turn 60 every day. This aging demographic has dramatic implications for the homebuilding industry.
Consider these findings from a recent study of older Americans (age 55 and up) by the Mature Market [...]

Check out these facts on U.S. energy use:

Heating and cooling account for about half of home energy use, according to the U.S. Department of Energy
40 percent of residential energy use is from homes built before 1970, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
Energy-efficient windows can save up to 25% on home heating and [...]

Five generations of the Marvin family have grown up in the beautiful north woods of Minnesota. Their close ties to the land are reflected in Marvin Windows and Doors’ leadership in environmentally responsible business practices.
Producing our windows from sustainably grown wood, using recycled metal and glass, even heating our plant with waste wood and sawdust [...]

Today is Green Day at IBS. And in just a decade, green building has become a powerful force in the building industry.
In 2000, according to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, green construction starts were valued at approximately $200 million. In 2010, that number is projected to be $60 billion – a 300-fold increase.
Today’s [...]

In a report from the International Builders Show in Las Vegas, WSJ/MarketWatch reporter Amy Hoak takes a look back at 2009 and looks ahead to 2010, including comments from Marvin Windows and Doors.
From the report:
Not surprisingly, many expect turnout for this year’s Builders’ show to be weak.
“A lot of builders had really hard times in [...]

Inspired by leading artists, Marvin Windows and Doors is creating amazing windows unlike any others — and several are on display at Marvin’s IBS booth C4633.
Marvin, the nation’s premier manufacturer of made-to-order wood and clad wood windows, asked some of the premier names in art and design to createtheir own “dream windows.” Now, the myMarvin [...]

Welcome to all media members, builders, architects, suppliers and anyone else interested in the homebuilding industry.
From Jan. 18-22, more than 50,000 industry members will be in Las Vegas at the International Builders’ Show, the year’s largest gathering for the homebuilding business.
As a service to those of you who can’t make it this year — and [...]

Editor’s note: As part of Marvin Windows and Doors’ ongoing coverage of the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, we’re publishing occasional pieces on trends and topics in the building industry. Check here regularly throughout the week for other news, trends, products, interviews and photos from the floor of the year’s largest gathering in the [...]

Editor’s note: As part of Marvin Windows and Doors’ ongoing coverage of the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, we’re publishing occasional pieces on trends and topics in the building industry. Check here regularly throughout the week for other news, trends, products, interviews and photos from the floor of the year’s largest gathering in the [...]