Now Certified DP40 on All Sizes; New Profile Matches Other Popular Marvin Products

Warroad, Minn. – Now Marvin’s industry-leading Double Hung products are even more versatile with the addition of new sizes, better performance and improved aesthetics.

Marvin’s residential Ultimate Double Hung is available to fit rough openings up to 42⅜ x 96 ⅞ inches, allowing this great window to fill bigger openings without sacrificing performance. The larger sizes are available in both Clad and Wood models.

In addition, the Ultimate Double Hung in both Clad and Wood achieves a WDMA-certified DP40 rating across all sizes, providing superior protection against air and water infiltration.

And the exterior frame profile of the Ultimate Double Hung has been redesigned to create a clean appearance and matching sight lines with the Ultimate Casement and Ultimate Glider. That gives greater design flexibility in combining different window types.

Industry-Leading Impact Products Have New Look But Same Top Performance

Warroad, Minn. – There’s exciting news for residents of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico coastal regions. Marvin’s industry-leading IZ3 StormPlus Clad Ultimate Double Hung has been redesigned for a sleeker appearance – without sacrificing any of its high performance.

Both the standard and Round Top versions of this popular impact-zone window have been reengineered for strength and aesthetics. Features and improvements include:

• No visible reinforcement when window is closed and locked
• Elimination of pull-out clips
• Window meets rigorous IZ3 code requirements when closed and locked
• Improved check rails allow a strong interlock in center of window
• Tilt pins and tilt blades strengthened
• Stiles reinforced
• Sill brackets assist with bottom sash retention
• Elimination of exterior sash stays on bottom sash
• Design Pressure of LC +55/-65 on all sizes
• Annealed exterior pane standard, with tempered option
• Frame-to-frame mulling is certified on all sizes
• Offered in all 19 Marvin exterior clad colors, 7 wood species and 8 hardware finishes to complement other Marvin windows

“These are significant improvements to our IZ3 Ultimate Double Hung,” said Christine Marvin, director of marketing for Marvin Windows and Doors. “We’ve improved the aesthetics to closely match our non-impact zone products – while sacrificing none of the rigorously tested performance.”

Marvin’s Industry-Leading Door Offers More Flexibility Across a Wide Range of Applications

Warroad, Minn. – The industry-leading Ultimate Lift and Slide Door from Marvin Windows and Doors now offers a Performance Sill option that greatly expands the range of applications for this high-end door.

Unlike a traditional recessed sill, which must be embedded in concrete, the Performance Sill option can be installed using a wood subfloor. This new option makes the Ultimate Lift and Slide more adaptable to a range of applications, such as second-floor installations.

“We’re pleased to offer this new option to builders, remodelers, architects and homeowners,” said Christine Marvin, director of marketing for Marvin Windows and Doors. “It will make this outstanding door all even more versatile.”

Features and benefits of the Performance Sill option include:

Mostly constructed of extruded aluminum

• Delivers the structural stability required for large door systems
• Unlike other sills of this type, this sill incorporates thermal breaks — both transverse and longitudinal — to assure thermal performance in even cold climates

Offers greater flexibility of use in diverse applications

• Interior floor surfaces can come flush to the top of the sill: When used with more traditional sliding door applications, the finished floor surface can fall anywhere along the interior of the sill
• A superior sill for wood construction since concrete fill is not required
• Works great with second floor applications
• More friendly transition from interior spaces to exterior decks
• Sill finished in either clear anodized or bronze anodized with stainless steel roller
• tracks

Unlike recessed sills, the Performance Sill offers adjustability throughout the life of the door

Can achieve a DP rating of 30 in select clad configurations and sizes

Offers Device for Crank-Out Casement Windows, Limiting Opening to 4 Inches

Warroad, Minn. – Marvin Windows and Doors now offers a factory-installed Window Opening Control Device on its popular Ultimate Casement line of crank-out windows to meet the ASTM F2090-10 standard.

ASTM F2090-10 was developed in response to increasing media and legislative focus on child safety and fall prevention. Minnesota was the first state to pass this type of legislation with “Laela’s Law.” However, similar regulations, mandating compliance with ASTM F2090-10 or similar requirements, are being adopted around the country.

This Window Opening Control Device, which meets the standard, limits the window opening to 4 inches unless overridden in a two-step process. The limiter re-sets automatically each time the window is closed. Marvin already offers the device (field-applied) on its double hung products, but is now expanding that option to casements.

“We expect this intuitive device to be well received as a solution, whether legislation requires it or not,” said Christine Marvin, director of marketing for Marvin Windows and Doors. “We’re certain that builders and owners across the entire housing spectrum will appreciate the value of a high-quality, factory-installed window control opening device for casement products.”

Marvin dealers can offer complete information.

Marvin's Ultimate Glider is a great example of universal design.

We’ve long embraced the principles of universal design. And with America’s population aging and multi-generational families in a household becoming more common, those principles are getting a lot more attention within the building industry. That’s why we were pleased to be selected for inclusion in the Universal Design Tour at IBS 2012, planned and sponsored by the 50+ Housing Council’s Universal Design Committee.

Esther Greenhouse

“Universal design is inclusive,” said Esther Greenhouse, a committee member and one of America’s leading environmental gerontologists. “Universal products offer superior functionality, benefit a broad audience and have broad market appeal.”

In other words, the successful universal design product not only operates easily and performs well, it looks good and appeals to everyone. Many so-called “accessible design” products are narrowly tailored to appeal to the specific needs of a certain individual, Greenhouse pointed out — “and usually lack the advantage of being attractive.”

Marvin offers a wide range of universally designed products, including:

The Ultimate Glider: A complete re-engineering of a classic design, our Ultimate Glider features a low handle, one-hand operation and automatic locking.

The Low Profile, High Performance Sill: Made of durable Ultrex fiberglass, this sill has a low rise (less than 3/4″), making use with walkers and wheelchairs easier.

The Ultimate Casement: This revolutionary window swivels 140 degrees to let you wash the outside of the window from inside the house. No more ladders — which send 20,000 Americans to the emergency room every year!

Visit us at Booth W2339 and see our great products — which also happen to be great examples of universal design.

Greenhouse stopped by the Marvin booth for a quick chat about common misconceptions about universal design:

MARVIN ENERGY EFFICIENCY OPTIONS

Marvin allows homeowners to craft a customized solution for their project’s unique needs. Choose from thousands of dual-pane and triple-pane (Tripane) products — and couple them with the Low E coating and gas options that help achieve optimal energy efficiency.

ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR is a federal program that determines where a variety of products, including windows and doors, meet certain
energy-efficiency standards. Products that achieve specific benchmarks can display the ENERGY STAR label. Marvin offers an extensive roster of products and options that meet ENERGY STAR standards. With windows and doors, the ENERGY STAR standards vary by climate – and Marvin offers ENERGY STAR options in each one.

Dual-Pane and Tripane
Marvin offers thousands of window and door options with two or three panes of glass: versatile, beautiful and energy efficient.

Tripane With Krypton
Our most energy-efficient window ever. Three panes of glass with Krypton gas between the panes for truly superior performance in the most challenging climates.

Insulating Glass Coatings
Extremely thin coatings of special metallic material applied to glass panes used in windows and doors boosts their energy efficiency. The industry standard for energy-efficient glass coatings has become low-emissivity. Coating a glass surface adjacent to gaps between each pane with low-emissivity material can block a significant amount of heat transfer. Low-emissivity coatings are transparent to visible light, and different types of coatings have been designed to allow for high solar gain, moderate solar gain or low solar gain.

LoE-180™: A great insulator (low U-Factor) that allows the sun’s warming rays to pass through (high SHGC). LoE-180 features a single metallic coating and an insulator that blocks heat loss to the outside while reflecting heat back into a room. This type of coating is ideal for applications where high solar gain is desired, such as northern climates.

LoE2-272®: Features a double metallic coating on the inside glass surface to reflect heat into the room in winter and reject the sun’s warmth in summer, reducing damaging UV rays. This coating option provides better protection against heat loss than LoE-180. It has good solar gain control. Suitable for all climates except the Southern zone of ENERGY STAR.

LoE3-366®: Features three metallic layers of silver. This coating offers the lowest U factor and lowest solar heat gain. It is often specified in the Southern ENERGY STAR zone where cooling costs are high and intense exposure to the sun is an issue.

Insulating Gases
Inert gases pumped into the spaces between panes of glass slow the transfer of heat, increasing the insulating power of a window or door.

Argon: Our standard windows and doors come with argon gas between the panes to boost energy efficiency.

Krypton: Customers seeking to maximize energy savings can consider our blend of krypton, argon and air. This option increases the insulating power of our Tripane products with narrow airspaces.

FURTHER OPTIONS

Marvin offers these enhancements to further increase the energy efficiency of our windows:

• Energy Panel: Often confused with storm windows, an Energy Panel is a glazing option consisting of a removable exterior glass panel finished on the edges by a surround. Energy panels cover the exposed glass surface of each sash, and offer added energy efficiency for wood windows with single glazing.
• Storm and Screen Combos: A combination unit is composed of two movable glass panels and one movable screen panel. A combination that placed in front of a dual pane product has a U-factor comparable to that of a Tripane unit and it helps protect the primary unit from the elements. The individual panels can be configured multiple ways, and can be easily removed from the interior for cleaning. Customized commercial screens are also available.

OTHER PERFORMANCE NOTES

• Low Air Infiltration: All Marvin window and door products meet or exceed the WDMA requirements for maximum air infiltration.
• XL Edge™ Spacer: Marvin offers the warm-edge XL Edge™ spacer from Cardinal – the most durable spacer system on the market. The spacer helps prevent energy loss around the perimeter of the window glass.

Each year, around the time of the International Builders Show, Marvin Windows and Doors compiles a list of the top trends in home building and design. These compilations tend to be among the more popular posts we share throughout the year, so without further ado, here are our top 10 home trends for 2012.

1. Energy efficiency: Americans are looking for superior energy efficiency in every important feature of their home. ENERGYSTAR-rated windows, high-efficiency furnaces and air conditioners, quality attic insulation – they’ll all save money and make the home more comfortable year-round. Marvin offers more energy-efficient window options than any other manufacturer, including a new Tripane with Krypton gas option. It’s our most energy-efficient solution.
2. High quality, high function: Today’s homeowners want items that not only look good, but perform flawlessly. Fit, finish and smooth operation are essential – whether it’s a refrigerator, a sofa or
   a window. Consumers want both beauty and practicality. Marvin’s new Ultimate Glider is a complete re-engineering of a classic window style that combines elegant simplicity with tough performance.
3. Not-so-big living: Architect Sarah Susanka first proposed this idea more than a decade ago, and it’s been spreading ever since. The not-so-big house is carefully planned for the owner’s needs, not designed to impress others. Investing in high-quality components and finishes for the home offers more lasting value than paying for poorly used square footage.
4. Renovation nation: Americans are putting down roots; we’re moving less than at any time since World War II. Instead of moving, we’re staying in our homes longer and renovating the living spaces to fit our lifestyle. New kitchens, new windows, reconfigured living spaces – they’re all part of creating a home “built around you.”
5. Let the sunshine in: Screened porches, sun rooms and window walls – they’re all
   geared toward bringing the outdoors in. And with modern, energy-efficient windows and patio doors, there’s no penalty in comfort or energy efficiency.
6. Keeping it simple: Clean, simple lines are the order of the day.
   Furniture, tile, moldings, backsplashes, appliances – the less fussy, the better.
7. Make room for family: With multiple generations living under one roof more often these days, more Americans are making the house accommodate the extended family. In-law suites, bedroom additions and basement makeovers (including egress windows) are becoming more popular.
8. Aging in place and universal design: Older Americans not living with their children want to maintain their independence for as long as possible. That means universal design that allows them to age in place. Easy-opening windows, large showers with benches and grab bars, lower countertops – all help make homes more accessible and comfortable for older residents.
9. Indoor/outdoor living: Americans love the easygoing back-and-forth between
   their kitchen and a deck or patio. It makes entertaining easier and makes the house live larger. A quality patio
   door is a must for these high-traffic areas.
10. Lighter and brighter: Lighter colors and natural light make a home feel cheerful and energizing. “Daylighting” – using windows to bring in as much natural light as possible – also can help lower energy bills.

We’re happy to be reporting once again from the International Builders’ Show in Orlando. IBS is the largest annual gathering of the homebuilding industry.

In the coming days, we’ll be telling you about new Marvin products and also about other interesting items we spot at the show. We’ve also got a special report in store: we’ll be attending Friday’s speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and giving you an early account of his remarks. It’s sure to be a newsworthy event.

Visit us at Booth W2339. And check back here throughout the week for regular updates.

WARROAD, Minn., January 30, 2012 – Brett Boyum is the new vice president of marketing for Marvin Windows and Doors, the company announced today.

Boyum has been with Marvin for nearly 15 years, most recently as director of marketing for both Marvin and its sister brand, Integrity Windows and Doors. He succeeds Tom Angelis, who is retiring. Boyum has achieved a record of success during the most tumultuous time in history for the U.S. housing industry.

“As a key member of our marketing team, Brett has led the development and implementation of many of our most successful products and programs,” said Susan Marvin, president of Marvin Windows and Doors. “Marvin has increased market share in the most difficult environment any of us has experienced.

“Now that Brett has taken a senior management role, we’ll look to his proven knowledge and abilities to continue moving our business forward in the brighter days to come.”

A resident of Rosemount, Minn., Boyum graduated from the University of Minnesota and holds a master’s in business administration from Walden University. He currently serves as vice president of the Board of Directors of the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota and will serve as board chair in 2013-15.

Minnesota business newspaper Finance & Commerce carried a story Monday about the state’s window industry and its constant efforts to pursue greater energy efficiency. Reporter Dan Heilman writes:

“In the marketplace today, consumers have created a big demand for energy-efficient products,” said Christine Marvin, head of product planning for Marvin Windows. “Fortunately, we were there to meet that trend. Now it’s an issue of dealing with stronger and stricter criteria that are in place.”

In the 1970s, Marvin Windows was considered a pioneer in the development of high-performance low-thermal emissivity (or low-E) windows, whose surface radiates or emits lower levels of heat energy, helping keep warm air inside during cold weather and out during summer.

According to Marvin, the ongoing progress of sustainability in the window market is the result of consumer demand, federal regulatory decrees such as Energy Star and the company’s internal ingenuity. [...]

“It’s a matter of push and pull,” Marvin said. “Consumers are educated: They want performance in their windows, and they want to save money.”

Read the full piece from Finance & Commerce.