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Environmental Responsibility

It is more essential than ever that we all do our part to help protect the environment. While
environmental responsibility may be new to some, to us, making environmentally responsible
manufacturing decisions is nothing new. We’ve made responsible choices in the past and will

continue to strive to be responsible in the future.

Preserving Nature Reducing Waste

To protect our natural resources, we use wood harvested We recycle whenever possible — office paper, corrugated
from managed forests and leverage engineered wood cardboard, sawdust, scrap aluminum, paints and solvents.
technology whenever possible — we use finger-jointed Our electrostatic paint system attracts the paint to the
wood and laminated veneer lumber, both of which use aluminum, creating an efficient use of materials. Packaging
wood efficiently and result in superior performance. In enhancements include frame protectors made of HDPE, a
addition, we use water-based finishes, which have less recyclable plastic.
impact on the environment than oil-based products.

Taking an Active Role
Conserving Energy We work closely with the industry organizations shown

Our technology and design innovation creates greater to manufacture energy-efficient and environmentally
energy efficiency in all our products. Our High-Performance responsible products.
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Low-E4 glass provides superior thermal protection, helping
significantly reduce heating and cooling requirements. WINDOW & DOOR
MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
Additional energy-efficient glass options include triple-pane WDMA
™
glass and SmartSun glass. Combined with weathertight
frames, sash and weatherstrip, E-Series windows and
doors play an important role in energy conservation.
Environmental Certifications
E-Series windows and doors have received
SCS Global Services (SCS) Indoor Advantage
™
Gold certification for indoor air quality. Indoor
air quality is an important issue because
many people spend as much as 90% of their
High-Performance Low-E4 glass is up to 45% more energy efficient in winter and up time indoors, either at home, work or school.
to 57% more energy efficient in summer compared to ordinary dual-pane glass. *

Using Reclaimed Materials
Our cladding contains pre-consumer reclaimed aluminum,
which requires much less energy to process than virgin
aluminum. In addition, our glass utilizes reclaimed glass,
which reduces landfill waste.

* Winter and summer values are based on comparison of E-Series 3866 double-hung window U-Factor to the U-Factor for clear dual-pane glass non-metal
frame default values from the 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2018 International Energy Conservation Code "Glazed Fenestration" Default Tables.
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