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Certification updates from our factory and practical guides for buyers specifying aluminum windows, doors and curtain walls in the US and Canada.
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Are Thermal Breaks Worth It? A Cost and Comfort Breakdown
A thermal break is a strip of non-conductive material separating the inner and outer halves of an aluminum frame. The physics is simple; the payback is not, and it depends on climate, run hours and what you specify.
2024
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Aluminum Prices and Window Costs: How the Metal Moves the Price
Between August 2020 and August 2021 the aluminum alloy reference price ran from 14,670 to 20,750 RMB per ton, a 41 percent move. Finished window prices moved far less. Here is the transmission mechanism.
2021Working on a project with a specific code or test requirement?
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