Industry Resources

Below are industry resources that make assist you in making your window buying decision.

ENERGY STAR

ENERGY STAR is a government-backed program helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency.

National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC)

NFRC is a non-profit organization that administers the only uniform, independent rating and labeling system for the energy performance of windows, doors, skylights, and attachment products.

Window & Door Magazine

The official Web site for Window & Door magazine - the information source for the fenestration industry, serving over 20,000 manufacturers, distributors, and dealers of windows, doors and other fenestration and millwork products.

Efficient Windows Collaborative

Offers unbiased information on the benefits of energy-efficient windows, descriptions of how they work, and recommendations for their selection and use.

New York Energy $mart

The New York Energy $mart^SM program is designed to continue energy efficiency, low-income services, research and development, and environmental protection programs during the State's transition to electric retail competition, and is a key element in the restructuring of New York's electric utility industry.

Window & Door Manufacturers Association (WMDA)

The Window & Door Manufacturers Association is a trade association representing approximately 145 U.S. and Canadian manufacturers and suppliers of windows and doors for the domestic and export markets. Members sell to distributors, dealers, builders, remodelers, architects, contractors and other specifiers in residential, commercial and institutional markets.

Insulating Glass Certification Council (IGCC)

The Insulating Glass Certification Council, Inc. (IGCC) is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to promote the public interest as well as participants' business interests by encouraging maintenance of the highest standards of excellence in the manufacture of insulating glass.

Sealed Insulating Glass Manufacturers Association (SIGMA)

IGMA is the trade association representing the interests of the industry. There focus is on developing and advancing new technologies in the manufacture of insulating glass units through the development of codes and standards, topic industry publications, education, product certification and leading edge research.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A leader in science and engineering research for more than 70 years. Site offers valuable information on new, existing, and future window technologies.

American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA)

AAMA Gold Label Certification Program became the first performance-based method of verifying window and patio door performance. Products that have earned the right to display this label have had a sample unit pass independent laboratory tests. Plus, production lines for windows and doors in the AAMA Certification Program are subject to two unannounced annual inspections.