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ENERGY STAR Canada Back on Track for Window and Door Makers
NRCan's Jamie Hulan told FGIA Calgary that ENERGY STAR is tightening to the top 20 to 30 percent of window products, with a draft due within a month.
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First VIG Load Resistance Data from Michigan Tech at FGIA Calgary
Michigan Tech researchers shared first commercial-scale VIG load resistance and durability data at FGIA Calgary, giving Canadian specifiers early insights.
B.C. pre-bid multiresidential projects signal glazing demand
ConstructConnect's September 2026 top 10 pre-bid B.C. multi-residential projects, ranked by project value, highlight upcoming window and curtain wall work.
Counter-tariffs and Buy Ontario squeeze glazing specs
Fenestration Canada warns counter-tariffs hit aluminum and steel doors, windows and fasteners as Ontario's premier pressures architects on Buy Ontario compliance.
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Canadian housing starts fall 5% in July, Q2 permits drop
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Ontario Toddler Death Lawsuit Tests High-Rise Window Safety
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PCL's $768M Ottawa science campus win signals glazing scope
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Vancouver Approves 79-Storey Supertall, Curtain Wall Work Looms
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