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Standard) requirement calculator and has made it available
to members, architects, consumers and other stakehold-
ers. “Users just select a city, enter the information and get
a document with the performance level that needs to be
met,” says MacLean. “It is very transparent and can be
printed and attached to a quote to ensure specifications
are met.”
MacLean offers kudos to the association’s technical
committee for implementing this and other tools and also
to its membership and marketing committees which are
meeting regularly to attract new members and work col-
laboratively with sister associations.
“All of the committees are more engaged and as a
whole we’re looking to more national co-operation, more
opportunities to share assets and information and to get
a look at the bigger picture.”
Fenestration Canada has created a Fabricators’ Council
to act as a stronger voice for fabricators within the associ-
ation and has joined the Canadian Energy Efficiency Al-
liance. Together the alliance will correlate issues and
initiatives with a better understanding of their industry im-
pact. MacLean says it is important as an association to be on
the forefront of change to provide members information
ahead of time, rather than having change push the industry
along. “There is a lot more going on now than at any point
in the last 10 years,” he says. “With the U.S. economy en-
ergizing we’re at a critical tipping point. Canada makes a
better window, our products are held to a higher standard;
we just need to be ready to take advantage of the oppor-
tunities as they arise.”
With the exception of one staff member, Fenestration
Canada is wholly run by volunteers. “The amount of time
and work expended by volunteers to improve our industry
is remarkable,” MacLean says.
20 Years of Win.door
November’s Fenestration Canada-owned Win.door
Show will mark the event's twentieth anniversary
“Win.door is by far the most recognizable value in the
industry,” he said. “The cost to exhibit, the value of the ed-
ucational component and the displays, cannot be beat.”
MacLean says the show and conference is well worth
attending, for its sell-out education events, new products
showcase and special events.
“There are so many activities, from social to business,
special guests, great seminars and a lot of good debates.
This year we’ll find a special way to celebrate our 20 th an-
niversary and make the event even more memorable.”
The Canadian Design and Construction Report — Summer 2014 – 37