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Clopay® Avante Collection Ranks on Professional Builder's 100 Best New Products of 2008 List

6/1/2008

Garage door manufacturer Clopay today announced that its Avante Collection door featuring a new double-wall honeycomb ¼” thick polycarbonate window panel option has been named one of the 100 Best New Products of 2008 by Professional Builder magazine. Publication editor Paul Deffenbaugh describes the list as a showcase of “products ...

IDA “Doors for Troops” Nominees Get New Clopay® Doors Installed

5/1/2008

Clopay Building Products is pleased to announce that two members of the United States Armed Forces recently received new Clopay garage doors installed on their homes thanks to the International Door Association member sponsored program “Opening Doors for Troops” and the cooperation of its independent installing dealers. Frank Forner,...

Clopay® Showcases the Next Generation of Composite Carriage House Looks at IBS

2/15/2008

Steel and composite carriage house doors continue to be a popular choice for the garage because of their looks, durability and energy efficiency. Design flexibility is another feature to add to the list as homeowners are beginning to experiment with multiple rows of windows combined with various panel styles and hardware to create a custom lo...

Preparing to Sell? Surveys Show It Pays to Perk up Where You Park

2/13/2008

Remodeling projects that help enhance a home’s value are a priority for homeowners, particularly in today’s highly competitive housing market. When considering an improvement, especially with an eye towards resale, recent surveys indicate the garage is a good place to start to increase a home’s curb appeal and value. That...

Polycarbonate Lite a New Option on Clopay Avante Collection

2/13/2008

Clopay is introducing a new double-wall honeycomb ¼” thick polycarbonate window panel option for its residential Avante™ Collection. Available in both a clear and a bronze tinted material, the honeycomb window design offers a unique aesthetic appearance, allowing maximum natural light to filter through while maintaining relat...

Clopay® Gallery® Collection Now Offered in Three-Layer Energy Efficient Version

2/13/2008

Clopay is now offering a “ sandwich” version of its popular Gallery Collection embossed steel carriage house door. Three-layer 1-3/8” or 2” expanded polystyrene insulation is pressure bonded to the interior and exterior steel skins, making these doors durable, quiet-operating and energy efficient. Both models have a th...

Storm-Ready Clopay® Grand Harbor™ Collection Now Available

2/13/2008

Clopay’s Grand Harbor Collection carriage house door is now available with built-in WINDCODE® reinforcement up to a level W-6 on Clopay’s rating scale. As is the case on all Clopay WINDCODE products, the door arrives storm-ready and requires no add-on supports to secure it. Reinforcement is contained within the structure of t...

Clopay® WINDCODE® Garage Doors Featured in Three Florida Green Building Showcase Projects

2/13/2008

Garage door manufacturer Clopay Building Products is providing its WINDCODE garage doors for three unique residential green building projects currently underway in Florida, one of which will be open for tours during IBS.

Although each project is very different in scope, they all share a common goal: to demonstrate how green...

Insulated Garage Doors Now Eligible for Homeowner Tax Credit

8/7/2007

It pays to go green if you are planning to upgrade your garage door to a more energy efficient model before the end of the year. That’s because the IRS has declared garage doors eligible for a tax credit under the Energy Tax Incentives Act, provided the door meets specific criteria.

The Energy Pol...

Yes, Even a Garge Door can be "Green" - Editorial Backgrounder

8/7/2007

Homeowners looking for ways to make their house “green” can start by taking stock in an unlikely home commodity - the garage door. As the largest moving part on a home, the garage door plays an important role in maintaining its structural integrity and energy efficiency – two important criteria in green building design.

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