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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 that will change our view of home building over the next few years.”
Products were judged on a variety of criteria including innovation and the ability to inspire market competition. In other words, they serve an unmet need in the marketplace and leaving other manufacturers saying “why didn’t I think of that?”
Top product picks are featured in the June issue of Professional Builder magazine and online at www.housingzone.com.
About Clopay’s Polycarbonate Lite
Available in both a clear and a bronze tinted material, Clopay’s new honeycomb window design offers a unique aesthetic appearance, allowing maximum natural light to filter through while maintaining relative privacy.
Polycarbonate panels offer several qualities that make it a sustainable “green choice” for buildings and homes. The material is a durable and lightweight, which significantly reduces wear and tear on the door over time; and it is virtually unbreakable, providing impact strength 200 times greater than glass. The ribbed configuration of the multi-walled sheets traps hot or cold air within, providing outstanding thermal insulation.
The material is protected against yellowing and surface wear from extended UV exposure, which also blocks ultraviolet rays to prevent damage to objects inside the garage.
The panels are supported by a durable, 2 1/8-inch thick, rust-free, aluminum frame that is available in a clear, bronze or black anodized finish or painted white or brown. The frame can also be custom painted with a powder coated finish. Capped tongue and groove section joints and a vinyl bottom weather seal help keep out the elements.
With four manufacturing facilities and 49 distribution centers across the U.S. and Canada, Clopay Building Products is North America’s leading manufacturer of residential garage doors and a leader in the industrial door market. Bringing more than 40 years of leadership to the garage door industry, Clopay Building Products maintains a strong family of brands including Clopay®, Holmes Garage Door Company™ and Ideal Door®. Since 1996, Clopay is the only garage door manufacturer to hold the Good Housekeeping Seal.
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