VINYL WINDOWS AND PATIO DOORS, ALUMINUM CLAD VINYL WINDOWS AND PATIO DOORS

** NOTE TO SPECIFIER ** Ply Gem Canada; windows, doors, patio doors, and siding.
This section is based on the products of Ply Gem Canada, which is located at:

7140 40 St. S.E.
Calgary, AB, Canada T2C 2B6
Toll Free Tel: (800) 297-6102
Email: canada@plygem.com
Web: https://www.plygem.ca
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For more than 75 years, Ply Gem has led the industry with an unmatched portfolio of Canadian made windows, patio doors and entry doors. Ply Gem's best-in-class service helps builders, renovators, architects and designers complete their projects faster and easier by offering the most complete solution of exterior building products that work flawlessly together.

Ply Gem is part of the Cornerstone Building Brands family, the largest manufacturer of exterior building products in North America with 23 manufacturing plants including state of the art facilities in Calgary, Alberta and Brantford, St. Thomas & Woodbridge, Ontario.

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** NOTE TO SPECIFIER ** More value. More performance. More solutions. Known for energy efficiency, durability and low maintenance, vinyl windows are the most commonly used window type in North America today. MITTEN Building Products offers a wide variety of vinyl window style and shapes. There are 4 series of vinyl windows to suit your needs. Varying from double- to triple-glazing and interior or exterior glazed. These series are: Vista, Comfort, Classic and Enviro. Delete window type not required.

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** NOTE TO SPECIFIER ** Make a bold statement. Aluminum-clad vinyl windows offer the best of both worlds: durable, colourful exteriors and maintenance-free vinyl interiors. With the Design series in both double- and triple-glazing and with the interior matching the Classic series vinyl window, you can mix and match these windows on different elevations for a design upgrade. Delete article if not required.

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** NOTE TO SPECIFIER ** ECP is added to darker colors on Ply Gem metal clad windows and doors to resist fading and chalking. This premium paint utilizes acroflur™, a Kynar® based coating which offers significantly better resistance to fading and chalking compared to Acrylic/Polyester paints common in the window industry.

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** NOTE TO SPECIFIER ** Refer to manufacturer's literature for performance of glass required.

** NOTE TO SPECIFIER ** Energy Star 2020 or BCBC/NBC Section 9.36 Zone compliant glass performance.

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** NOTE TO SPECIFIER ** Part 9 Section 9.36 prescriptive Zone compliant glass performance, BCBC (U value only) or NBC (U value or energy rating). Delete one or both if not required.

** NOTE TO SPECIFIER ** Provides the highest levels of year-round comfort and energy savings, making it the perfect glass no matter where you live. It sports an unprecedented three layers of silver which reduce solar gain, reflect furnace heat back into the room and let light stream in. Delete if not required.

** NOTE TO SPECIFIER ** Eco Shield 270 reduces solar heat gain coefficient by 50% or more compared to ordinary glass in the summer and keeps homes cozy by blocking heat loss in the winter. It blocks 86% of the sun�s UV rays yet lets light stream in due to its exceptional clarity without a heavy bronze or smoke-coloured tint. Delete if not required.

** NOTE TO SPECIFIER ** Eco Gain 180 provides excellent insulating capability by blocking heat loss to the outside and reflecting heat back into the room. It is the ideal glass for passive solar applications as it allows the winter sun�s heat to pass into the home and provide �free heat.� It also blocks 76% of the sun�s harmful UV rays. Delete if not required.

**NOTE TO SPECIFYER** A secondary LowE coating can provide an improvement in the overall unit U value that is better than an additional Pane of Clear glass.

**NOTE TO SPECIFIER** i89 Secondary LowE provides maximum energy efficiency in a double-pane unit. In a triple-pane unit, Eco Gain 180 provides higher SHGC and VT values than Same as Primary when the primary is Eco Max. Shield 366 or Eco Shield 270, often without compromising the overall unit U value.