Associate Editor Geoff McLarney and Steve Payne, Senior Editor, with Lisa Bergeron, Director of Business Development and Regulatory Affairs at Jeld-Wen

Hardlines Associate Editor and podcast host Geoff McLarney, and Senior Editor Steve Payne, interview Lisa Bergeron, Director of Business Development and Regulatory Affairs at Jeld-Wen. Lisa tells about changes to the National Building Code coming in 2025, and how they impact fenestration. The energy requirement will be the same for new construction and alterations to existing buildings, leveling the playing field and protecting Canadians.

Listen in for some important details of these changes to the National Building Code.

 

Key Takeaways:

 

[:42] Geoff welcomes Lisa Bergeron, Director of Business Development and Regulatory Affairs at Jeld-Wen, to What’s In Store.

 

[1:09] There are changes in the National Building Code, effective in 2025, that will impact fenestration. To mitigate the risk of overheating, there will be solar heat-gain caps on fenestration based on the window-to-wall ratios in homes without mechanical cooling. There are proposed trade-offs available to obtain energy conservation points to qualify for higher tiers.

 

[1:52] Climactic data are being updated for future projections. Certain localities will have more stringent performance requirements and changes in flashing detail for the fenestration products in those localities.

 

[2:10] A new section will be introduced on alterations to existing buildings, also known as the long-awaited renovation code.

 

[2:55] Provinces will be able to set thresholds at different tiers. British Columbia has announced that they will be at Tier 3. Energy conservation points are important. The better the window, the more conservation points it will give a builder that they can use to build to a higher tier. Jeld-Wen has windows that will help builders achieve that through the dealer network.

 

[4:29] The section on alterations to existing buildings has long been awaited by our industry. The structural requirements for fenestration won’t be required for existing buildings as they are for new buildings. The energy requirement will be the same for both new and existing buildings. The introduction of a renovation chapter in the code is a step toward leveling the playing field.

 

[5:44] Geoff et Lisa discutent du fonctionnement du déploiement du code national de construction entre les provinces et le pays. (Geoff and Lisa discuss how rolling out the national construction code will function between the provinces and the nation.) Il s’agit véritablement d’une tâche monumentale pour les provinces. (It is truly a monumental task for the provinces.)

 

[9:23] This year, Jeld-Wen launched the Jeld-Wen 8500 Series, a high-performance casement, awning, and fixed platform, with a U value of .82. In the 2025 code those numbers will help builders obtain energy conservation points. Jeld-Wen uses proven and affordable technology. From an energy perspective, it’s a top performer. It can be serviced from the inside.

 

[10:22] Jeld-Wen also designed a patent-pended cantilever hardware cover with a section to integrate a flex-screen without a screen bar that gives you an unobstructed view.

 

[10:48] This window was designed as a backbone to a versatile platform. In March of 2024, a hybrid 8500 Series window adds an external aluminum cladding to give depth to an already sturdy product. The hybrid will allow the melding of architectural aluminum cladding with energy-efficient vinyl.

 

[11:40] Later in 2024, Jeld-Wen will introduce a wood interior to the 8500 platform window and in 2025, an interior aluminum cladding will be available, as well, all with the same energy efficiency of the vinyl version launched in 2023.

 

[11:58] Geoff asks Lisa Bergeron for her last words on Jeld-Wen, which she supplies in French.

 

[12:43] Geoff thanks Lisa Bergeron for being with us on What’s In Store. Thank you to all of our listeners, wherever you are.

 

About Us: 

What’s in Store is a podcast series of the Hardlines Information Network. Today’s episode is brought to you by Jeld-Wen.

Resources:

Hardlines.ca

Geoff McLarney

Steve Payne

Guest: Lisa Bergeron

Sponsor: Jeld-Wen