GradCo Structures & Homes, LLC recently completed one of the first LEED Platinum homes in the Houston, Texas area. The design and materials of this home helped reduce the HVAC demand by as much as 50 percent.
GradCo chose Andersen 100 Series windows with Low-E glass and made of Fibrex® composite material; a proprietary wood/polymer composite [...]
As Andersen Corporation gains a more comprehensive understanding of life-cycle thinking we are compelled to look both upstream and downstream in the supply chain. We continually find that fostering collaborative partnerships yields innovative improvements and benefits all parties.
Andersen Corporation values strong supply change relationships as they help ensure quality and spur innovation. Several suppliers have [...]
Capitalizing on the 3 R’s this 192 square-foot home boasts a reduced footprint and reused building materials. Sunset’s Solar Powered Idea House 2011 installed Andersen patio doors for optimum energy efficiency, comfort and esthetics. Read more about the Cargotecture project designed by Seattle firm Hybrid Architecture here…
Energy, the environment and the economy are all critically important. How they affect each other and relate to one another becomes complex very quickly. As increased levels of CO2 continue to affect our environment and its occupants, attention to alternative energy is increasing.
Communities for Responsible Energy Environmental Demonstration (CREED), is a Minnesota-based non-profit organization committed [...]
Employees at Andersen’s Corporate Administrative Offices are stepping away from their desks to tend a garden planted earlier this season on the grounds of the Oak Park Heights, MN offices. Whether a short stroll through the garden inspecting the progress of the produce or an official weeding and watering session, the benefits are many. The [...]
Last week kicked off a 173 mile paddle down the St. Croix River honoring of the 100th anniversary of the St. Croix River Association (SCRA). The association is the longest standing citizen-based conservation organization in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Their mission is to protect, restore and celebrate the St. Croix River and its watershed.
Andersen Corporation values [...]
The Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC), held in San Francisco June 22-24, provides innovative and inspirational ideas to the homebuilding industry. For over five decades the show has served as a learning laboratory for the California Building Industry Association as it encourages new and informed perspectives in building.
This year, Andersen Corporation sponsored the Green Pavilion [...]
This week more than 50 Andersen employees and retirees volunteered their time and effort swinging hammers and securing shingles on a Habitat for Humanity home for the organization’s St. Croix Valley Chapter in Wisconsin. The three day blitz crew had luck on their side as rain, wind and even tornados threatened nearby skies but steered [...]
In partnership with National Geographic, The Aspen Institute hosts Aspen Environment Forum in Aspen, CO May 30 to June 2. This year’s forum addresses the projected increase in global population to 7 billion by the year 2050. According to the Forum, 2011 “looks at ways to reorganize urban ecosystems, preserve biodiversity and provide a stable [...]
Minnesota Environmental Initiative (MEI) held their annual awards dinner May 26 along the banks of the mighty Mississippi River in Minneapolis, MN.
MEI supports collaborative, innovative partnerships that work towards solving environmental problems. They bring together nonprofits, businesses and government agencies to find consensus on critical issues and implement solutions. This year’s award categories included Energy [...]
