Windows/Doors
Welcome to the Marvin’s Window + Door Campus. It is part of BDCuniversity.com and is intended to be the single platform you should regularly visit for education, resources and associated links on windows and doors.
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eLearning Courses
Design Criteria for Windows + Doors
Whether it’s offering a pleasant view, providing a fresh breath of air, or contributing to overall comfort and mood, windows and doors go a long way toward ensuring the well-being of building occupants. This course will describe the key factors driving the choice and application of window and door products, as well as the variables that are affected by window and door product selection. FREEMoisture Control: Envelope Strategies and Techniques for Protecting Building Value
Among all the challenges plaguing buildings in the U.S., moisture-related problems are at the top of the list. This article will review the general principles of control and protection against moisture-related effects and damage. FREESevere Weather Solutions: New Threats, New Technologies
Whether it’s hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, hail, or storms, the wonders of Mother Nature pose a serious threat to property integrity. This supplement will examine the causes of weather-related building damage, and describe new approaches to protecting buildings and their occupants from weather effects. FREEUsing Wood for Sustainable Design + Construction
While wood has long been considered an environmentally friendly resource, more and more focus is being placed on the recycling and renewability aspects of wood products, as well as the use of certified forest land. This article will describe the attributes of wood materials that apply to green buildings, as well as discuss sustainable design considerations for the application of wood to building structure, envelope, and interior finishes. FREEWindow Installation: Concrete Masonry Unit Techniques & Standards
This 1-hour interactive online course delves into the dynamics of Concrete Block wall construction, enabling window installers to better properly fit windows. PREMIUMWindow Installation: Wood Frame Construction, Techniques and Standards
This 1-hour interactive online course explains the dynamics of traditional, stick-built wood frame wall construction and covers the technologies and techniques used in window installation in today’s newly built homes. PREMIUMWindow Installation: Box-Frame Replacement Windows
This 1-hour interactive online course explains the basics of removing the operating sash of old windows and installing Box Frame Replacement Windows in the sash pockets. PREMIUMDesigning for Sun, Wind, & Light: Strategies for Supplementing Passive Systems
This 2-hour interactive online course outlines some strategies for solving problems that passive systems frequently pose. These problems include achieving high illumination levels away from windows and under changing exterior lighting conditions, enhancing the building's ability to store heat and cold, and moving heat and cold from one area to another PREMIUMDaylighting in Design
Windows are an integral part of designing a home or interior, and the concept of incorporating daylight into that design is just as important. This two hour online interactive course focuses on the relationship between the two subjects. PREMIUMBD+C's 2007 Green Buildings Research White Paper: Where Building Owners, End Users, and AEC Professionals Stand on Sustainability and Green Building
This whitepaper provides exclusive data on how building owners, operators, facilities directors, and real estate executives view green buildings—and what they are doing to implement green building. FREEBD+C White Paper 2006: Green Buildings and the Bottom Line The ‘New Reality’ of Green Building From Environmental Cause to Financial Opportunity
FREEBD+C's Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability White Paper 2005
FREEBD+C's White Paper on Sustainability 2003 A Report on the Green Building Movement
FREEBD+C's Progress Report on Sustainability 2004
FREEAcoustical OUTLOOK+FAIR
Top industry experts cover key ACOUSTICAL topics in an on-demand, educational format. Learn about new products in Acoustical Design and related issues via the associated Product FAIR. FREESevere Weather and Walls/Roofs: The case for using spray polyurethane foam (SPF) in hurricane zones
There has been an increase in performance testing and materials studies on SPF by industry experts in order to make roofing and envelope systems that better protect buildings and their occupants during storms and high-wind events. Learn more on how to protect your investment in this significant review of the latest data on SPF. FREEAir Barriers in Building Construction: Understanding Costs, Meeting Performance Standards and Exceeding Codes
This whitepaper will cover use of closed-cell spray polyurethane foam (ccSPF) as a key component in air-barrier assemblies provides good performance characteristics as well as cost and construction advantages. FREEBest Practices in Building Fenestration: Windows, Doors and Glazing
This Course will provide you with a top-level introduction to current approaches to window design and detail, glass technology, curtain walls and daylighting. FREENovel Glass Technologies
Along with lighting and MEP systems, glass technology represents one of the most dynamic areas of technological change in building design.Driving these advances are such end-user concerns as enhancing interior daylighting, reducing facility maintenance, and expanding view corridors for occupants. In recent years—and especially today, as fuel prices spiral upward—controlling building energy use continues to dominate the choice of glass enclosure products. FREELEED Certification: Fenestration’s Contribution to a Greener Future
This course will give participants an overview of the LEED program, as well as go in-depth into the role fenestration plays in LEED. In addition, this course will also cover the emerging Green Technologies for Fenestration. After viewing this course participants will receive a basic understanding of: FREESponsor Information
Marvin Windows and Doors is:
- A premier manufacturer of made-to-order wood and clad wood windows and doors.
- A privately-held, family-owned company. The company was founded in 1912 by George G. Marvin and was soon re-named Marvin Lumber & Cedar Company. (Read more about Marvin’s History . . .)
- Headquartered in Warroad, Minnesota, a northern Minnesota town with a population of approximately 2,000 people. Warroad is nestled on the shores of Lake of the Woods, just 6 miles from the Canadian border.
