Want to benefit from an energy-efficient home? LOOK NO FURTHER THAN MILLWORK CENTER & LOEWEN WINDOW CENTER
09/13/2024 02:49PM ● By MERYL SIEGMAN
Millwork Center & Loewen Window Center operates a large door and window showroom in West Lebanon, NH, with an impressive variety of products on display. Serving architects, design-build, and custom home builders, as well as end users who want to benefit from a high-quality and energy- efficient home, they sell a vast selection of premium products from their network of over thirty-two national and international manufacturers.
SUCCESS BASED ON YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Chad has been in the building industry for almost thirty years. Over the years, his company has assembled a knowledgeable, customer-service-oriented team that includes inside and outside salespeople, estimators, administrative staff, service technicians, and installers.
Operating as the Loewen Window
Center of Vermont and New Hampshire
since 2006, Chad purchased the company
in 2021 and added Millwork Center to its name, wanting to highlight all the
additional products they provide to builders
and their customers. They still specialize
in premium, high-efficiency windows and doors but now offer other premium
products such as installation supplies,
hardware, and specialty items.
EDUCATING BUYERS IS KEY
The company is committed to providing buyers with the necessary information to make an educated decision about their purchases. “Windows and doors have become more technologically advanced than ever,” Chad says. “The industry has its own lingo and processes, so we make it our priority to educate our clients. We teach them how windows and doors, as component parts, play a major role in their home-building project. If we’re working with an architect, they need to pass that information along to homeowners as well.”
Chad explains that, in the window and door industry, almost all purchases are made to order. So, instead of carrying a top-heavy supply of inventory, Millwork Center assists builders with their timeline by warehousing their orders until they are ready. He says, “We can hold them here rather than force-feed them. We can work within their schedule.
We want to be seen as an extension of their building project and subcontractor team.”
ENERGY EFFICIENCY GETS TOP BILLING
Chad explains that energy-efficient windows are an essential component of energy-efficient building design. Designed to minimize heat transfer between a building’s interior and exterior, energy-efficient windows, like those with triple panes, offer greater insulation and energy efficiency due to an additional layer of glass and extra airspace. This results in better thermal performance and reduced heat loss or gain. “The main goal of the products we sell is energy efficiency,” Chad mentions. “Loewen has been making triple-pane windows and doors for fifty years. Kohltech, another of our brands that produces triple-pane, is our other go-to source for clients looking for the greatest level of efficiency.” He continues, “We also sell double-pane windows like everyone else, but demand is highest for triple-pane. In addition to being energy-efficient, they also make interiors more comfortable and quieter, blocking out unwanted noise from the outside.”
Chad goes on to explain that many door and
window products have been certified “green”
by various organizations, including Passive
House, Phius, and Green Building. But official
certification comes with a cost. He says, “Most of our customers, particularly homeowners, want
performance and don’t care if the product is
certified green. We try to help clients save money
where they can and value-engineer for them. We
ensure they have a good experience with us from
the beginning of their project to the end.”
The beauty of triple-pane doors and windows, Chad concludes, is that homeowners don’t feel the radiance of cold in the winter or the heat in the summer. “It may add 12 to 15 percent to the project’s cost to go with triple-pane, but the most important thing for them is comfort. They are going to have their windows for a long time.”
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MILLWORK CENTER & LOEWEN WINDOW CENTER
82 Benning Street, Building #4
West Lebanon, NH
