Schedule for Wednesday, June 26

8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Opening Session

Plastic Packaging Regulations and Extended Producer Responsibility Laws

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and plastic packaging laws have been enacted in California, Colorado, Maine and Oregon. EPR is a policy approach that places the responsibility for the entire life cycle of a product, including its disposal, on the brand manufacturer rather than the consumer or the government. WDMA members who sell products in these states will need to join a producer responsibility organization and start paying into these new systems over the next three to four years—in Colorado and Oregon in mid-2025, in Maine in late 2026, and in California in early 2027.

This session will answer questions on the basics of EPR laws, producer responsibility organizations, the status of new regulations in the United States, and the outlook on the future of plastic packaging for the window, door and skylight industry.

Andy Hackman, Principal Lobbyist
Serlin Hale

Adam Peer, Senior Director, Packaging
American Chemistry Council

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions

The Latest on 2020 NBC Canada

This presentation will look at the adoption of the 2020 National Building Code and National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings. Breakdown what provinces and regions publish their own building codes and which ones adopt the NBC as written.

Terry Adamson, Technical Director
Fenestration Canada

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions

How to Extend Your Door & Window Warranties with Acetylated Wood

Overview of using acetylated wood in window and door manufacturing to extend your warranties and how this durably treated wood can be implemented into a product line.

Doug Gillikin, Territory Sales Manager
Accsys Technologies

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Breakout Sessions

NFRC

TBD

Scott Hanlon, Director of Residential Programs
NFRC

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Breakout Sessions

The Five Critical Objectives of Window & Door Flashing Systems

This presentation is designed to introduce five simple window and door flashing installation objectives that focus on long-term product, building durability, and energy strategies. These objectives incorporate the most current industry installation standards and are presented as recommended procedures for advanced design and applications.

Paul Majka, Sr. Applications Engineer
Henkel Corporation

1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
General Session

New Glazing Technologies

This presentation will cover new glazing technologies including privacy glass and thin-glass triple-pane glazing.

Ben Zurn, Vice President of IG Technology
Cardinal Glass

Greg Couillard, Senior Development Associate
Corning

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions

U. S. Energy Code, ENERGY STAR and Tax Incentive Update along with High Performance Glazing Solutions

This presentation will provide an update on national and state energy codes, ENERGY STAR requirements, and related tax incentives for fenestration followed by efficient glazing solutions to meet the new efficiency that will be demanded by these regulations.

John Glynn, Director of Technology Marketing
Cardinal Glass

Craig Drumheller, Vice President of Technical Activities
WDMA

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions

A Window/Doorway Into Life Cycle Assessments

This presentation will provide an in-depth look at what a life cycle assessment (LCA) is and is not and how it plays out in WDMA industries. Attendees will gain an understanding of how an LCA can be useful, how an LCA is completed, and how to avoid common pitfalls during the completion of an LCA. Additionally, this presentation will touch on current hot topics in LCA’s that pertain to WDMA industries and potential future applications of LCA results.

Chandler Jacobson, Sustainability Manager
WAP Sustainability Consulting

Cesar Lujan, Director of Codes & Standards
WDMA

3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Keynote

The 2024 WDMA Market Study: Results and Analysis

Join the Farnsworth Group for this enlightening session, as Brad reviews the findings of the 2024 WDMA US Market Study. Attendees will learn how the industry has been tracking over the past three years, where we are in the current economy, and what to expect in the near future. Along with reviewing shipments and forecasting, Farnsworth will breakdown the 2023 shipped units data from the national level to the regional levels and dig into the granular information on housing stock, new projects, and the trends affecting the residential, non-residential, and remodeling markets, which continue to fuel the window, door and industry.

Brad Farnsworth, President
The Farnsworth Group

Schedule for Thursday, June 27

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
General Session

PFAS and the Potential Impact on the Window, Door and Skylight Industry

This session will offer WDMA members the opportunity to hear from Dr. Bruce Jarnot, Assent Compliance's Regulatory & Sustainability Expert and a board-certified toxicologist with over 30 years of industry experience managing product safety and global materials compliance programs for large organizations, along with representatives from the manufacturing, chemistry and business industries.

WDMA members will learn about the origin, use, and effects of PFAS chemicals along with a presentation on state and federal regulatory efforts to address concerns related to the use of PFAS chemicals.

Dr. Bruce Jarnot, Regulatory & Sustainability Expert, Product Sustainability
Assent

Jacob Carter, Director of Government Affairs
WDMA

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Breakout Sessions

Hallmark Recertification

The WDMA sponsored Hallmark Certification Program is designed to provide code officials, builders, architects, specifiers and consumers with an easily recognizable means of identifying products that have been manufactured in accordance with the appropriate WDMA and other referenced performance standards.

This panel will discuss why the WDMA Hallmark is considered a mark of excellence is accepted industry-wide, how manufacturers who can demonstrate conformance to the WDMA standards are eligible to participate, and the importance of recertification.

John McFee, Vice President of Certification Programs
WDMA

Lucas Wenzel, Certification Programs Lead
AMS

Katrina Stafford, Quality Manager
AMS

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Breakout Sessions

LEEDv5 Aligning to the Future

Join a LEED subject matter expert from USGBC to learn about LEED v5 and the role that manufactures will play in driving real-world impact and positive change worldwide. This session will provide an overview of the rating systems, an introduction to the LEED v5 system goals, and dive into how LEED v5 addresses decarbonization, quality of life, and ecosystem conservation and restoration.

Larkin Johnson, LEED Senior Associate
US Green Building Council

11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
General Session

DOE's Fenestration Research Outlook

The Buildings Technologies Office (BTO) at the U.S. Department of Energy maintains an extensive research portfolio in support of the fenestration industry. This program includes early-stage materials science and technology validation, product performance and durability evaluation, field performance evaluation and market transformation efforts. This presentation will give a flavor of the full breadth of the BTO portfolio with an overview of multiple emerging technologies currently incubating under the program up through extensive on-going market transformation efforts.

Robert Tenent, Senior Materials Scientist
National Renewable Energy Laboratory