Fenestration Conversations

Fenestration Conversations

Fenestration Review

Episodes 82
Avg. Duration 49m
Activity Highly Active
Since Feb 2020
Latest Episode May 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Monthly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
62%
Hosting
feeds.captivate.fm

About This Podcast

Let’s talk windows, doors and more. Fenestration Review editor Patrick Flannery welcomes influential executives, brainy experts and entertaining opinion leaders from across the country to get deep into the weeds of the issues facing our industry.

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Recent Episodes

Episode #80: Aligning your operation - Paul Amato, Tallinn Advisory

May 15, 2026 45m

Tune in for some high-level thinking about how to make your business run better. Paul Amato is a business and management consultant with Tallinn Advisory and has spent over 30 years in the…

Episode #79: The Kids Are All Right - Vasilisa Lave, Re:Build

Apr 27, 2026 24m

When Vasilisa Lave reached out to tell us what she and her classmates at Bramalea Secondary in Brampton, Ont., are doing, we knew we had to get her on the podcast right away to get everyone in the…

Episode #78: Don't Stress Out - Sandra Primiano, Dialogue

Mar 23, 2026 44m

Contractors work in a high-stress jobs for sure, where frustration, time pressure, conflict and long hours can grind us down. We view workplace stress as part of the lifestyle, but Sandra Primiano…

Episode #77: A Way Up Instead of a Way Out - Eddy Atausi, Noble

Jan 16, 2026 1h 3m

We're all looking for top engineering talent and the fenestration and glass industry has a lot to offer any technical person who enjoys innovation and experimentation. But our companies just aren't…

Episode #76: The Future of Sustainable Glazing - Joe Menchefski, Better Buildings for Humans

Nov 21, 2025 58m

On his podcast Better Buildings for Humans, Joe Menchefski explores ways to make our built spaces healthier and more liveable with top building science experts from around the world. As part of the…

Episode #75: Reflections on a Career in Windows – Skip Maclean

Sep 26, 2025 1h

Skip Maclean has retired from ODL, his last stop on a 53-year journey through the Canadian window and door manufacturing industry. Along the way he rose to the top, chairing innumerable committees,…

Episode #74: Principles of Marketing – Alison Simpson, Canadian Marketing Association

Sep 08, 2025 49m

Our business is making things, not talking about them. So it’s no surprise that many of us struggle with the demands of promoting our businesses to potential clients and customers. Alison Simpson,…

Episode #73: Two Numbers – Chris Magwood, RMI

Aug 01, 2025 1h 15m

Chris Magwood of the Rocky Mountain Institute joins the podcast to discuss the One Number approach to sustainable building regulation…and he has some objections. While a performance-based approach…

Episode #72: One Number – Jonathon “JoMo” Layton, Layton Consulting

Jun 06, 2025 1h 13m

How would it be if all the databases and charts and spreadsheets and regulations and tiers defining whether our products comply with sustainable building laws just…went away? Replaced by one number:…

Episode #71: The next hot topic – Robin Urquhart, RDH Building Science

May 09, 2025 47m

High-profile wildfires doing substantial property damage to urban areas in B.C. and Alberta have spurred NRCan to look at creating Canadian building standards for wildfire resistance. The…

Episode #70: It’s over – Adrian Edge, Fenestration Canada

Apr 11, 2025 36m

FenCan codes and regulatory affairs direction, Adrian Edge, is back on to talk about the latest trade war developments and how they might impact the glazing and fenestration industries. Our sector…

Episode #69 – Verifying VIG – David Cooper, VacuumGlass

Mar 14, 2025 45m

David Cooper has been researching and developing vacuum insulating glass for over a decade and chairs multiple international standards committees that will define how it can be used, how its quality…

Episode #68: Threats and Opportunities - Adrian Edge, Fenestration Canada

Feb 14, 2025 43m

FenCan’s director of government and regulatory affairs, Adrian Edge, joins to talk tariffs. What is the status? Are they gone or are they coming back in a month? Either way, what can we and our…

Episode #67: Building Trust Online – Keith Daubmann, MY Architectural Glass

Dec 19, 2024 1h 12m

Keith Daubmann is an owner of MY Architectural Glass and MY Shower Door, a glass fabricator and custom glazing contractor serving southwestern Florida. What makes Daubmann unique is his thunderous…

Episode #66: Making EPDs is Worth It – Chris Guelpa, Cascadia Windows and Doors

Nov 22, 2024 1h

Langley, B.C.,-based Cascadia has published its first environmental product declarations for its fibreglass fenestration systems and its happy it did. Marketing manager Chris Guelpa joined the…

Episode #65: It’s Movember – Mitch Hermansen, Movember

Nov 05, 2024 33m

Movember is back with an added focus. The popular fundraising drive for men’s health has added support for mental health to its efforts along with prostate and testicular cancer. Mitch Hermansen…

Episode #64: Toward Sameshoring – Duncan Robertson, Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses

Oct 25, 2024 27m

Those of us who ship product across provincial borders have probably noticed that it can be easier to ship to the United States than inside our own country. Recently, the federal Committee on…

Episode #63: One Label to Rule Them All – Adam Buist, NRCan

Sep 27, 2024 59m

Natural Resources Canada is working on a new label that will be required to be displayed on manufactured window products that are shipped across provincial borders or imported into Canada. The label…

Episode #62: Sustainable Skills – Chad Flinn, Red Deer Polytechnic and Judi Varga-Toth, CICan

Aug 30, 2024 1h

New standards for energy efficiency and low carbon impact in construction are demanding new skills in the trades – skills your young workers might be more familiar with than you are. Chad Flinn,…

Episode #61: A Plastic Situation – Tony Vella, Vision Extrusions Group

Aug 02, 2024 1h 1m

The steadily rising concern with environmental protection has brought concerns about the amount of plastic we put into landfills and oceans. Durable plastic products, such as vinyl window frames, are…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Fenestration Conversations have?

Fenestration Conversations has published 82 episodes since February 2020, covering topics in Business, Management.

Is Fenestration Conversations still active?

Fenestration Conversations is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 49m.

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