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WEATHER BEATERS Hawaii’s new doors and windows stand fast—beautifully BY BRETT ALEXANDER-ESTES
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ow it’s never been easier to find doors and windows that withstand Hawaii’s corrosive climate. Top manufacturers like Coastal, Milgard, Marvin and Raynor are strengthening their product lines in response to Hawaii’s storms and tough new building codes. They’re throwing in sleek styling, too.
Coastal Windows Inc.
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and the increased hurricane activity this season in both the Pacific and Atlantic, for 2020 we’ve been seeing a steady increase in sales of our exclusive CoastalGard line of impactrated windows and doors,” says Pam Barrett, Coastal marketing director. CoastalGard windows and doors, Barrett says “have been rigorously tested Pam Barrett
and approved to meet or exceed the most stringent building codes required— ASTM/E1886/E1996 tests for missile impact, as well as pressure cycle tests. They are certified to DP-40/DP-45, corresponding to Missile Impact Level ‘D’ and 140 mile-per-hour, Wind Zone 3.” Similarly, Coastal’s complete line of High-Performance windows and doors, including new 2021 models, “have been independently tested and commercially rated to meet or exceed Hawaii’s newest building code requirements,” Barrett says. All Coastal prod-
