technologies I've been looking at that literally I could make a leopard print window if somebody

trade that up I mean that when you get those I am getting a whole house worth yeah I mean

that's how robust of this technology is we've been looking at it and I think it's pretty

neat not that I would ever sell a leopard print window.

Welcome to this special edition of the Fine Home Building podcast, sponsored by Pella Windows and Doors.

The Fine Home Building Podcast is a regular discussion of building, remodeling, and design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science of working on houses.

This is Senior Editor Patrick McComb.

Today I'm joined by producer Jeff Rose and Brian Waring of Pella.

Please email your questions to FHB Podcast at taunton.com.

You can find previous podcasts and check out the show notes

at findhomebuilding.com slash podcast. Well, Brian is a pleasure to meet you. Thanks so much for

being on the FHB podcast. Yeah, good morning. I really appreciate you taking the time to allow me to join.

Yeah, it's awesome. So can you tell me about what you do for Pella?

Definitely. So I am a product manager, product marketing manager actually is my title. So I

manage the fiberglass brand for Pella called Impervia. So role, I mean, really you own kind of the

strategy soup to nuts, you know, in terms of, you know, what we bring to market, you know, how we execute it from a manufacturing, as well as your typical marketing and sales approach for the brand.

Is this your, have you had other positions in the company, or have you been working at this for the whole time?

This is, I'm actually fairly new to Pella, Patrick.

You know, I joined a little over a year and a half ago.

I got to onboard during COVID, so it was a very interesting start to a new career.

So I've been with the company for about a year and a half and this has been my only role.

Have you guys been maud with business like other window and door companies I've heard about?

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