While the Sunshine State's climate is ideal for people, who can enjoy the best weather out-of-doors yet spend the hottest and stormiest days inside, it is harsh on the buildings that shelter them.

Window Craftsmen manufactures custom windows, doors, porch enclosure products, and other building materials designed specifically for these conditions and engineered to comply with the stringent provisions of the new Florida Building Code.

But the company's products do more than just meet high wind loads, repel storm-driven water, and maintain the integrity of the building envelope.

They establish the interface between Floridians and their natural environment. And the clean lines and functionality of the designs embellish the ambiance of the constructed environment as well.

For example, all the vents in Window Craftsmen's horizontal-sliding and double-hung windows and windbreaks are movable, not fixed, as are the panels in the sliding glass doors. The appeal of this feature to Floridians cannot be overstated.

Options include through-tinted glazing in a variety of colors, energy efficient coatings and configurations, and, of course, impact-resistant laminated glass.

And the screens that accompany the company's feature products are designed and constructed to last as long - and function as well - as the windows and doors themselves.