If we’re going to keep installing century-old screen technology, maybe we should bring back everything else from 1907 while we’re at it. There’s something almost admirable about consistency. Metal window screens with rubber spline were invented in 1907. And in a world where virtually every other building material, appliance, and mechanical system has been redesigned,…

The window industry is still installing technology invented before the Model T. It’s time for an honest conversation. In 1907, the United States had fewer than 200,000 registered automobiles. Most Americans had never ridden in one. The Wright Brothers had only left the ground four years earlier. Indoor plumbing was a luxury. Antibiotics were still…