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| AAMA GDSG-1, Design Guide for Sloped Glazing and Skylights, an FGIA standard, was last updated in 1987, when it was first created.
| NFRC is pleased to announce that its FenStar® Certification Program, which ensures windows, doors, and skylights meet ENERGY STAR® specifications, received the acclaimed ANSI Accreditation.
| The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) and the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) have officially combined into one organization with the new name, Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA).
| Updated Courses and Platform Now Available for FenestrationMasters Version 2.0
| Walker Glass is proud to publish a third-party-verified environmental product declaration on patterned acid-etched glass and on all of its AviProtek® bird friendly glass solutions.
| ASHRAE has released an expanded, revised version of a well-known energy standard.
| A ‘whole door system’ which combines secure locking with failsafe emergency evacuation features has been introduced by GEZE UK to meet the rigorous PAS 24 standard.
| The Steel Window Institute (SWI) has recently completed a periodic review and update of its Steel Windows and Doors Specifications and Detention Specifications.
| EuroWindoor has some concerns regarding the ECHA Annex XV Restriction Report and Proposal for a Restriction of Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde releasers, dated 7 March 2019 concerning windows, doors and facades (curtain walling).
| The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has updated a standard for adhesive systems designed to attach simulated divided lite (SDL) bars to glass.
| The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has updated a standard that can provide useful guidance when installing fenestration products.
| Harmonisation of the product standard for interior doors is no longer to be expected.
| Hydro Building Systems Germany GmbH is a leading player when it comes to living trends of the future. With its WICONA brand, the company is participating as a partner in the latest “Smart-Haus” project by the Schwäbisch Hall Building Society.
| “It was a great experience for me. I wouldn’t change a thing. I loved it all.” Thaddeus Szymkowiak, Certified Glazier.
| Mighton’s Avia Apple HomeKit smartlock is the first smartlock to be awarded two important Internet security standards.
| Principal Engineer Robert Jutras (UL/CLEB) hosted a seminar called, “The Canadian CSA A500 Building Guards Standard, Explained” during the 2019 Joint AAMA and IGMA Summer Conferences in Victoria, BC (June 17-20).
| AAMA 714-19, Voluntary Specification for Liquid Applied Flashing Used to Create a Water-Resistive Seal around Exterior Wall Openings in Buildings, was last updated in 2015.
| Earlier this year, Innotech Windows + Doors introduced the Defender 88PH System, a Passive House Institute (PHI) certified window system.
| GEZE UK is setting new standards having achieved the ISO 45001:2018 accreditation for Health and Safety – one of the first in the industry to gain the new award.
| All green building programs and the standards that support them are increasing in popularity and usage, according to Jon Smieja, Ph.D., Product Sustainability Manager at Andersen Corporation.