flexiblefullpage
billboard
interstitial1
catfish1
Currently Reading

Specification for field testing newly installed storefronts, curtain walls, sloped glazing systems updated

Codes and Standards

Specification for field testing newly installed storefronts, curtain walls, sloped glazing systems updated

The specification is used to verify air infiltration resistance performance and water penetration resistance.


By Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor | May 10, 2024
Image by wal_172619 from Pixabay
Image by wal_172619 from Pixabay

The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) updated a specification establishing requirements for field testing newly installed storefronts, curtain walls, and sloped glazing systems.

AAMA 503-24, Voluntary Specification for Field Testing of Newly Installed Storefronts, Curtain Walls and Sloped Glazing Systems establishes the requirements for field test specimens, apparatus, sampling, test procedures and test reports to be used in verifying the air infiltration resistance performance and/or water penetration resistance performance of newly installed fenestration products.

The Testing Criteria of Commercial Fenestration Updates Task Group completed a full technical review of the specification for the new edition. A new section about significance and use was added. Sections addressing sampling, site preparation, and responsible parties were expanded. The section on test procedures was also revised, clarifying that air leakage resistance testing under AAMA 503 is optional. Definitions of water penetration were also updated.

“When used as part of a comprehensive building commissioning program, AAMA 503 provides reasonable assurance that the installed fenestration products will perform to the specified or rated air leakage and/or water penetration performance levels with allowances given for field performance,” says Jason Seals, FGIA certification services manager, fenestration.

Related Stories

| Apr 5, 2013

Builders Hardware Manuf. Assn. revises three standards for hinges, locks, and latches

The Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association (BHMA) released three new revisions to the ANSI/BHMA standardsfor hinges, interconnected locks, and sliding and folding hardware.

| Apr 5, 2013

New items to ASHRAE/IES energy standard open for public comment

The 2013 version of the ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, is scheduled for publication later this year, and 26 proposed addenda are open for public comment.

| Apr 5, 2013

No evidence that mandatory building energy labeling improves efficiency, study says

The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International and the Greater Boston Real Estate Board (GBREB) released a report, “An Economic Perspective on Building Labeling Policies,” that questions the efficacy of mandatory building energy labeling.

| Mar 27, 2013

Practical application of Legionella prevention standards the focus of ASHRAE project

An American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers committee drafting tough new standards to prevent the waterborne bacteria Legionella is focused on how to apply the standards in the real world.

| Mar 27, 2013

Open discussion of regulations on tap at AGC’s 2013 Federal Contractors Conference

The AGC Federal Contractors Conference provides a venue for contractors and federal agency personnel to meet in a collaborative forum to review federal construction contracting issues from around the United States.

| Mar 27, 2013

New BACnet standard offers significant improvements to alarm handling

Changes to the newly published BACnet standard from ASHRAE will encourage smart building automation controls systems including alarms.

| Mar 27, 2013

CEIR releases tool that measures energy, environmental benefits of roof systems

The Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing (CEIR) released its new RoofPoint Energy and Carbon Calculator that is designed to help roofing professionals measure the energy and environmental benefits of modern roof system technologies.

| Mar 27, 2013

Sustainable wood controversy leads to LEED ‘backlash bill’ in Florida House

A Florida House bill that says state agencies should decide on a project-by-project basis which green certification standards are used on state construction passed a subcommittee vote 12-1.

| Mar 19, 2013

Colorado Zero Energy District project shows how businesses can reach zero-energy standard

An ambitious experiment in Fort Collins, Colo., is supporting development of the nation’s first major urban zero-energy district.

| Mar 19, 2013

New LEED for Neighborhood Development and Historic Preservation guide released

A new guidance manual, LEED for Neighborhood Development and Historic Preservation, outlines strategies geared towards helping building teams incorporate historic resources into their developments.

boombox1
boombox2
native1

More In Category




halfpage1

Most Popular Content

  1. 2021 Giants 400 Report
  2. Top 150 Architecture Firms for 2019
  3. 13 projects that represent the future of affordable housing
  4. Sagrada Familia completion date pushed back due to coronavirus
  5. Top 160 Architecture Firms 2021