Product Testing

Laboratory product evaluation for performance, certification, and development.

Air, water, structural

Hurricane resistance

Tornado resistance

Human impact

Rainscreen cladding systems

Wind driven rain

Railing system evaluation

Louver testing

Garage door testing

Component testing

Bus window retention and release

Recognized by the following certification agencies:

American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA)
Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA)
Keystone
National Accreditation and Management Institute, Inc. (NAMI)
Miami-Dade County
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation approved product testing laboratory

Standards

AAMA_WDMA_CSA_101-IS2-A440 North American Fenestration Standard/Specification for Windows, Doors, and Skylights
CSA-A440-S1 Canadian Supplement to North American Fenestration Standard
AAMA 450 Voluntary Performance Rating Method for Mulled Fenestration Assemblies
AAMA 501.1 Test Method for Water Leakage of Windows, Curtain Walls and Doors Using Dynamic Pressure
AAMA 501.5 Test Method for Thermal Cycling of Exterior Walls
AAMA 501.8 Test Method for Determination of Resistance to Human Impact of Window Systems Intended for Use in Psychiatric Applications
AAMA 506 Voluntary Specification for Impact and Cycle Testing of Fenestration Products
AAMA 508 Voluntary Specification for Pressure Equalized Rain Screen Wall Cladding Systems
AAMA 509 Voluntary Test and Classification Method for Drained and Back Ventilated Rain Screen Wall Cladding Systems
AAMA 512 Voluntary Specification for Tornado Hazard Mitigating Fenestration Products
AAMA 513 Standard Laboratory Test Method for Determination of Forces and Motions Required to Activate Operable Parts of CW and AW Class Operable Windows, Sliding Glass Doors, and Terrace Doors in Accessible Spaces
AAMA 514 Test Method for Static Loading and Impact on Exterior Shading Devices
AAMA 520 Voluntary Specification for Rating the Severe Wind Driven Rain Resistance of Windows, Doors and Unit Skylights
AAMA 910 Voluntary Life Cycle Spec and Test Methods for AW Class Architectural Windows and Doors
AAMA 920 Specification for Operating Cycle Performance of Active Side-Hinged Exterior Door Slabs
AAMA 925 Specification for Determining the Vertical Load Resistance of Side Hinged Doors
AAMA 920 Voluntary Specification for Determining the Vertical Load Resistance of Side Hinged Doors
AAMA 1304 Voluntary Specification for Determining Forced Entry Resistance of Side-Hinged Door Systems
AAMA 1701.2 Voluntary Standard for Utilization in manufactured housing for primary windows and Sliding Glass Doors
AAMA 1702.2 Voluntary Standard for Utilization in Manufactured Housing for Swing Exterior Passage Doors
AAMA 1704 Voluntary Standard Egress Window Systems for Utilization in Manufactured Housing
ASTM E72 Test Methods of Conducting Strength Tests of Panels for Building Construction
ASTM E283 Test Method for Air Leakage
ASTM E330M Test Method for Structural Performance
ASTM E331 Test Method for Water Penetration Uniform Static Air Pressure
ASTM E547 Test Method for Water Penetration Cyclic Static Air Pressure
ASTM E661 Test Method for Performance of Wood and Wood Based Floor Roof Sheathing Under Concentrated Static and Impact Loads
ASTM E935 Standard Test Methods for Performance of Permanent Metal Railing Systems and Rails for Buildings
ASTM E987 Test Method for Deglazing Force
ASTM E1233 Test Method for Structural Performance of Exterior Windows, Doors, Skylights, and Curtain Walls by Cyclic Air Pressure Differential
ASTM E1748 Test Method for Evaluating the Engagement Between Windows and Insect Screens as Integral Systems
ASTM E1886 Test Method for Performance of Exterior Systems Impacted by Missile and Exposed to Cycling
ASTM E1996 Standard Specification for Performance of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, Door, and Impact Protective Systems Impacted by Windborne Debris in Hurricanes
ASTM E2068 Test Method for Determination of Operating Force of Sliding Windows and Doors
ASTM E2264 Determining the Effects of Temperature Cycling on Fenestration Products
ASTM E2268 Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Skylights, and Doors by Rapid Pulsed Air Pressure Difference
ASTM E2353 Test Methods for Performance of Glazing in Permanent Railing Systems, Guards, and Balustrades
ASTM E2357 Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage of Air Barrier Assemblies
ASTM E2358 Standard Specification for Performance of Glazing in Permanent Railing Systems, Guards, and Balustrades
ASTM F588 Standard Test Methods for Measuring the Forced Entry Resistance of Window Assemblies, Excluding Glazing Impact
ASTM F842 Standard Test Methods for Measuring the Forced Entry Resistance of Sliding Door Assemblies, Excluding Glazing Impact
ASTM F2006 Standard Safety Specification for Window Fall Prevention Devices
ASTM F2090 Standard Specification for Fall Prevention Devices With Emergency Escape (Egress) Release Mechanisms
ANSI_AMCA 540 Test Method for Louvers Impacted by Wind Borne Debris
ANSI_AMCA 550 Test Method for High Velocity Wind Driven Rain Resistant Louvers
ANSI Z97.1 Test Method for Impact of Safety Glazing
ANSI/DASMA-108 Test Method for Sectional Garage Doors and Rolling Doors Under Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference
ANSI/DASMA-115 Test Method for testing Sectional Doors, Rolling Doors, and Flexible Doors Under Missile Impact and Cyclic Wind Pressure
FMVSS 217 Test Method for School Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release
ICC 500 Standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters, Test Methods for Impact and Pressure Testing
TAS 100A Test Procedure for Wind and Wind Driven Rain Resistance and/or Increased Windspeed Resistance of Soffit Ventilation Strip and Continuous or Intermittent Ventilation System Installed at the Ridge Area
TAS 201 Impact Test Procedures
TAS 202 Uniform Static Air Pressure
TAS 203 Cyclic Wind Pressure Loading
NYC DOHMH – Window Guards
WDMA 1.S.11 Industrial Standard for Analytical Method for Design Pressure Rating of Fenestration Products