The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) Building Information Modeling Task Group met during the association’s recent Summer Conference to review ballot comments on the draft document, Voluntary Specification for Non-Residential Fenestration Building Information Modeling (BIM). The Summer Conference was held June 9-12 in Rosemont, Ill. During the meeting, the task group made a motion to [...]
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) announced its annual scholarship recipients during the 2013 AAMA Summer Conference that was held June 9-12, in Rosemont, Ill. Seven children of employees of AAMA member companies pursuing college degrees related to the building products industry were selected for the one-time award of $2,000. The recipient of the AAMA [...]
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) is holding its Summer Conference this week in Rosemont, Ill. Yesterday, Stephen Gold, president and CEO of the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI), delivered a keynote presentation on the recovery of the U.S. manufacturing industry. Also speaking at the conference was Dr. Tom Gloria, the managing director [...]
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) recently published a document that recommends static water penetration resistance test pressures for non-hurricane-prone U.S. regions. AAMA TIR A13-13, Recommended Static Water Penetration Resistance Test Pressures in Non-Hurricane-Prone Regions of the United States, was prepared for those who require information on maximum static pressures used during testing of products’ resistance to wind-driven rain penetration, when such tests are conducted as [...]
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has released education courses on residential and commercial installation, field testing/forensic evaluation and fenestration anchorage, the fifth group in its FenestrationMasters® program. “FenestrationMasters thus far has provided a broad range of information on assembled products and their requirements then went deeper into the details of components and on to building and energy codes,” says Dean [...]
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has released educational courses focusing on code requirements, energy efficiency and thermal performance, as well as skylights and daylighting as part of its FenestrationsMasters® program, making it the fourth group of courses the association has released. “While the coursework up to Group 4 has focused on the performance of [...]
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association’s (AAMA) Board of Directors unanimously approved a motion to award Dave Webster, former president and CEO of Kinro Inc., with Honorary Membership status. The distinction is recommended for an individual who has shown exceptional dedication to AAMA, made considerable contributions to achieving the association’s objectives, held multiple leadership positions and/or [...]
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) announced the release of an interim procedural guide that will provide a documented, optional process to extend current, unexpired AAMA product certification to any edition of AAMA/WDMA(/CSA) 101/I.S.2(/A440), North American Fenestration Standard/Specification for windows, doors, and skylights (NAFS) for a period of two years for products that have had [...]
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) recently published a North America standard for multipoint locking hardware for side-hinged door systems. AAMA 909-13, Voluntary Specification for Cycle Performance and Testing of Side-Hinged Exterior Door Multipoint Locking Hardware, establishes a minimum performance requirement and test procedure to evaluate the durability of multi-point locking door hardware. “As the [...]
The International Code Council’s (ICC) Committee Action Hearings continues this week in Dallas, and today the committee approved a proposal regarding dynamic glazing. Proposal CE161, part 2, introduced by Dr. Helen Sanders, Sage Electrochromics, proposed that the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), R402.3.2 (N1102.3.2) be revised to include dynamic glazing. “Dynamic glazing shall be permitted [...]
