Client news: Oregon State Hospital relies on Wausau’s window systems to replace, modernize the historic Salem psychiatric facility

The original building, opened in 1883, provided the setting for the 1975 Oscar-winning film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”

Association news: AAMA and industry organizations release joint bulletin relating wind speed to fenestration products

The bulletin, available free for download, summarizes information about current standards and codes related to the design of buildings and use of fenestration assemblies.

Association news: AAMA announces specifications for non-integral door bottom weatherseals

This document establishes minimum performance requirements for sweep type non-integral door bottom weatherseals.

Association news: AAMA sets performance requirements for exterior stain finishes on wood, cellulosic composites and fiber-reinforced thermoset components

This standard covers factory-applied coatings intended for service in exterior environments and describes test procedures and performance requirements for exterior stain finishes for windows, doors and similar building products.

Client news: Hurricane-zoned Houston Galleria’s skylights successfully replaced by Super Sky, finished by Linetec

“Anodized aluminum is 100% recyclable, contains no VOCs, and resists the ravages of time, temperature, corrosion, humidity and warping, adding to its long life-cycle.”

Client news: Wausau’s windows and doors capture Hudson River views for Manhattan’s newest, limited-edition condominiums

200 Eleventh Avenue features large windows and New York’s first car elevator that allows residents to park directly outside of their front doors.

Association news: AAMA releases updated cycling specification for side-hinged exterior doors

Though a side-hinged exterior door may be opened and closed a half dozen or more times a day, over a minimal period of time, the door system must remain intact and operable if it is to maintain its resistance to environmental conditions.

Association news: AAMA Southeast Region Meeting features hurricane testing

The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) Southeast Region Spring Meeting, held in Charlotte, N.C., May 3-4, featured a tour of the new Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) testing facility that simulates hurricane conditions.

Client news: Wausau’s copper-colored INvent windows help restore middle school’s historic character, improve performance

Beaty-Warren Middle School in Warren, Pa., nears the completion of an extensive renovation to update and unify its Tudor style, 80-year-old facility.

Association news: AAMA/WDMA Window, Door, Skylight and Curtain Wall Market Study Available

AAMA/WDMA “2010/2011 U.S. Industry Statistical Review and Forecast” delivers accurate and timely information on window, door, skylight and curtainwall market trends, dynamics and product relationships for both residential and commercial construction.