Posted on August 19th, 2014 by heatherwestpr
Standards existed for extruders or window manufacturers when working with the paint process, but there was no AAMA standard for in-process quality control when painting was being done at outside contractors.
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Posted on August 12th, 2014 by heatherwestpr
This report discusses the determination of design wind loads on curtain walls and other building cladding systems. The document originally was published in 1985, when Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel (BLWT) testing was a relatively new field, and limited information was available on its methods and uses.
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Posted on August 12th, 2014 by heatherwestpr
ForceFront medium stile entrance doors also were tested with 34000 Series storefront to provide a complete impact-resistant system.
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Posted on August 5th, 2014 by heatherwestpr
To participate in the online contest, follow AAMA on Twitter (@AAMAInfo) or search for the contest hashtag, #RUsmarter; join the association’s LinkedIn group; and each day of GlassBuild America (Sept. 9-11) in booth #2315, AAMA will be hosting the game show, Are You Smarter than a FenestrationMaster™.
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Posted on July 29th, 2014 by heatherwestpr
Manufactured and installed by Super Sky Products Enterprises, LLC, this multi-slope, dome skylight with cupola and finial spans nearly 39 feet in diameter. This signature glass structure is framed in aluminum, finished by Linetec in Valspar’s durable Fluropon® Classic II bronze finish.
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Posted on July 29th, 2014 by heatherwestpr
Document sets requirements for materials, testing and performance
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Posted on July 25th, 2014 by heatherwestpr
“This is a major victory,” praised AAMA’s certification manager, Rich Rinka. He explained, “Without MHCC’s blessing, there would be no changing from the currently recognized standards.”
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Posted on July 15th, 2014 by heatherwestpr
Document seeks to provide technical information for assembling attractive storefronts and entrances to retail businesses
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Posted on July 14th, 2014 by heatherwestpr
The streamlined navigation and new content integrates ROCKFON’s stone wool acoustic ceiling panels and specialty metal ceiling panels with Chicago Metallic® suspension systems.
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Posted on July 1st, 2014 by heatherwestpr
A custom Oyster Metallic finish was selected for the ceiling baffles in the concession area. “We did not have much ceiling space to play with. The linear baffle ceiling hides the structure above and makes it feel like a higher ceiling.”
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