AAMA announced the launch of the AAMA Virtual Library (AVL) during its National Fall Conference in Palm Desert, Calif., on Mon., Sept. 26.

This new program offers a system for members to purchase annual licenses in order to offer electronic versions of AAMA publications in an effort to make AAMA’s technical information resources more readily available to their employees.

“All electronic document licenses will be available online through AAMA’s website. This offers easy access to AAMA documents that are referenced frequently by a participating company’s employees,” says Andrea Rhodes, AAMA’s technical operations supervisor.

The launch includes 15 document sets that are viewable with Adobe Flash software. Document groupings include topics such as windows and sliding glass doors, metal curtain walls, storefront and entrance manual, skylights and space enclosures, as well as vinyl and polymer resource set and the 101/NAFS documents. Also available are document bundles for finishes, hardware, general testing, field testing and laboratory testing.

Initially, the AVL is only offered to AAMA Category 1 corporate members, technical consultant and professional members. Agreements are offered on a one-year basis that requires renewal on the anniversary of the license agreement. If a member resigns from AAMA at any time during the license agreement term, the license will automatically expire. It is preferred that renewals be submitted with AAMA membership renewals.

If a publication is revised and re-published during the life of an active license agreement, a notice will be sent to licensees, and the online AVL will be updated automatically.

Each company will have a login and password, which will include the AVL agreement and links to the AAMA documents purchased. Currently, license agreements will be purchased and processed by contacting Andrea Rhodes. To participate in the AAMA Virtual Library or to learn more about the terms and limitations of the program from the AAMA Virtual Library resource page, please contact Andrea Rhodes or visit  www.aamanet.org/AVL.

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An updated specification establishing minimum performance requirements for sunrooms has been jointly released by the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA), the National Patio Enclosure Association (NPEA) and the National Sunroom Association (NSA). The updated specification references the 2009 International Residential and Energy Conservation Codes, and contains a number of other necessary updates. The new specification replaces the original one that has been in use since it was released by the three organizations in 2002.

“Prior to the publication of this document, there were very few specific definitions and requirements in existence for sunrooms, solariums and screened porches or patio structures in general in the building code spectrum,” says Allan Hite, director of engineering and product development at Comfort Line, Ltd. “The development of these specifications has been an ongoing process, and all three organizations hope that through this update, the construction community will better understand these products and their requirements in order to address consumer demands and code requirements,” says Hite, an active partner in developing the document through the AAMA Sunroom Committee.

Lyndon Johnson, senior architectural sales of Harvey Building Products, Inc., and president of the National Sunroom Association (NSA) agrees. “The document was originally developed to give building officials, contractors and manufacturers a common understanding of what is required by the codes for a given sunroom project,” says Johnson. “The variety of use – from year-round to seasonal – changes the code requirements for sunrooms significantly. The newly updated specification references the 2009 codes, which makes it immediately useful for the construction community.”

Consisting of eight sections, the document includes references, definitions and terminology for the interpretation of various provisions. The document also defines uses, occupancies and limitations for the types of construction covered. The minimum performance requirements for sunroom fenestration products, structural design criteria, thermal performance criteria and general requirements for sunrooms are also outlined.

“This specification is an essential document for the sunroom industry because it clearly defines the various use categories and performance requirements for these structures,” adds Johnson.

The AAMA/NPEA/NSA 2100-11, Specifications for Sunrooms, is available to AAMA members at a cost of $10 for download, $20 for a paper copy and $25 for a CD. Non-members may purchase the document at a cost of $30 to download, $60 for a paper copy and $66 to receive a CD. To order AAMA/NPEA/NSA 2100-11, visit the AAMA online Publication Store.

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Wayne Storie, CSI-CCPR, has been named as Tubelite Inc.‘s client development manager serving Maryland, northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. He works closely with glazing contractors and architects in this region to provide information on the company’s storefront, curtainwall, entrance and daylight control systems.

Storie draws from nearly three decades of industry experience working for contract glaziers in the Baltimore area as a project manager and estimator. He was employed with AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc. for more than a decade. Most recently, he worked for as an outside sales representative for Vitro America Inc.

Along with Tubelite’s quality, architectural aluminum products, Storie says that the company’s “delivery program of damage-free guarantee (DFG), on-time and complete, customer service and financial stability will be driving factors in expanding Tubelite’s presence in the Mid-Atlantic region.”

Developing strong client relations, Storie shares his industry knowledge through architectural consulting and American Institute of Architects’ continuing education series (AIA CES) presentations. He also participates as a member of the Mid-Atlantic Glass Association and the Baltimore chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).

Through CSI, Storie received his Certified Construction Product Representative Certification. He also earned an Occupational Safety and Health Administration Certificate. Storie graduated from Maryland’s CCBC-Catonsville with a degree in construction technology.

To learn more about Tubelite’s products and connect with its representatives, please visit http://www.tubeliteinc.com.

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In preparation for GlassBuild America, we conducted a brief survey to identify exhibitors’ social media channels. Of the 411 individual listings, we found:

• More than 33% of exhibitors have a LinkedIn company or group listing
• More than 22% of exhibitors have a Facebook Page
• More than 16% of exhibitors have a Twitter account
• More than 9% of exhibitors’ websites feature YouTube videos

This survey was conducted September 9-11, 2001. We used Google to search for each name listed on the exhibit list to find the companies’ websites. We scanned the sites for clear indications and links to social media. In addition, we used common search tools to seek the exhibitors’ names as Twitter accounts, LinkedIn companies and groups, and Facebook pages.

We’ll see you at the show! To continue the conversation during and after the conference, feel free to scroll through our Twitter list.

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Wausau, Wis. — Scheduled for completion at the end of 2011, Oregon State Hospital’s new, modern, mental health care facility in Salem will replace the infamous landmark known as the J Building. The original building, opened in 1883, provided the setting for the 1975 Oscar-winning film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Initially called the Oregon State Insane Asylum, it was the oldest functioning psychiatric facility on the West Coast.

Part of the $458 million Oregon State Hospital Replacement Project, the 620-bed hospital is one of two new state-operated psychiatric facilities that will replace the existing Oregon State Hospital (OSH). Designed collaboratively by architects HOK and SRG Partnership, the new 870,000-square-foot Salem facility features spaces for staff offices, patient housing, counseling and treatment rooms, and indoor and outdoor recreation areas. The building’s occupants will enjoy natural light and views within a safe, comfortable interior thanks in part to Wausau Window and Wall Systems.

Because of the age, condition and layout of the 128-year-old J Building, complete structural renovation was not an option. However, a portion of the historic facility — a four-story structure known as the Kirkbride Building — could be restored and refurbished. “Updating a 19th century building to 21st century standards was challenging,” said Patricia Feeny, spokeswoman for the OSH Replacement Project. “Workers needed to remove asbestos and lead paint, and then add steel rebar, layers of sprayed concrete and new wooden beams. The landmark cupola also was restored and returned to its perch atop the Kirkbride.”

Perhaps the greatest undertaking was replicating more than 500 windows in the Kirkbride Building. “The entire OSH campus is on the National Register of Historic Places, so it was important that as many historic features of the Kirkbride Building be preserved,” said Feeny. “At the same time, we had to meet state mandated energy and safety requirements.”

General contractor Hoffman Construction Co. and glazing contractor Mountain Glass selected several Wausau Window and Wall products for the replacement project. To meet the building’s historic aesthetic, sash muntins were created to match the original windows in material and design. More than 430 Advantage by Wausau® 3250 Series project-in casement and 3150-DHT Series double hung tilt windows were used throughout the building, plus 117-square-feet of Wausau’s SuperWall™ system.

As part of the Advantage by Wausau standard product offering, all of these products are available on an accelerated delivery schedule and are backed with an industry-leading warranty of up to 10 years. The windows also meet the industry’s most stringent testing for air, water and structural performance.

To ensure the highest levels of patient safety and security in mental health care areas, more than 125 psychiatric-grade 4000i Series windows were installed at Kirkbride. AAMA AW-120 rated, these windows are “drop tested” for interior human impacts up to 2000 foot/pounds.

“If a patient impacts the window, energy must be transferred sequentially through glazing infill, frames, hardware, anchorage and substrates,” explains Wausau’s health care market manager, Lisa May, LEED® Green Associate. “Two thousand foot-pounds of energy, as imparted by the human impact drop test apparatus, simulates the shoulder impact of a 200-pound person moving at 25 feet per second.” (Click here for test video.)

With the design team in mind, she cautions, “It’s important to note that appropriate minimum requirements for interior human impact performance depend on application, occupancy and level of supervision, as well as other project-specific parameters. Consultation with on-site medical and security staff is encouraged, with special consideration given to pass/fail criteria. Simulation of physical attack with objects likely to be accessible to occupants also may be advisable. The design employed for OSH Replacement Project has been successfully used for more than 20 years, on scores of institutions nationwide.”

May also notes that as the practice of psychiatric care has improved, so has the environment in which the care is provided. “Modern health care facilities are seeking to create a more home-like and healing atmosphere than in the past, Thanks to advances in technology and materials, a safe and secure setting can now include natural light and unrestricted views to the outside that both patients, visitors and staff can enjoy.”

Wausau’s psychiatric windows allow natural light into every room. The integral between-glass blinds minimize maintenance, while managing light and glare. Operable units allow for cleaning or custodial ventilation. Insulated units optimize thermal performance to manage unwanted heat gain in summer and heat loss in winter. These features also contributed to meeting the building’s energy efficiency and green building goals as defined by the Oregon State Energy Efficient Design Program.

Further contributing the OSH’s green goals, all of Wausau’s window systems are manufactured using a high percentage of recycled aluminum content. For Kirkbride, this aluminum framing was painted by Linetec using a 70 percent Kynar® 500 polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) resin-based coating. This finish meets the highest performance criteria of AAMA 2605. The reliability and durability of this painted finish helps reduce maintenance, repair and replacement. Linetec’s finishing facility safely captures 100 percent of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released in the painting process, and destroys these captured VOCs with 98.5 percent efficiency at the factory — before the materials arrive at the building site.

When completed, the renovated Kirkbride Building will house approximately 350 of the hospital’s 1,700 employees. It also will house patient community services and a 2,500-square-foot museum with artifacts from Oregon’s mental health system’s history. A smaller psychiatric hospital is planned for Junction City and is scheduled for completion in 2014.

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Oregon State Hospital, 2600 Center Street, Salem, Ore.
* Owner: The Oregon Health Authority, State of Oregon, Addictions and Mental Health Division
* Master planning: KMD Architects; San Francisco
* Project management: CH2M HILL, Inc.; Englewood, Colo.
* Architects: HOK; and SRG Partnership; Portland, Ore.
* General contractor: Hoffman Construction; Portland, Ore.
* Glazing contractor: Mountain Glass; Canby, Ore.
* Glazing systems – manufacturer: Wausau Window and Wall Systems; Wausau, Wis.
* Glazing systems – finisher: Linetec, Wausau, Wis.

Wausau will be exhibiting at Healthcare Facilities Symposium, #614
and Healthcare Design.11, #228

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The first in a new series of educational guidebooks, “Curious About Print: Your Guide to the World of Curious Metallics ” demonstrates uses and techniques for successful results that intrigue and captivate readers.

The new “Curious About Print” may be requested online or by calling 800-779-0872. The guide explains and shows how to enhance creative applications during pre-press, to ease production, and to accentuate printed communications and package designs.

“From eye-popping direct mail, brochures and annual reports; to cool menus, cards, invitations; to luxury packaging and box wraps for everything from perfume to champagne – the shine and shimmer of Metallics interplays with printed images in interesting ways,” says Ferkó Goldinger, advertising and promotion manager. “As part of the designer’s intended effect, the distinctive metal-like surface can show through the ink and pique the recipient’s interest.”

Printed using digital, offset and UV, “Curious About Print” encourages partnering with experienced printers. The guide offers hints and tips to optimize image selection and reproduction, advice on working with metallic and UV inks, and recommendations for gaining quantity without sacrificing quality. This edition also features embossing, foil-stamping and other specialty processes that showcase the capabilities of the grade

Complementing Curious Metallics, the Curious Collection presents a full offering of Curious Translucents, Curious Touch, Curious Particles and Skin Curious Collection. Green Power is now a standard feature for four of the Curious Collection product lines – Metallics, Translucents, Skin, and Particles. The renewable energy purchased is in the form of wind, solar and biogas and comes at no extra cost with customers’ orders.

Along with the addition of Green Power, four of the most-popular Metallics sheets also are available in 100% post-consumer recovered fiber (PCW) content. The entire Curious Collection is Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC™) certified and available in new, convenient, smaller sheet count packages.

For more information on the Curious Collection, please visit CuriousPapers.com and click on the Curious Penguin to find and contact a local representative.

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Key Credits
Title: “Curious About Print: Your Guide to the World of Curious Metallics”
Company: Appleton Coated LLC, Combined Locks, Wis.
Paper: Curious Metallics’ Gold Leaf Recycled 111 lb. cover 100% PCW and Ice Gold 92 lb. cover
Printing: UV, digital, offset with various inks, finishes and techniques
Cover Image: Dan Olson Photography, Minneapolis
Writing and Design: The Thorburn Group, Minneapolis

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Combined Locks, Wis. — The new Curious Collection® swatchbook introduces Curious Cosmic®, a new, tactile, metallic sheet; six HP Indigo Certified, digital-size items; and three new colors in Curious Metallics®. In addition, the swatchbook offers a quick reference stock guide, printing hints, environmental highlights and a colorful cascade of swatches.

Curious Cosmic represents a breakthrough, patented innovation where one side is a colored, soft matte, metal effect and the other is a white, premium uncoated fine paper. Its eight stellar shades range from classic monochromes to contemporary jewel-tones.

“Curious Cosmic is perfect for luxury packaging and printed materials for cosmetics, spirits, gourmet food items and high-end consumer goods like jewelry and watches,” says Ferkó Goldinger, advertising and promotion manager. “Both sides of this sheet print beautifully and the metallic effect can be enhanced with UV spot varnishing for a shimmering, out-of-this-world result.”

Simultaneous to the Curious Cosmic’s debut, the Curious Collection presents new, digital items. Six selections now are available as HP Indigo Certified items. These include the five most-popular sheets from Curious Metallics and Extra White cover from the Skin Curious Collection®. Small sheet-count packages allow for the smaller runs associated with digital, on performance-guaranteed Skin and Metallics.

Curious Metallics also adds three new colors: Bloom, Botanic and Nude. Complementing Metallics, Cosmic, and Skin, the Curious Collection presents a full offering with Translucents, Touch, and Particles .

For four of the Curious Collection product lines – Metallics, Translucents, Skin and Particles – Green Power is now a standard feature. The renewable electricity generated by wind, hydro, solar and biogas is purchased to offset the electricity used to manufacture these papers, and comes at no extra cost with those four products. Along with the addition of Green Power, all papers in the Curious Collection, including new Cosmic, are Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC®) certified.

To request the Curious Collection swatchbook or samples, please visit CuriousPapers.com and click on the Curious Penguin to find and contact a local representative.

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Combined Locks, Wis. — Appleton Coated announces the 2011 winning entries to the U360 Design Competition in the newly-released Elevate Winners Showbook. The book presents an uplifting collection of award-winning work that demonstrates the effective, creative role that print communication plays in the marketing mix. Skyscrapers and architectural design icons accentuate the showbook’s theme.

“The U360 Competition recognizes printed communications taken to new heights and the creative professionals who achieve these gravity-defying results,” says Ferkó Goldinger, advertising and promotion manager.

In this year’s competition, both Best of Show and Print Excellence were awarded to “What is the Story?” designed by ARGUS, LCC, San Francisco; printed by and for Fong & Fong Printers & Lithographers.

The awards for Design Excellence were presented to “Madewell Fall 2010 Look Book;” designed by and for Madewell, New York; printed by National Communications Group, Inc., New York; and to “Tuaca Branding Kit;” designed by Cue, Inc., Minneapolis; printed by Franklin Press, Plymouth, Minn.; for Brown-Forman Corp.

The award for Communication Excellence was earned by “Dell Brand Book;” designed by Lippincott, New York; printed by Sandy Alexander, Clifton, N.J.

The other U360 Winners included:
* “On Barnard/Off Barnard;” designed by The North Charles Street Design Organization, Baltimore; printed by Mosaic Printing, Cheverly, Md.; for Barnard College
* “Timberland Boot Company Catalogs;” by and for Timberland, Stratham, N.H.; printed by UniGraphic, Woburn, Mass.
* “Be in Charge;” designed by and for Rule29, Geneva, Ill.; printed by O’Neil Printing, Phoenix
* “Dangerous Desires 2010-2011 Season;” designed by The Matchbox Studio, Dallas; printed by Lincoln Press, Dallas; for The Dallas Opera
* “Barbara Barry;” designed by Pilot, New York; printed by GLS, Saint Paul, Minn.
* “J.Crew Women’s Spring 2010 Look Book;” designed by and for J.Crew, New York; printed by Datagraphic, Hempstead, New York
* “Michele Oka Doner Catalogue, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park;” designed by and for Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, Mich.; printed by Foremost Graphics, Grand Rapids, Mich.
* “Sanctuary;” designed by Louisa Gent, New York; printed by Van Lanen Inc., Green Bay, Wis.
* “Source Energy Brochure;” designed by Tolleson Design, San Francisco; printed by Press Arts, Inc., San Francisco

The four Regional Recognition award recipients were:
* South Central – “JP Morgan Chase Hyatt Reward Kit;” designed by EyeThink, Powell, Ohio; printed by JohnsByrne, Niles, Ill.
* Northeast – “NYU Langone Medical Center 2009 Annual Report;” designed by Weymouth Design, Boston; printed by Dynagraf, Canton, Mass.
* Northeast – “Signature Bank Brochures;” designed by Suka Creative, New York; printed by Doremus Financial Printing, New York
* Midwest – “Ping Apparel Spring Catalog 2011;” designed by Creative Resources Ink, Overland Park, Kan.; printed by Spangler Graphics, Kansas City, Kan.; for Custom Branded Sportswear

Members of the Appleton Coated Design Council judged the U360 Competition in January 2011:
* Bill Thorburn, founding principal at The Thorburn Group in Minneapolis;
* Bryan Peterson, owner and principal at Peterson Ray & Company in Dallas;
* John Connolly, principal and creative director at Ideas On Purpose in New York;
* Justin Ahrens, principal at Rule29 in Geneva, Ill.;
* Kathleen Turaski, co-founder and principal at Resonance Marketing in Decatur, Ga.;
* Michael Eads, principal and director of production at Sametz Blackstone Associates in Boston;
* Ray Talamo, director of design at Roger Williams University’s Department of Marketing Communications in Bristol,
* Tim Hale, senior vice president of design management and marketing at Fossil, Inc. in Richardson, Texas.
A photo gallery of the judging can be viewed at UtopiaPaper.com.

Each winning selection is printed all, or in part, on Utopia and/or Curious Collection papers. “Elevate” also is printed on Utopia U1X:Green, a Forest Stewardship Council£ (FSC®) certified paper that is manufactured with electricity in the form of renewable energy and a minimum of 20% post-consumer recovered fiber. The outside cover features Curious Metallics’ Blueprint with silver foil stamp and diecut.

Entries for the 2012 U360 Competition are now being accepted through, Dec. 9, 2011. For more information about the U360 Competition, Utopia and Curious Collection, visit UtopiaPaper.com and CuriousPapers.com.

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Appleton Coated now is accepting entries to the U360 Design Competition for 2012. Winning selections will recognize the effective, creative role that print communication plays in marketing mix.

“As the name suggests, ‘360’ reflects an ‘all around’ assessment – from idea definition to creative expression and purposeful execution. U360 seeks to elevate content, design and printing,” says Ferkó Goldinger, advertising and promotion manager. “Entries will be judged by a panel of design experts in strategy, design, and print production, providing a full-circle view and an engaging conversation about all that paper makes possible.”

There is no cost to enter. Submissions must be printed all, or in part, on Utopia and/or Curious Collection, accompanied by a completed entry form, produced in 2011, and postmarked no later than Dec. 9, 2011. For detailed instructions and an online entry form for the U360 Competition, please visit UtopiaPaper.com and click on the U360 section.

The 2012 winners will be announced next Spring and featured in a showbook distributed throughout North America, on the Appleton Coated website and in other marketing communications.

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Schaumburg, Ill. — A new technical bulletin relating ASCE/SEI 7-10 design wind loads to fenestration product ratings has been jointly endorsed by the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA), Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA), Fenestration Manufacturers Association (FMA) and the Door and Access Systems Manufacturers Association (DASMA). The bulletin, available free for download, summarizes information about current standards and codes related to the design of buildings and use of fenestration assemblies.

Released on August 30, the technical bulletin is intended to inform building specifiers and other interested users that the 2010 version of ASCE/SEI 7 cannot be intermixed with earlier versions and that it is not necessary to test exterior fenestration products (i.e. windows, doors and skylights) differently as a result of the updated 2010 version of this technical bulletin. Additionally, the bulletin explains how design loads from the 2010 edition of ASCE/SEI 7, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures relates to exterior fenestration (windows, doors and skylights) product ratings and performance grades.

“The bulletin explains how ASCE/SEI 7-10 revised the method utilized for establishing basic wind speed, and as a result, could alter the mechanics of the calculations used to incorporate building design considerations,” said Ken Brenden, AAMA’s technical services manager and staff liaison of the joint study group. “By applying a factor of 0.6, we will now be able to calculate a conversion from strength design to allowable stress design, which is pivotal in balancing the appropriate design load to fenestration product ratings.”

According to the bulletin, different editions of the ASCE/SEI 7 standards cannot be intermixed, as doing so could result in excessively high or inappropriately low load predictions for windows, doors and skylights. Examples are included to showcase potential differences between the 2005 and 2010 versions.

According to Brenden, “AAMA members recognized a need to explain the impact of provisions in ASCE/SEI 7-10 and initiated the study group. All four industry organizations contributed to the technical bulletin in order to summarize information about current standards and codes related to the design of buildings and use of fenestration assemblies.”

However, the bulletin is not intended to highlight all of the changes between the 2005 and 2010 versions of ASCE/SEI 7, such as those related to where opening protection in windborne debris regions is required.

The Technical Bulletin entitled Relating ASCE/SEI 7-10 Design Wind Loads to Fenestration Product Ratings (product code TB-11-1) is available for free download within the AAMA online Publication Store.

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