Verifying Real-World Performance Under Pressure
Laboratory Ratings (Design Pressure and Performance Grade) tells you what a window can do in a controlled setting — a field spray test tells you what it will do when in the real-world when it is hit by a storm. We utilize industry-backed test standards to subject installed windows and curtain walls to controlled water and air pressure. This is the only way to verify that the "perfect" window was actually integrated into the "perfect" wall correctly.
Early Detection: Testing the first few units installed to catch systemic installation errors before the rest of the building is finished.
Transition Validation: Pinpointing whether a leak is coming through the window frame itself or the perimeter sealant joint.
Independent Verification: Providing the objective data needed to sign off on building envelope performance.
Spray Testing is performed in accordance with ASTM E1105 (Standard Test Method for Field Determination of Water Penetration of Installed Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors by Uniform or Cyclic Static Air Pressure Difference) and AAMA 501, 502, and 503 (Voluntary Specification for Field Testing of Newly Installed Fenestration Products), when applicable.
Verifying Real-World Performance Under Pressure
Laboratory Ratings (Design Pressure and Performance Grade) tells you what a window can do in a controlled setting — a field spray test tells you what it will do when in the real-world when it is hit by a storm. We utilize industry-backed test standards to subject installed windows and curtain walls to controlled water and air pressure. This is the only way to verify that the "perfect" window was actually integrated into the "perfect" wall correctly.
Early Detection: Testing the first few units installed to catch systemic installation errors before the rest of the building is finished.
Transition Validation: Pinpointing whether a leak is coming through the window frame itself or the perimeter sealant joint.
Independent Verification: Providing the objective data needed to sign off on building envelope performance.
Spray Testing is performed in accordance with ASTM E1105 (Standard Test Method for Field Determination of Water Penetration of Installed Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors by Uniform or Cyclic Static Air Pressure Difference) and AAMA 501, 502, and 503 (Voluntary Specification for Field Testing of Newly Installed Fenestration Products), when applicable.
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