ASTM Technical Standards Relating to Glass and Glazing

A lot goes into the design and manufacturing of windows, storefronts, and curtain wall products. Knowing that the consensus standards from ASTM are there to ensure a quality component should lead to an understanding how important it is to test the installation of the products.

The interface between installed curtain wall, storefront systems, and windows with the surrounding materials is critical to completion of a watertight building envelope.

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ASTM C 509 Standard Specification for Elastomeric Cellular Preformed Gasket and Sealing Material

ASTM C 510 Standard Test Method for Staining and Color Change of Single- or Multicomponent Joint Sealants

ASTM C 542 Standard Specification for Lock-Strip Gaskets

ASTM STP 552 C. J. Parise, "Window and Wall Testing," pp. 44-46, American Society for Testing and Materials, 1974.

ASTM STP 606 J. A. Dallen & P. Paulus, "Lock-Strip Glazing Gaskets," pp. 223-266, ASTM, 1976.

ASTM C 162 Standard Terminology of Glass and Glass Products

ASTM C 716 Standard Specification for Installing Lock-Strip Gaskets and Infill Glazing Materials

ASTM C 717 Standard Terminology of Building Seals and Sealants

ASTM C 793 Standard Test Method for the Effects of Accelerated Weathering on Elastomeric Joint Sealants

ASTM C 794 Standard Test Method for Adhesion-in-Peel of Elastomeric Joint Sealants

ASTM C 864 Standard Specification for Dense Elastomeric Compression Seal Gaskets, Setting Blocks, and Spacers

ASTM C 920 Standard Specification for Elastomeric Joint Sealants

ASTM C 964 Standard Guide for Lock-Strip Gasket Glazing

ASTM C 1036 Standard Specification for Flat Glass

ASTM C 1048 Standard Specification for Heat-Treated Flat Glass—Kind HS, Kind FT Coated and Uncoated

ASTM C 1087 Standard Test Method for Determining Compatibility of Liquid-Applied Sealants with Accessories Used in Structural Glazing Systems

ASTM C 1115 Standard Specification for Dense Elastomeric Silicone Rubber Gaskets and Accessories

ASTM C 1135 Standard Test Method for Determining Tensile Adhesion Properties of Structural Sealants

ASTM C 1172 Standard Specification for Laminated Architectural Flat Glass

ASTM C 1184 Standard Specification for Structural Silicone Sealants

ASTM C 1193 Standard Guide for Use of Joint Sealants

ASTM C 1249 Standard Guide for Secondary Seal for Sealed Insulating Glass Units for Structural Sealant Glazing Applications

ASTM C 1265 Standard Test Method for Determining the Tensile Properties of an Insulating Glass Edge Seal for Structural Glazing Applications

ASTM C 1279 Standard Test Method for Non-Destructive Photoelastic Measurement of Edge and Surface Stresses in Annealed, Heat-Strengthened, and Fully Tempered Flat Glass

ASTM C 1281 Standard Specification for Preformed Tape Sealants for Glazing Applications

ASTM C 1294 Standard Test Method for Compatibility of Insulating Glass Edge Sealants with Liquid-Applied Glazing Materials

ASTM C 1349 Standard Specification for Architectural Flat Glass Clad Polycarbonate

ASTM C 1369 Standard Specification for Secondary Edge Sealants for Structurally Glazed Insulating Glass Units

ASTM C 1375 Standard Guide for Substrates Used in Testing Building Seals and Sealants

ASTM C 1376 Standard Specification for Pyrolytic and Vacuum Deposition Coatings on Flat Glass

ASTM C 1377 Standard Test Method for Calibration of Surface/Stress Measuring Devices

ASTM C 1392 Standard Guide for Evaluating Failure of Structural Sealant Glazing

ASTM C 1394 Standard Guide for In-Situ Structural Silicone Glazing Evaluation

ASTM C 1401 Standard Guide for Structural Sealant Glazing

ASTM C 1422 Standard Specification for Chemically Strengthened Flat Glass

ASTM C 1464 Standard Specification for Bent Glass

ASTM C 1472 Standard Guide for Calculating Movement and Other Effects When Establishing Sealant Joint Width

ASTM C 1487 Standard Guide for Remedying Structural Silicone Glazing

ASTM C 1503 Standard Specification for Silvered Flat Glass Mirror

ASTM C 1564 Standard Guide for Use of Silicone Sealants for Protective Glazing Systems

ASTM E 90 Standard Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of Airborne Sound Transmission Loss of Building Partitions and Elements

ASTM E 119 Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials

ASTM E 283 Standard Test Method for Determining Rate of Air Leakage Through Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors Under Specified Pressure Differences Across the Specimen

ASTM E 330 Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Exterior Windows, Doors, Skylights and Curtain Walls by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference

ASTM E 331 Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors and Curtain Walls by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference

ASTM E 336 Standard Test Method for Measurement of Airborne Sound Insulation in Buildings

ASTM E 413 Classification for Rating Sound Insulation

ASTM E 488 Standard Test Methods for Strength of Anchors in Concrete and Masonry Elements

ASTM E 514 Standard Test Method for Water Penetration and Leakage Through Masonry

ASTM E 546 Standard Test Method for Frost Point of Sealed Insulating Glass Units

ASTM E 547 Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors and Curtain Walls by Cyclic Static Air Pressure Differential

ASTM E 576 Standard Test Method for Frost Point of Sealed Insulating Glass Units in the Vertical Position

ASTM E 631 Standard Terminology of Building Constructions

ASTM E 754 Standard Test Method for Pullout Resistance of Ties and Anchors Embedded in Masonry Mortar Joints

ASTM E 773 Standard Test Method for Acclerated Weathering of Sealed Insulating Glass Units

ASTM E 774 Standard Specification for Classification of the Durability of Sealed Insulating Glass Units

ASTM E 783 Standard Method for Field Measurement of Air Leakage Through Installed Exterior Windows and Doors

ASTM E 894 Standard Test Method for Anchorage of Permanent Metal Railing Systems and Rails for Buildings

ASTM E 966 Standard Guide for Field Measurement of Airborne Sound Insulation of Building Facades and Facade Elements

ASTM E 987 Standard Test Methods for Deglazing Force of Fenestration Products

ASTM E 997 Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Glass in Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors Under the Influence of Uniform Static Loads by Destructive Methods

ASTM E 998 Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Glass in Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors Under the Influence of Uniform Static Loads by Nondestructive Method

ASTM E 1105 Standard Test Method for Field Determination of Water Penetration of Installed Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors and Curtain Walls by Uniform or Cyclic Static Air Pressure Difference

ASTM E 1233 Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Exterior Windows, Doors, Skylights, and Curtain Walls by Cyclic Air Pressure Differential

ASTM E 1300 Standard Practice for Determining Load Resistance of Glass in Buildings

ASTM E 1332 Standard Classification for Determination of Outdoor-Indoor Transmission Class

ASTM C 1399 Standard Test Method for Cyclic Movement and Measuring the Minimum and Maximum Joint Widths of Architectural Joint Systems

ASTM E 1423 Standard Practice for Determining the Steady State Thermal Transmittance of Fenestration Systems

ASTM E 1424 Standard Test Method for Determining the Rate of Air Leakage Through Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors Under Specified Pressure and Temperature Differences Across the Specimen

ASTM E 1425 Standard Practice for Determining the Acoustical Performance of Exterior Windows and Doors

ASTM E 1825 Standard Guide for Evaluation of Exterior Building Wall Materials, Products, and Systems

ASTM E 1886 Standard Test Method for Performance of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, Doors, and Impact Protective Systems Impacted by Missiles and Exposed to Cyclic Pressure Differentials

ASTM E 1996 Standard Specification for Performance of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, Doors and Impact Protective Systems Impacted by Windborne Debris in Hurricanes

ASTM E 2010 Standard Test Method for Positive Pressure Fire Tests of Window Assemblies

ASTM E 2074 Standard Test Method for Fire Tests of Door Assemblies, Including Positive Pressure Testing of Side- Hinged and Pivoted Swinging Door Assemblies

ASTM E 2094 Standard Practice for Evaluating the Service Life of Chromogenic Glazings

ASTM E 2099 Standard Practice for the Specification and Evaluation of Pre-Construction Laboratory Mockups of Exterior Wall Systems

ASTM E 2112 Standard Practice for Installation of Exterior Windows, Doors and Skylights

ASTM E 2128 Standard Guide for Evaluating Water Leakage of Building Walls

ASTM E 2141 Standard Test Methods for Assessing the Durability of Absorptive Electrochromic Coatings on Sealed Insulating Glass Units

ASTM E 2188 Standard Test Method for Insulating Glass Unit Performance

ASTM E 2189 Standard Test Method for Testing Resistance to Fogging in Insulating Glass Units

ASTM E 2190 Standard Specification for Insulating Glass Unit Performance and Evaluation

ASTM E 2268 Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Skylights, and Doors by Rapid Pulsed Air Pressure Difference

ASTM E 2269 Standard Test Method for Determining Argon Concentration in Sealed Insulating Glass Units using Gas Chromatography

ASTM E 2270 Standard Practice for Periodic Inspection of Building Facades for Unsafe Conditions

ASTM E 2319 Standard Test Method for Determining Air Flow Through the Face and Sides of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors Under Specified Pressure Differences Across the Specimen

ASTM E 2353 Standard Test Method for the Performance of Glass in Permanent Glass Railing Systems, Guards and Balusters

ASTM E 2395 Standard Specification for Voluntary Security Performance of Windows and Door Assemblies with and without Glazing Impact

ASTM F 1233 Standard Test Method for Security Glazing Materials and Systems

ASTM F 1641 Standard Test Method for Measuring Penetration Resistance of Security Glazing Using a Pendulum Impactor

ASTM F 1642 Standard Test Method for Glazing and Glazing Systems Subject to Airblast Loadings

ASTM F 1915 Standard Test Methods for Glazing for Detention Facilities

ASTM F 2248 Standard Practice for Specifying an Equivalent 3-Second Duration Design Loading for Blast Resistant Glazing Fabricated with Laminated Glass

ASTM STP 1054 Technology of Glazing Systems

To order copies of the ASTM documents visit their website at www.ASTM.org or contact their headquarters at ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, Phone: 610.832.9500, Fax: 610.832.9555, or email: service@ASTM.org.

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Who Decides If Field Testing Should Be Included In The Project Specifications?

Recon Independent Assessments opinion is pretty clear, all projects deserve to have field testing of installed fenestration. The reson for it is to ensure that the Owner is recieving the highest quality, sustainable, lowest maintence cost building possible.

That being said, dont take our word for it, ask the manufacturer of the system your project will use.

Example:

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4 TRIFAB® VG 450 – 2" SIGHTLINE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 3, 2005

Guide Specs 08410 ALUMINUM ENTRANCES AND STOREFRONTS EC-97903-01
Kawneer reserves the right to change configuration without prior notice when deemed Laws and building and safety codes governing the design and use of glazed necessary for product improvement. entrance, window, and curtain wall products vary widely. Kawneer does not control the selection of product configurations, operating hardware, or glazing materials,
© Kawneer Company, Inc., 2005 and assumes no responsibility therefor.

http://www.kawneer.com/

2. Glass: Refer to Section 8 Glass and Glazing.

a. Reference: ANSI Z97.1, CPSC 16 CFR 1201 and GANA Glazing Manual.

3.03 Field Quality Control

A. Field Tests: Architect shall select storefront units to be tested as soon as a representative portion of the project has been installed, glazed, perimeter caulked and cured. Conduct tests for air infiltration and water penetration with manufacturer's representative present. Tests not meeting specified performance requirements and units having deficiencies shall be corrected as part of the contract amount.

1. Testing: Testing shall be performed by a qualified independent testing agency. Refer to Division 1 Testing Section for payment of testing and testing requirements. Testing Standard per AAMA 503, including reference to ASTM E 783 for Air Infiltration Test and ASTM E 1105

Water Infiltration Test.

a. Air Infiltration Tests: Conduct tests in accordance with ASTM E 783. Allowable air infiltration shall not exceed 1.5 times the amount indicated in the performance requirements or 0.09 cfm/ft2, which ever is greater.

b. Water Infiltration Tests: Conduct tests in accordance with ASTM E 1105. No uncontrolled water leakage is permitted when tested at a static test pressure of two-thirds the specified water penetration pressure but not less than 6.24 psf.

B. Manufacturer's Field Services: Upon Owner's request, provide manufacturer's field service consisting of product use recommendations and periodic site
visit for inspection of product installation in accordance with manufacturer's instructions.


4 2250 IG EFFECTIVE MAY, 2007 Guide Specs 08 44 13 GLAZED ALUMINUM CURTAIN WALLS EC 97909-06 kawneer.com Kawneer reserves the right to change configuration without prior notice when deemed Laws and building and safety codes governing the design and use of glazed necessary for product improvement. entrance, window, and curtain wall products vary widely. Kawneer does not control the selection of product configurations, operating hardware, or glazing materials, © Kawneer Company, Inc., 2007 and assumes no responsibility therefor.
1. Field Measurements: Verify actual measurements/openings by field measurements before fabrication; show recorded measurements on shop drawings. Coordinate field measurements, fabrication schedule with construction progress to avoid construction delays.

EDITOR NOTE: COORDINATE BELOW ARTICLE WITH MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED INSTALLATION DETAILS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.

3.02 Installation

A. General: Install curtain wall systems plumb, level, and true to line, without warp or rack of frames with manufacturer’s prescribed tolerances and installation instructions. Provide support and anchor in place.

1. Dissimilar Materials: Provide separation of aluminum materials from sources of corrosion or electrolytic action contact points.

2. Weather Tight Construction: Install sill members and other members in a bed of sealant or with joint filler or gaskets, to provide weather tight construction. Coordinate installation with wall flashings and other components of construction.

a. Refer to Joint Treatments (Sealants) Section for installation requirements.

B. Related Products Installation Requirements:

1. Sealants (Perimeter): Refer to Joint Treatment (Sealants) Section.

2. Glass: Refer to Glass and Glazing Section.

a. Reference: ANSI Z97.1, CPSC 16 CFR 1201 and GANA Glazing Manual.

3.03 Field Quality Control

A. Field Tests: Architect shall select curtain wall units to be tested as soon as a representative portion of the project has been installed, glazed, perimeter caulked and cured. Conduct tests for air infiltration and water penetration with manufacturer’s representative present. Tests not meeting specified performance requirements and units having deficiencies shall be corrected as part of the contract amount.

1. Testing: Testing shall be performed per AAMA 503 by a qualified independent testing agency. Refer to Testing Section for payment of testing and testing requirements.

a. Air Infiltration Tests: Conduct tests in accordance with ASTM E 783. Allowable air infiltration shall not exceed 1.5 times the amount indicated in the performance requirements or 0.09 cfm/ft2, which ever is greater.

b. Water Infiltration Tests: Conduct tests in accordance with ASTM E 1105. No uncontrolled water leakage is permitted when tested at a static test pressure of two-thirds the specified water penetration pressure but not less than 8 psf (383 Pa).

B. Manufacturer’s Field Services: Upon Owner’s written request, provide periodic site visit by manufacturer’s field service representative.

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So You Want A Watertight Envelope?

Recon recently reviewed specifications on a large local goverment building project that includes installation of Aluminum Windows, Aluminum Storefronts and Aluminum Curtainwall. The only language in them that attempts to confirm the design goal of building a watertight building is the lonely section quoted below. It was found deep inside the Division 8 Specifications:

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1.08 FIELD TESTS

A. Field Testing: Owner may employ an independent testing agency to perform tests on in-place
curtain wall systems and components. Cooperate with testing agency at all times during field
tests.

1. Leakage: Tests will generally include a prolonged water spray test similar to AAMA 502.
Any uncontrolled leakage within the curtain wall system or between the curtain wall
system and adjacent construction will be considered a failure.

2. Failures: Contractor shall pay for all remedial work and all retesting required because of
failures.

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Despite a coastal location, with a history of tropical storm winds and rainfall, the building's most vulnerable portion of the envelope is largely being left to chance by not requiring independent field testing of all types of the installed fenestration in the building.

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3.03 Field Quality Control

A. Field Tests: Architect shall select curtain wall units to be tested as soon as a representative portion of the project has been installed, glazed, perimeter caulked and cured. Conduct tests for air infiltration and water penetration with manufacturer’s representative present. Tests not
meeting specified performance requirements and units having deficiencies shall be corrected as part of the contract amount.

1. Testing: Testing shall be performed per AAMA 503 by a qualified independent testing agency. Refer to Division 1 Testing Section for payment of testing and testing requirements.

a. Air Infiltration Tests: Conduct tests in accordance with ASTM E 783. Allowable air infiltration shall not exceed 1.5 times the amount indicated in the performance requirements or 0.09 cfm/ft2, which ever is greater.

b. Water Infiltration Tests: Conduct tests in accordance with ASTM E 1105. No uncontrolled water leakage is permitted when tested at a static test pressure of two-thirds the specified water penetration pressure but not less than 8 psf.

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AAMA 502 Field Test Proceedure

AAMA clearly defines the testing proceedures to be followed when testing for air infiltration and water penetration. The ASTM E 1105 & ASTM E 783 are consensus standards. Carefully consider how you choose to define water leakage, your building's reputation will live with the consequences.Recon Independent Assessments

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Field Quality Control Matters

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