Program membership requires a serious commitment to quality and performance. Membership requires participants to follow strict processing guidelines and meet or exceed some of the most stringent performance standards for materials and completed windows.
These guidelines and standards include:
 PPG Coating Application Guidelines |
| Safety Glazing Certification Council |
| PPG Solarban Processing Guidelines |
| Insulating Glass Certification Council |
| AAMA |
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AAMA/NWWDA 101/I.S.2-97 “Voluntary Specifications for Aluminum, Vinyl (PVC) and Wood Windows and Glass” |
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502-02 “Voluntary Specification for Field Testing of Windows and Sliding Glass Doors” |
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611-98 “Voluntary Specification for Anodize Architectural Aluminum” |
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800-92 “Voluntary Specifications and Test Methods for Sealants” |
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2603-02 “Voluntary Specification, Performance Requirements and Test Procedures for Pigmented Organic Coatings on Aluminum Extrusions and Panels |
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2604-02 “Voluntary Specification, Performance Requirements and Test Procedures for High Performance Organic Coatings on Aluminum Extrusions and Panels” |
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2605-02 “Voluntary Specification, Performance Requirements and Test Procedures for Superior Performing Organic Coatings on Aluminum Extrusions and Panels” |
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CW-10-97 “Care and Handling of Architectural Aluminum from Shop to Site” |
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"AAMA Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors by Cyclic Static Air Pressure Differential” |
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E 283-99 “Standard Test Method for Rate of Air Leakage Through Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors” |
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E 330-97 “Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference” |
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E 331-00 “Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference” |
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E 547-00 “Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors by Cyclic Static Air Pressure Differential" |
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E 773-01 "Standard Test Method for Accelerated Weathering of Sealed Insulating Glass Units" |
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E 774-97 "Standard Specification for the Classification of the Durability of Sealed Insulating Glass Units" |
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E 1886-97 “Standard Test Method for Performance of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, Doors, and Strom Shutters Impacted by Missile(s) and Exposed to Cyclic Pressure Differentials” |
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E 1996-01 “Standard Specification for Performance of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, Doors, and Storm Shutters Impacted by Windborne Debris in Hurricanes” |
Each member normally invests significant capital to upgrade processing equipment and quality control equipment in addition to investing in employee training prior to their initial audit and throughout their membership tenure.
We are pleased to list the above Certified Commercial Window Fabricators that have achieved a Gold level of membership.
To achieve this level of membership requires members to adhere to the toughest industry standards as well as to commit to use PPG coatings and glass. Additionally, all processing must be done to PPG standards as a minimum regardless of the glass or coatings used. Each member must pass a glass and coatings audit annually as well as maintain strict quality control records.
To learn more about a member's particular capabilities, the areas and types of windows they market, please click on the member's web site listed above.