NEWS INDUSTRY FGIA updates key standards he Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance has updated a document pro-viding a standard laboratory procedure for evaluation of thermal cycling effects on large exterior fenestration components and cladding by an AAMA Accredited Inde-pendent Laboratory. AAMA 501.5-23 “Test Method for Serviceability of Exterior Fenestration After Thermal Cycling,” is now available for purchase in the FGIA online store. In this update, the thermal cycling test method was aligned with the recently published AAMA 501.9 sur-face temperature assessment for condensation evaluation. The update also includes: a more repeatable and more representative cycling proto-col; testing for glass breakage and noise associated with wall systems’ expansion and contraction; and permanent damage caused by thermal cycling. FGIA has also up-dated a technical information report determining design wind loads on exterior fen-estration and cladding sys-tems using national standards ASCE/SEI 7-16 and ASCE/ SEI 7-22, “Minimum Design Loads and Associated Crite-ria for Buildings and Other Structures.” AAMA TIR-A15-23 “Overview of Design Wind Load Determination for Fenestration Systems” provides details for exterior fenestration and cladding systems and covers bound-ary layer wind tunnel testing and its use. T Top Glass returns to form op Glass, Canada’s trade event for the architectural glass and metal industry, surged back to pre-COVID levels on April 19, welcoming over 400 attendees and vendor representatives to the International Centre in Mississauga, Ont., for an action-filled day of networking and education. Industry leaders chimed in: “Top Glass was another great event,” said Brett Lucier, president of Provincial Glass. “We need events like this in our industry and the ripple effect to help each other may not be known that day but past experience has shown me the value of making connections at these events. This year, I took the opportunity to bring along some of my estimators and project managers to give them the chance to come to the suppliers and discuss things that matter most to them. Overall, it was a great day of learning and team building. This is defi -nitely an event I look forward to every year and am excited to watch it continue to grow.” “It was a really good turnout this year,” reported Andrew Dolphin, general manager at BV Glazing. “Great to see people from eastern Ontario and Quebec and other parts of the country make the trip. I think future shows will be even bigger and better as this momentum in the glass and metal industry continues to grow.” “We had a great show this year, lots of interest from potential new members and the 6 June 2023 | GLASS CANADA T amount of traffic that passed the Associa -tion Row was impressive,” said Steve Ringler, president of the Ontario Glass and Metal Association. “We truly appreciate the part-nership between our two [organizations] and look forward to many more years together. The opportunity to present our awards at Top Glass helps draw attention to both our organizations. Absolutely we wish to continue supporting Top Glass and our partnership.” Over 40 exhibitors displayed the latest technology for designing, building and installing beautiful glazed facades on a buzzing and busy show floor. Sponsors Flexijet, CRL, Damac Glass, Screenco, Kuraray, Novatech and Mappi affirmed their commitment to Canada’s glaziers and glass fabricators with generous support. The lecture hall saw about 100 attendees taking in exclusive presentations on wood glazed facade design, glass characteristics and appearance, embodied carbon and the Eaton Centre skylight refurbishment. Presenters poured their all into the content and the quality of the information. Discussions during and after the presentations were lively. Luc Paquet of Unicel Architectural, Heather Sakai of Guardian Glass, Andrew Crosby of RJC, Matthew Firestone of Zeidler Architecture and Claudio Sacilotto of Novatech really delivered some top-notch expertise. Top Glass 2024 will take place April 17. See you at Top Glass!
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