The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has released eight documents that have been reviewed and editorially updated. The revised documents have been updated with the 2009 year designator along with a note on the cover stating “editorially revised.”
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - The American Architectural
Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has released eight documents that have been
reviewed and editorially updated. The revised documents have been updated with
the 2009 year designator along with a note on the cover stating “editorially
revised.”
The following is a list of those updated technical documents:
- AAMA
501.2-09,Quality Assurance and Diagnostic Water Leakage Field Check of
Installed Storefronts, Curtain Walls, and Sloped Glazing Systems
- AAMA
501.4-09/501.6-09,Recommended Static Test Method for Evaluating Curtain Wall
and Storefront Systems Subjected to Seismic and Wind Induced Interstory
Drifts (501.4) & Recommended Dynamic Test Method for Determining the
Seismic Drift Causing Glass Fallout from a Wall System (501.6)
- AAMA 609
& 610-09,Cleaning and
Maintenance Guide for Architecturally Finished Aluminum
- AAMA 908-09,Voluntary Specification for Friction Based Sash Balances
- AAMA
1402-09,Standard Specifications for Aluminum Siding, Soffit and
Fascia
- AAMA 1505-09,Voluntary Test Methods for Thermal Performance of
Fenestration Products with Multiple Glazing Options
- AAMA FSCOM-1-09,Fire Safety in High-Rise Curtain Walls
- AAMA TIR A12-09,Airflow Through
Integral Ventilating Systems/Devices
“These documents were revised per a
directive from the AAMA Document Management Committee,” said Ken Brenden, AAMA
technical services manager. “AAMA staff has gone through a number of documents
that were created five or more years ago and has made revisions to them. In
addition to basic editorial revisions, the documents were reviewed to ensure
that the information is viable and up to date.”
The remaining documents that were created five or more years ago are
currently being updated by various task groups and committees within
AAMA.
The revised documents are available through the AAMA Publication Store
at www.aamanetstore.org.
AAMA Releases Eight Revised Documents
