I have been enjoying a late summer here in Wisconsin, spending time outdoors with my grandkids. But, late summer brings with it a reminder: as colder weather begins to come this fall, it is the perfect time to look at weathering of the home. Luckily, FGIA has updated a document establishing minimum performance requirements for pile weatherstrips and replaceable weatherseals.AAMA 701/702-23, Performance Specification for Pile Weatherstrips (AAMA 701) and Polymer Weatherseals (AAMA 702), an FGIA document, provides details on test methods, equipment, specimen sampling techniques,...

As you may know, the North American Fenestration Standard (NAFS) takes into consideration the unique properties of today’s different framing profile materials. The FGIA documents referenced in NAFS have minimum performance requirements, which are the result of years of research and testing as well as field experience. To this end, many important component FGIA standards were updated in 2022 to keep up with the latest technologies and performance demands. Let’s take a look at a few of them.AAMA 305AAMA 305-22, Voluntary Specification for Fiber Reinforced...

Members in FGIA leadership roles didn’t automatically start out there right away. They identified areas of interest within the Association, joined relevant committees and became emboldened by their successes on the committee and task group level. That is when they decided to take their involvement even further by becoming a leader within FGIA.As we’ve discussed before on the Member Edge blog, FGIA leadership roles matter: FGIA standards are developed in response to the needs of our member companies to solve critical issues in the industry....