Archive and Content Search
Join Us On Social Media!
Current Issue of USGlass Magazine
Tag Archives: Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA)
Industry Can Expect Increased Focus on Building, Energy Codes
The fenestration and glazing industries should prepare for an increased focus on U.S. code updates, says Kathy Krafka Harkema, Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance technical operations director. She told participants at the FGIA 2022 Virtual Summer Conference last week that … Continue reading
Posted in Featured News, News, Today's News
Tagged $225 million, 100% clean electrical grid, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, building codes, Department of Energy, energy codes, energy goals, federal government, Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA), fenestration and glazing industries, FGIA 2022 Virtual Summer Conference, Group B cycle, ICC Committee Action Hearing, increased focus, International Code Council, International Energy Conservation Code, Kathy Krafka-Harkema, net-zero carbon emissions, U.S. code updates
Leave a comment
ASTM, NFRC Working Through Numerous Updates and Initiatives
The Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) 2022 Virtual Summer Conference on Tuesday, June 7, highlighted updates to industry organizations and standards, including upcoming initiatives for ASTM International and the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC). Amy Roberts, director of Canadian … Continue reading
Posted in Featured News, News, Today's News
Tagged 2022 Virtual Summer Conference, Amy Roberts, ASTM flat glass subcommittee, ASTM International, C14 committee, Canadian and Technical Glass Operations, curtainwalls, doors, Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA), FenStar Verification Testing, FGIA technical manager for Fenestration Standards and U.S. Industry Affairs, industry organizations and standards, initiatives, Jason Seals, Linear Energy Analysis for Fenestration, National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC), Richard Rinka, simulation methodology, skylights, subcommittee on nomenclatures and definitions, updates, windows
Leave a comment
New Focus Areas Identified at 2022 FGIA Summer Conference
The Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) kicked off its 2022 Virtual Summer Conference this week by addressing goals for the future and how to achieve them. Janice Yglesias, FGIA executive director, said four focus areas will bring changes for … Continue reading
Posted in Featured News, News, Today's News
Tagged 2022 Virtual Summer Conference, accessible sites, alliance events, desirable resorts, education programs, events and conferences, Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA), focus areas, future, goals, hybrid options, in-person attendance, incentivizing, industry professionals, janice yglesias, leader, maximizing value, research projects
Leave a comment
FGIA Releases Updated Anodizing Specification
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has released an updated specification describing test procedures and requirements for architectural quality aluminum oxide coatings applied to aluminum extrusions and panels for architectural products. AAMA 611, Voluntary Specification for Anodized Architectural Aluminum, an FGIA … Continue reading
Quality Assurance Crucial to Insulating Glass Program
Preventing insulating glass failures, and then investigating them fully when they do occur, are key for those involved with insulating glass (IG), says Bill Lingnell of Lingnell Consulting Services and IG expert. He discussed specific ways to do this during … Continue reading
