AAMA-501.2
Provides quality assurance and diagnostic water leakage field penetration check of installed storefronts, curtain walls, and sloped glazing systems.
MIS Labs dba National Testing Service focuses on components related to the building envelope in our IAS accredited ISO 17025, AAMA, Miami-Dade and ABAA certified laboratory. Our focus in the lab includes fenestration assemblies and new air and moisture barrier products that are being prepared to go to market.
We conduct high quality testing of new products like windows and doors with quick turnaround of deliverables.
Thanks to our proprietary reporting software, you can get your products to market significantly faster to make the most of your investment.
MIS follows AAMA - ASTM testing methods as established standards used to test the capability of windows, curtain wall, storefront, sliding glass doors, skylights, and more to provide structural performance and resist water and air intrusion in accordance with AAMA and ASTM standards.
The information gained from our test procedures are used by the manufacturer, design team, and construction team to identify and correct product issues, application issues and/or installation process issues that could potentially be applied across an entire building or project.
Provides quality assurance and diagnostic water leakage field penetration check of installed storefronts, curtain walls, and sloped glazing systems.
Establishes the requirements for field test specimens, apparatus, sampling, test procedures, and test reports to be used in verifying the air infiltration resistance performance and water penetration resistance performance of newly installed fenestration products.
Establishes the requirements for field test specimens, apparatus, sampling, test procedures and test reports to be used in evaluating the performance of newly installed storefronts, curtain walls, and sloped glazing systems and their installation during construction.
Determines rate of air leakage through exterior windows, curtain walls, and doors under specific pressure differences across a specimen. This test seals a test specimen into or against one face of an air chamber, supplies air to or exhausts air from the chamber at a rate required to maintain the specific test pressure difference across the specimen, and measures the resultant air flow across the specimen.
Provides structural performance of exterior windows, doors, skylights, and curtain walls by uniform static air pressure difference. This test seals the test specimen into or against one face of a test chamber, supplies air to or exhausts air from the chamber according to a specific test pressure loading program, at the rate required to maintain the test pressure difference across the specimen, and observes, measures, and records the deflection, deformations, and nature of any distress of failures of the specimen.
Detects water penetration of exterior windows, skylights, doors, and curtain walls by uniform static air pressure difference. This test seals the test specimen into or against one face of a test chamber, supplies air to or exhausts air from the chamber at the rate required to maintain the test pressure difference across the specimen for a time cycle specified while spraying water onto the outdoor face of the specimen at the required rate, and observes any water penetration.
Detects water penetration of exterior windows, skylights, doors, and curtain walls by cyclic static air pressure difference. This test seals the test specimen into or against one face of a test chamber, supplies air to or exhausts air from the chamber at the rate required to maintain the test pressure difference across the specimen for a time cycle specified while spraying water onto the outdoor face of the specimen at the required rate, and observes any water penetration.
Measures air leakage through installed exterior windows and doors. This test seals a chamber to cover the interior or exterior face of the specimen, supplies air to or exhausts air from the chamber at a rate required to maintain the specified test pressure difference across the specimen, and measures the resultant air flow across the specimen.
Analyzes deglazing force of fenestration products. This test measures operating (or removable) window sashes, storm sashes, and sliding glass door panels against forces tending to deglaze the construction.
Determines water penetration of installed exterior windows, skylights, doors, and curtain walls by uniform or cyclic static air pressure difference. This test seals a chamber to the interior or exterior face of the specimen to be tested, supplies air to a chamber mounted on the exterior or exhausts air from a chamber mounted on the interior at the rate required to maintain the test pressure difference across the specimen while spraying water onto the outdoor face of the specimen at the required rate, and observes any water penetration.
Measures the performance of exterior windows, curtain walls, doors, and impact protective systems impacted by missiles and exposed to cyclic pressure differentials. This test mounts and braces the test specimen to a cyclic test chamber, impacts the test specimen with a missile(s), applies cyclic static pressure differentials across the test specimen in accordance with a specified test loading program, observes and measures the condition of the test specimen, and reports the results.
Analyzes performance of exterior windows, curtain walls, doors and impact protective systems impacted by windborne debris and hurricanes. Large Missile Impact (LMI) testing provides a basis for judgment of the ability of applicable elements of the building envelope to remain un-breached during a hurricane. While this standard was developed for hurricanes, it may be used for other types of similar wind-storms capable of generating windborne debris.
Measures the forced entry resistance of window assemblies, excluding glazing impact. This procedure mounts a specimen into a test assembly fixture, which in turn is mounted to a wall support fixture, and after removing all exterior fasteners and loose component items, specific loads of forces are applied to the window test specimen in a prescribed sequence. This test establishes a measure of resistance for window assemblies subjected to attacks (other than impacting glazing materials) by unskilled or opportunistic burglars.
Measures the forced entry resistance of sliding door assemblies, excluding glazing impact. This procedure mounts a sliding door specimen into a test assembly fixture, which in turn is mounted to a wall support fixture, and after removing all exterior fasteners and loose component items, specified load forces are applied to the sliding door specimen in a prescribed sequence. This test establishes a measure of resistance for window assemblies subjected to attacks (other than impacting glazing materials) by unskilled or opportunistic burglars.
Determines the operating force of sliding windows and door assemblies by using an ISO 17025-certified and calibrated force gauge with a peak hold and continuous reading capability. Pressure is applied evenly to operate an operable sash or panel, then the test specimen is mounted in a rigid support frame. The weight or force is applied and increased until the sash or panel is put into motion, which determines breakaway force.
This test determines whether a specific product used as wall cladding, exterior windows, glazing, exterior doors, skylights, glass block, shutters, and other devices used as external protection to maintain the envelope of the building, provides sufficient resistance to windborne debris, as stated in Section 1626 of the Florida Building Code.
This protocol covers procedures for conducting a uniform static air pressure test for materials and products such as wall cladding, glass block, exterior doors, garage doors, skylights, exterior windows, storm shutters, and other external components which help maintain the integrity of the building envelope.
This test method is intended to be used for installation of exterior windows, glazing, wall cladding, exterior doors, skylights, glass block, storm shutters, and other devices used as external protection of the building envelope. This test supplies air to and exhausts air from the chamber in accordance with a specific test loading program at the rate required to maintain the test pressure differential across the specimen, and observing, measuring, and recording the deflection, deformations, and nature of any distress or failures of the specimen.