FGIA Releases Updated Field-Testing Document for Evaluating Fenestration Product Water Intrusion
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance has updated a document providing specific information to assist industry professionals in selecting the appropriate adaptations to the existing testing standards for application to field investigations of fenestration products. AAMA 511-22, Voluntary Guide for the Forensic Evaluation of Water Intrusion at Fenestration Products, is now available for purchase. This document was last updated in 2008.
ASTM E2128 provides the foundation for field investigations of water leakage in building walls. This document is designed to provide supplemental guidance and highlight required information and actions regarding fenestration product investigations. ASTM E2128 identifies seven steps of forensic investigations, and this document provides additional information regarding each step, grouped into two categories: four steps prior to testing and three steps during and after testing.