Air Performance LLC has launched its PTG-42 MD and VTG-30 MD hurricane-rated louvers for PTAC and VTAC applications, which includes Florida Building Code certification, along with AMCA 540 and Miami Dade high-velocity hurricane zone (HVHZ) certification.
Air Performance has been providing Hurricane Rated Louvers for various applications for many years. However, the newly certified PTG-42 MD and VTG-30 MD are ground-breaking by offering building designers, window manufacturers, and OEMs the flexibility to not only meet the stringent criteria needed for hurricane impact ratings, but also the oversized dimension options to accommodate specific building designs.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), although we haven’t seen more hurricanes globally over the past century, there has been an increase in hurricane frequency and intensity in the Atlantic basin over the past 40 years, and the proportion of hurricanes that reach the intense levels—Category 4 or 5—could rise by about 10 percent this century. Ensuring that a range of louver products meet the building requirements in these areas is a priority as Air Performance’s engineering and design teams develop products and make them available in the affected markets.