{"id":85841,"date":"2023-01-18T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/?p=85841"},"modified":"2023-01-30T10:01:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T15:01:53","slug":"fgia-releases-new-technical-information-report-for-horizontal-vertical-sliding-windows-doors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/fgia-releases-new-technical-information-report-for-horizontal-vertical-sliding-windows-doors\/","title":{"rendered":"FGIA Releases New Technical Information Report for Horizontal, Vertical Sliding Windows, Doors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has released a new technical information report establishing criteria for deflection and permanent deformation gauge device locations to meet uniform deflection and structural load test specifications and requirements specific to horizontal and vertical sliding windows and doors.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/store.fgiaonline.org\/pubstore\/ProductResults.asp?cat=0&amp;src=A19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AAMA TIR-A19-22<\/a>, &#8220;Structural Test Deflection and Permanent Deformation Gauge Placement for Horizontal and Vertical Sliding Windows and Sliding Doors,&#8221; is now available for purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCertain industry standards for structural performance require the collection and recording of deflection and deformation during testing,\u201d says Dave Stammen (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.assaabloy.com\/group\/en\">ASSA ABLOY Americas<\/a>), chair of the Structural Test Deflection and Permanent Deformation Gauge Placement Review Task Group. \u201cThis document was developed to provide FGIA accredited test labs with a consistent method for measuring and calculating these. 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