Participants learned about the barriers to adopting high-performing fenestration in both non-residential and multi-family buildings, as well as a blueprint for market transformation, at the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) Annual Conference in Orlando, FL. Presented by Helen Sanders (Technoform), this session reviewed a yearlong study conducted by the Façade Tectonics Institute (FTI) on the topic. “Why do we care that high-performance facades and fenestration are not used?” asked Sanders. “What is used today performs worse than widely available options and far worse than...

Those participating in the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) Annual Conference in Orlando, FL, learned about the building, energy and stretch codes in the state of Massachusetts in a presentation about the complexity of backstop calculations from presenter Christopher Grey (Simpson Gumpertz & Heger). In this presentation, Grey provided an overview of the 2023 Massachusetts Stretch Code updates that impact façade design including requirements for air leakage, thermal bridging and the envelope backstop calculations. He reviewed the 2020 and 2023 backstop calculations and discuss...

A safety expert gave advice for how to safely handle hurricane-resistant products during the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) Annual Conference in Orlando, FL, February 17-20. Sponsored by the FGIA Fenestration Safety Committee, this session entitled “Safe Manufacturing of Hurricane Resistant Products” was led by Todd Benedict, Senior Environmental, Health, Safety and Security Manager at PGT Innovations. His presentation included background information on hurricane codes, why hurricane-resistant products are necessary and how to safely handle them during their manufacturing and assembly.History of Hurricane CodesIn...

Registrations are now being accepted for the fifth installment of the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) Leadership Development Program through April 30. FGIA is please to unveil an innovative hybrid format for this edition, combining the flexibility of online, self-paced training spanning 10 main topics with the dynamic interaction of three live Zoom webinars. A schedule is available.“This popular training series is back with additional content and tools for those who want to advance their careers by honing their leadership skills, primarily utilizing the...