FenestrationMasters case studies
FenestrationMasters · Put your knowledge to work in context.
FenestrationMasters is a professional credential for people who design, specify, fabricate, install, or inspect windows, doors, skylights, storefronts, and curtain walls. It signals that a candidate understands the whole building envelope as a system: how codes and standards shape product selection, how glass and framing interact structurally and thermally, how water and air are managed at joints and openings, and how products are tested, certified, labeled, and installed in the field. The FenestrationMasters case studies are 5 cases and about 2,192 words.
1Submittal Label Does Not Match the Assembled Storefront
A design-build team is replacing the storefront system on a four-story office building in Climate Zone 5. The specification requires NFRC-certified U-factor ≤0.34, SHGC ≤0.40, and a product labeled to the NAFS edition referenced by the adopted code.
464 words, about 2 min2Natatorium Condensation on Room-Side Glass
A community aquatic center has 1-inch insulating glass units in thermally broken aluminum frames. The units have low-e coating on surface 2, argon fill, and warm-edge spacers.
477 words, about 2 min3Curtain Wall Leaks Only Under Wind-Driven Rain
A 12-story office tower has a unitized curtain wall on an exposed corner. During a 35 mph wind-driven rain event, occupants report water at the sill on floors 7 through 9 on the windward elevation.
455 words, about 2 min4Hotel Near Airport Fails Field Acoustical Test
A five-story hotel is 1,400 feet from an active runway. The window specification calls for an STC 35 assembly, and the submitted product has a lab STC rating of 35.
391 words, about 2 min5Sealant Joint Failure at Brick Veneer Replacement Windows
A 1920s brick building is receiving aluminum-clad wood replacement windows. The sealant joint between the new frame and the existing brick is 3/8 inch wide and only 1/8 inch deep, with no backer rod.
405 words, about 2 min