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Author: | Oberon |
Subject: | Hurricane Charlie |
Posted At: | 2004-08-13 15:00:41 |
Sometime in the next day or so parts of the West Coast of Florida are very possibly going to have a very rough ride.
For the past few years, a good part of my focus has been involved with impact and "hurricane" window and door applications - both the "infamous" Dade County requirements and the ASTM 1886-02 and 1996-02 standards.
Today, we may see how all the research and testing will really pay off.
Good luck to the people in Northwest Florida, and if those of us in this industry have done our jobs correctly, a lot of people will be returning to their relatively intact homes once this whole thing has passed.
And for those who believe that they are going to "ride this thing out", I wish them even more good luck and, if they have windows that I may have had a hand in developing, then I feel very confident that we did the very best that we could for them.
However, I would still advise them, "Are you nuts? Get the heck out of there!"
Author: | FenEx |
In Reply To: | Hurricane Charlie (posted by Oberon) |
Subject: | RE: Hurricane Charlie |
Posted At: | 2004-08-13 16:58:06 |
Hey Oberon,
Question for you. Schuco just had their windows tested and recieved a DP-65 rating (195.2 mph windload) with their standard triple pane glass pack and were approved for Dade Grade. They are also available with laminated glass now too. Would the use of laminated glass improve the DP even further or is impact resistant glass a separate issue in Dade County? Thanks in advance.
FenEx
Author: | Oberon |
In Reply To: | RE: Hurricane Charlie (posted by FenEx) |
Subject: | RE: Hurricane Charlie |
Posted At: | 2004-08-13 18:30:04 |
Generally, the inclusion of laminated glass will not increase a window's DP rating; in fact, in some instances, it can actually lower it.
The laminated glass is added for the impact performance only.
The two tests involved (windload structural and impact/cycle) are considered separate tests, but are often completed concurrently by the window manufacturers.
Author: | Steve G. |
In Reply To: | Hurricane Charlie (posted by Oberon) |
Subject: | RE: Hurricane Charlie |
Posted At: | 2004-08-13 21:43:15 |
As we speak, Oberon -- 3:45 PM CDT, the eye of Hurricane Charley is moving up through northern portions of Charlotte Harbor, with maximum winds likely affecting the Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda areas of Florida. This is a very compact hurricane, so the very strongest winds will affect a relatively small area. This is a category 4 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds around 140 mph according to the National Hurricane Center. We have seen, within the last 10 minutes, a 110 MPH gust reported from an official weather service observing site at Punta Gorda. This should be a good test of the windows...
Steve
Author: | Oberon |
In Reply To: | RE: Hurricane Charlie (posted by Steve G.) |
Subject: | RE: Hurricane Charlie |
Posted At: | 2004-08-15 15:06:28 |
Thanks Steve.
It is Sunday morning, so all the information is being collected...now for the post analysis and reconstruction of the storm damage.
People being people never really anticipate something like this storm happening to them, so when they are "told" that they have to spend additional money in order to protect themselves and their families, many people say "hey! not me!"
I admit I am probably the same way, and I should very much know better.
I hope that we will find that the changes to the Florida building codes have saved lives and property; not just windows and doors, but all the changes.
I very much hope that these upgrades will prove to many people who doubted the effectiveness of the new codes (especially in South Carolina and a few hold-out areas) that they work and can save lives.