TESTING STANDARDS
Performance testing on facades, windows, doors, skylights and curtain walls complying to the procedures and protocols of the following standards could be conducted at the Façade Performance Lab facilities.
Malaysian Standards (MS)
| 1 | MS 832 | Aluminium alloy windows - specification |
| 2 | MS 1017 | Aluminium framed sliding glass doors - specification |
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
| 1 | ASTM E283/E283M | Standard Test Method for Determining Rate of Air Leakage Through Exterior Windows, Skylights, Curtain Walls, and Doors Under Specified Pressure Differences Across the Specimen |
| 2 | ASTM E330/E330M | Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Exterior Windows, Doors, Skylights and Curtain Walls by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference |
| 3 | ASTM E331 | Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors, and Curtain Walls by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference |
| 4 | ASTM E547 | Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors, and Curtain Walls by Cyclic Static Air Pressure Difference |
American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA)
| 1 | AAMA 501.1 | Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Windows, Curtain Walls and Doors Using Dynamic Pressure |
| 2 | AAMA 501.4 | Recommended Static Test Method for Evaluating Window Wall, Curtain Wall and Storefront Systems Subjected to Seismic and Wind-Induced Inter-Story Drift |
Australian / New Zealand Standards (AS/NZS)
| 1 | AS/NZS 4284 | Testing of building facades |
| 2 | AS/NZS 4420.1 | Windows, external glazed, timber and composite doors – Methods of tests Part 1: Test sequence, sampling and test methods |
Singapore Standards (SS)
| 1 | SS 212 | Specifications for aluminium alloy windows |
| 2 | SS 268 | Specifications for aluminium framed sliding glass doors |
| 3 | SS 654 | Code of practice for curtain walls |
British / European Standards (BS EN)
| 1 | BS EN 1026 | Windows and Doors - Air Permeability - Test Method |
| 2 | BS EN 1027 | Windows and Doors - Water Tightness - Test Method |
| 3 | BS EN 12211 | Windows and Doors - Resistance to Wind Load – Test Method |
| 4 | BS EN 12153 | Curtain Walling - Air Permeability - Test Method |
| 5 | BS EN 12155 | Curtain Walling - Water Tightness - Laboratory Test Under Static Pressure |
| 6 | BS EN 12179 | Curtain Walling - Resistance to Wind Load – Test Method |
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
| 1 | ISO 6612 | Windows and door height windows – Wind resistance tests |