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    The document provides information on industry standards and specifications for glass used in architectural applications. It lists various standards that apply to glass, windows, doors, and skylights. The standards measure qualities like strength, imperfections, coatings, and insulating performance of glass units.

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    The document provides information on industry standards and specifications for glass used in architectural applications. It lists various standards that apply to glass, windows, doors, and skylights. The standards measure qualities like strength, imperfections, coatings, and insulating performance of glass units.

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    The document provides information on industry standards and specifications for glass used in architectural applications. It lists various standards that apply to glass, windows, doors, and skylights. The standards measure qualities like strength, imperfections, coatings, and insulating performance of glass units.

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    Glass Standards and Guidelines

    The following chart lists the industry standards and specifications that apply to glass used in windows, doors, skylights and
    architectural glazing applications. It is intended for reference and guidance only and should not be used to assess the suitability
    of specific installed glass/glazing. Concerns regarding specific glass characteristics should be evaluated by a professional
    having expertise in the glass/glazing field using the appropriate specification(s).

    Glass Inspection for the Homeowner provides guidance addressing the general criteria and requirements for inspecting
    glass/glazing installed in windows, doors and glazed assemblies.
    Standard/ Purpose/Descri Applies To Measures/Evaluates
    Specification ption

    ASTM C1036, Standard This specification covers Glass intended to be used Point blemish, linear blemish content, associated
    Specification for Flat Glass the quality requirements primarily for architectural distortion, dimension, squareness, reflectance and
    of flat, transparent, clear, glazing products including: transmittance.
    and tinted glass intended coated glass, IGUs, laminated
    to be used primarily for glass, mirrors, spandrel glass
    architectural glazing or similar uses.
    products.

    ASTM C1048, Standard Establishes the physical Heat-strengthened and fully Glass strength, overall bow, localized bow, dimension,
    Specification for Heat- requirements for flat, heat tempered coated and uncoated hole, notches and cut-out tolerances and product
    Strengthened and Fully strengthened, and fully flat glass labeling
    Tempered Flat Glass tempered coated and
    uncoated glass

    ASTM C1172, Standard Specifies the quality Flat, laminated glass Imperfections, blemishes, size and dimensional
    Specification for Laminated requirements for flat tolerances, bow and warp, marking
    Architectural Flat Glass laminated glass
    consisting of two or more
    layers of glass bonded
    with an interlayer material

    ASTM C1376, Standard Specifies the optical and Coated glass Pinholes, blemishes, scratches and color non-
    Specification for Pyrolytic and aesthetic quality uniformity
    Vacuum Deposition Coatings on requirements for coatings
    Flat Glass applied to glass

    ASTM E2190, Standard Specifies the durability Double and triple pane IGUs Edge seal durability, internal moisture formation,
    Specification for Insulating requirements for IGUs internal volatile fog formation, argon gas retention
    Glass Unit Performance and
    Evaluation

    IGMA TM-3100, Voluntary Provides guidelines for Double and triple pane IGUs Size, frequency and how to view various potential visual
    Guidelines for the Identification categorizing and obstructions including glass marks, dirt/debris, optical
    of Visual Obstructions in the qualifying unintended effects, fogging and sightline infringement
    Airspace of Insulating Glass visual obstructions in an
    Units (an FGIA document) IGU

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