As 2025 winds down, it is a good time to make sure you have the current versions of the documents that best serve and help shape our industry. Several important FGIA standards were updated this year in FGIA’s ongoing efforts to keep up with the latest technologies and performance demands. Let’s take a look at a few of these documents, whose 2025 versions are now available in the FGIA Online Store. Click each document number to see store details.
- NEW! AAMA 516, Quality Assurance and Diagnostic Water Leakage Check of Fenestration Products Using the Sill Dam Evaluation Method
- NEW! AAMA 517, Specification for Air/Water Penetration Resistance, and Structural Load Performance of Multi-Track Doors and Windows
- NEW! AAMA 1901, Specification for Security Screen Products
- NEW! AAMA 950, Specification for Window Opening Control Devices (WOCDs) Installed on Operable Windows
- AAMA 309, Standard Specification for Classification of Rigid Thermoplastic/Cellulosic Composite Materials
- AAMA 501, Methods of Test for Exterior Walls
- AAMA 501.2, Quality Assurance and Diagnostic Water Leakage Field Check of Installed Storefronts, Curtain Walls and Sloped Glazing Systems
- AAMA 609 & 610, Cleaning and Maintenance Guide for Architecturally Finished Aluminum
- AAMA 623, Voluntary Specification, Performance Requirements and Test Procedures for Organic Coatings on Fiber Reinforced Thermoset Profiles
- AAMA 624, Voluntary Specification, Performance Requirements and Test Procedures for High Performance Organic Coatings on Fiber Reinforced Thermoset Profiles
- AAMA 625, Voluntary Specification, Performance Requirements and Test Procedures for Superior Performance Organic Coatings on Fiber Reinforced Thermoset Profiles
- AAMA 643, Specification, Performance Requirements and Test Procedures for Solar Reflective Finishes
- AAMA 812, Voluntary Practice for Assessment of Frame Deflection When Using Propellant Expanding Foam Sealants for Air-Sealing Rough Openings of Fenestration Installations
- AAMA 1002, Specification for Secondary Storm Products for Windows and Sliding Glass Doors
- AAMA 1102, Specification for Side-Hinged Secondary Storm Doors
- AAMA CVPM-FA, AAMA Component Verification Program Manual: Finish Applicators
- AAMA CVPM-H, AAMA Component Verification Program Manual: Hardware
- AAMA CVPM-S, AAMA Component Verification Program Manual: Sealants
- AAMA CVPM-W, AAMA Component Verification Program Manual: Weatherstripping
- AAMA TB-25-01, User Guide for Evaluation of Volatile Organic Chemical Emissions of Vinyl Residential Fenestration Products
- IGMA TM-1500, Guidelines to Reduce Instances of Thermal Stress
- IGMA TB-1200, Guidelines for Insulating Glass Dimensional Tolerances
The changing of the calendar does not mean that our work is done. There are more documents that are currently in the final stages before they are published and many more are on the way. Documents that are set to be published soon, hopefully before we begin 2026 include:
- AAMA 307, Voluntary Specification for Laminates Intended for Use on AAMA Certified Profiles
- AAMA CW-10, Care and Handling of Architectural Aluminum from Shop to Site
- IGMA TM-1300, Design Considerations for Multiple-Cavity Insulating Glass Units
- IGMA TR-3401, Preventing Glass Breakage During IG Design, Manufacture, Transport, Installation and Use
Keep in mind that each of these documents have been developed or updated using FGIA’s consensus process to take into consideration multiple points of view. We always have documents open for review and update which require involvement of our members like you. If you have questions about any documents that might be under review, please reach out to me.
Don’t let your company fall behind. Get these new versions of FGIA documents today.
