Building Envelope and Façade Performance Testing Services

UL Solutions' highly specialized and experienced staff can test your curtain wall and facade mock-ups to the applicable regional and industry requirements as seen in some highlighted areas below: 

• American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA)
  • AAMA 501.1: Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Windows, Curtain Walls and Doors Using Dynamic Pressure. 
• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
  • ASTM E330: Standard Test Method for structural performance of exterior windows, doors, skylights and curtain walls by uniform static air pressure difference
  • ASTM E1105: Standard Test Method for field determination of water penetration of installed exterior windows, skylights, doors and curtain walls by uniform or cyclic static air pressure difference. 
  • ASTM E283: Standard Test Method for determining rate of air leakage through exterior windows, curtain walls, and doors under specified pressure differences across the specimen. 
  • ASTM E547: Standard Test Method for water penetration of exterior windows, skylights, doors, and curtain walls by cyclic static air pressure differences. 
• The Centre for Window and Cladding Technology (CWCT)
• Canadian Standard Association (CSA) 
• European Standards (EN)

The building envelope and façade performance tests we offer cover a wide range of extreme weather conditions, including air infiltration, water penetration (static and dynamic), wind loads and impact testing.

Building envelope testing and commissioning can be performed on a multitude of performance mock-up products and envelope components, including metal or glass curtain walls, window walls, precast concrete, sloped glazing, masonry, rainscreen systems and metal cladding systems.

We are  a trusted partner for some of North America’s and Europe’s largest system manufacturers. Our longstanding relationships with the design and construction community have garnered us respect and specialized knowledge in the industry.

When considering field testing, it is important to identify the areas that are most representative of the building design as well as include critical interface connections of fenestration products with the building envelope wall assembly. Field testing should also be considered at different stages of construction or even years after in-service use.

Building performance is critical in today’s construction environment. By complying with model building code requirements and using the appropriate methods. UL Solutions has the expertise performing the evaluation methods in each stage of the construction.