Highlights of the Standards adopted by the Association as Association's Standards

Scope :

1. Aluminium Sliding Windows

a) Horizontal Sliding
b) Vertical Sliding

AAI Standards for Code of Practice covers the following :

1.0 Alloy and Conditions

2.0 Terminology

3.0 Type of Windows :

a) Horizontal Sliding (HASW)
b) Vertical Sliding (VASW)

4.0 Notations - as per International Practice

5.0 Specifying Windows

6.0 Modular System - Advantages

7.0 Architectural Windows - Standards/Modified/Custom made

8.0 Design Considerations

a) Structuaral soundness to withstand wind velocity
b) Functional - Air Resistance, Water Resistance, Sound/Noise levels (effects of noise), Glass - recommend thickness as per Graphs.

9.0 Anodised Micron Coating Requirement/Maintenance

10.0 Installation methods - sub frames - ideal solutions

11.0 Scalant

12.0 Protection and cleaning

13.0 Annexures

a) Selection of Aluminium sections for window frames
b) Water head Equation graphically shown to resist water driven by Wind velocity