{"id":16878,"date":"2016-06-01T11:49:40","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T15:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=16878"},"modified":"2016-12-13T15:09:32","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T20:09:32","slug":"designing-better-commercial-fenestration-through-thermal-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/designing-better-commercial-fenestration-through-thermal-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing better commercial fenestration through thermal design"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_16880\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16880\" style=\"width: 278px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16880 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AAMA-Intertek_5694.jpg\" alt=\"AAMA-Intertek_5694\" width=\"278\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AAMA-Intertek_5694.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AAMA-Intertek_5694-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AAMA-Intertek_5694-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AAMA-Intertek_5694-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;\">Photos courtesy Intertek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>by Dean Lewis<\/strong><br \/>\nFenestration\u2014such as windows, curtain walls, window walls, sloped glazing, storefronts, and doors\u2014affects building energy use through four basic mechanisms: thermal heat transfer, solar heat gain, visible transmittance, and air leakage. Product designers, architects, and specifiers must reconcile the interplay of these factors to arrive at, or verify, optimal thermal performance.<\/p>\n<p>Commercial fenestration manufacturers must devise one-of-a-kind custom configurations for each project. Each job-specific configuration would have to undergo a \u2018one-time\u2019 testing and certification process under the National Fenestration Rating Council\u2019s (NFRC) Component Modeling Approach (CMA) or other development and analysis protocols. Making separate calculations for the performance of every glazing configuration would be time- and cost-prohibitive. However, because the essential parameters vary linearly with respect to one another, there is an opportunity to simplify the process.<\/p>\n<p>American Architectural Manufacturers Association\u2019s (AAMA) 507-15, <em>Standard Practice for Determining the Thermal Performance Characteristics of Fenestration Systems Installed in Commercial Buildings<\/em>, provides manufacturers, architects, builders, and code authorities with a means to verify the energy performance of glazed fenestration systems used in commercial buildings. (To obtain a copy of AAMA 507-15, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aamanet.org\/store\">www.aamanet.org\/store<\/a>). The following thermal performance characteristics are included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>thermal transmittance (U-factor);<\/li>\n<li>solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC);<\/li>\n<li>visible transmittance (VT);<\/li>\n<li>air leakage; and<\/li>\n<li>condensation resistance factor (CRF).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each of these metrics is provided for both a specific fenestration systems and a specific overall building. (For more, see \u201cThermal Performance Characteristics.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>The method can be useful in the determining of overall building performance, occupant comfort, and HVAC sizing, and is relevant to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) 90.1, <em>Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-rise Residential Buildings<\/em>;<\/li>\n<li><em>International Building Code<\/em> (<em>IBC<\/em>); and<\/li>\n<li><em>International Energy Conservation Code<\/em> (<em>IECC<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It defers to AAMA 1503, <em>Voluntary Test Method for Thermal Transmittance and Condensation Resistance of Windows, Doors, and Glazed Wall Sections<\/em>, or NFRC 100, <em>Procedure for Determining Fenestration Product U-factors<\/em>, for low-rise residential structures.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16882\" style=\"width: 220px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16882 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AAMA-Intertek_Crane.jpg\" alt=\"AAMA-Intertek_Crane\" width=\"220\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AAMA-Intertek_Crane.jpg 634w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AAMA-Intertek_Crane-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AAMA-Intertek_Crane-624x787.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">In the photo, American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) 501.5 thermal test is conducted on two-story mockups.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Establishing system-specific thermal performance<br \/>\n<\/strong>Section 6.0 of AAMA 507-15 provides a method to help determine U-factors, SHGC, VT, and CRF of specific fenestration systems.<\/p>\n<p><em>Vision area U-factor<br \/>\n<\/em>The methodology begins by sending a representative sample of a specific framing system and configuration (<em>i.e<\/em>. product line) to an NFRC-approved laboratory to be tested for U-factor in accordance with NFRC 102, <em>Procedure for Measuring the Steady-state Thermal Transmittance of Fenestration Systems<\/em>. A simulation of the operator type, frame type, and basic profiles are also run per NFRC 100.<\/p>\n<p>If the simulation and test results are determined to be equivalent, a graph is constructed by the laboratory giving the thermal performance for this specific framing with variations in glazing type (different combinations of low-emissivity [low-e] coatings and\/or gas fills) and size throughout the U-factor range noted above.<\/p>\n<p>For a given framing system and center-of-glass (COG) configuration, the relationship between U-factor and percent of vision area is linear.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, it is only necessary to determine the U-factor for each glazing at two percentages of vision area. Using NFRC-approved simulation tools, the system U-factor is determined at 70 and 95 percent vision area, utilizing the same glass aspect ratios as in the test unit. Once these two points have been established, the straight line is calculated. If the product vision area falls outside these bounds, vision area ratios shall be expanded or shifted to account for the appropriate frame\/glass ratio.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16884\" style=\"width: 264px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16884 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AAMA-Intertek_P6230018.jpg\" alt=\"AAMA-Intertek_P6230018\" width=\"264\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AAMA-Intertek_P6230018.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AAMA-Intertek_P6230018-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AAMA-Intertek_P6230018-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AAMA-Intertek_P6230018-624x414.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">While product- and project-specific U-factors will vary, framing systems in commercial building applications typically consist of aluminum structural members that can be categorized generically as non-thermal, thermally improved, containing a thermal barrier, structurally glazed, or a combination thereof. Pre-calculated U-factors are conservative and may be used as an estimating tool in the early phases of design.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A matrix of NFRC-recognized sizes can allow extrapolation beyond NFRC fixed sizes. This is an especially good tool for sizing comfort heating and cooling systems. The matrix can be created using the same COG increments to obtain various system U-factors.<\/p>\n<p>This matrix is generated by an NFRC-accredited simulation laboratory, or by an NFRC independent approved calculation entity utilizing approved frame, glass, and spacer components within the NFRC Component Modeling Approach Software Tool (CMAST) program. The matrix can be used to prepare a \u2018fenestration product rating certificate\u2019 for a specific project\u2014an example is shown in Figure 1.<\/p>\n<p><em>Spandrel area U-factor<br \/>\n<\/em>Spandrel areas, defined as those parts of an opaque wall between the heads of windows and the sills of the windows above them, are handled in essentially the same manner as vision areas. A graph is constructed giving the thermal performance for this specific framing system with variations in the spandrel insulation and in the percentage of spandrel. This is accomplished by simulating the edge and center of the spandrel with insulation.<\/p>\n<p>It is assumed the spandrel insulation does not cover the framing members, is flush with the 6-mm (0.25-in) glass, and has a foil facing exposed to the interior. At a minimum, the spandrel insulation shall be based on the R-values and thicknesses (in parentheses) in Figure 2.<\/p>\n<p><em>Solar heat gain coefficient<br \/>\n<\/em>A system-specific SHGC is developed in much the same manner as the U-factor, but determined in accordance with NFRC 200, <em>Procedure for Determining <\/em><em>Fenestration Product Solar Heat Gain Coefficient and Visible Transmittance at Normal Incidence<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For a given glass type, the relationship between SHGC and percent of vision area is linear. A graph is constructed utilizing COG SHGC determined in accordance with NFRC 200 and ranging from 0.05 to 0.75 in 0.05 increments. The SHGC for each glazing option is determined at 70 and 95 percent vision area utilizing the same infill aspect ratio as in the test unit.<\/p>\n<p><em>Visual transmittance<br \/>\n<\/em>System-specific VT values can be developed using the same approach as for determining SHGC, again, in accordance with NFRC 200.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Building-specific thermal performance<br \/>\n<\/strong>An estimate of the overall U-factors for a specific building is determined by the area-weighted U-factor from each component. This is accomplished for the vision area, spandrel area, and\/or combined vision\/spandrel area by depicting actual U-factors in a chart format developed from the following generalized area-weighted equation.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;\">U<sub>O<\/sub>= (U<sub>COG<\/sub>A<sub>COG<\/sub> + U<sub>EOG<\/sub>A<sub>EOG<\/sub> + U<sub>F<\/sub>A<sub>F<\/sub>)\/A<sub>PF<\/sub><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;\">Where:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;\">U<sub>O<\/sub> = U-factor (overall);<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;\">U<sub>COG<\/sub> = U-factor (center-of-glass);<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;\">A<sub>COG<\/sub> = Area (center-of-glass);<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;\">U<sub>EOG<\/sub> = U-factor (edge-of-glass);<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;\">A<sub>EOG<\/sub> = Area (edge-of-glass);<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;\">U<sub>F<\/sub> = U-factor (frame);<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;\">A<sub>F<\/sub> = Area (frame); and<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;\">A<sub>PF<\/sub> = Total area (area of the rough opening in the building envelope for the fenestration product, less installation clearances).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Vision area<br \/>\n<\/em>To determine the U-factor for the vision area of a specific building, it is first necessary to know the COG U-factor and the percent of vision area to total area. One enters the chart on the horizontal axis at the appropriate percentage of vision area to total area, and projects a line vertically until it intersects with the COG U-factor line for the building. Then, a line is projected horizontally until it intersects with the vertical axis. This intersection indicates the system U-factor for the vision area. Since the relationships are linear, interpolation or extrapolation is permitted within the chart. COG U-factor typically is given in the glass manufacturer\u2019s data as wintertime (night) U-factor.<\/p>\n<p><em>Spandrel area<br \/>\n<\/em>To determine the U-factor for the spandrel area of a specific building, it is first necessary to know the R-value of the spandrel insulation and the percent of spandrel area to total area. The system U-factor is determined in the same manner as that for the vision area.<\/p>\n<p><em>Combined vision and spandrel<br \/>\n<\/em>For fenestration systems that have a combination of vision and spandrel areas in a single elevation, such as in a curtain wall, the vision and spandrel portions must be separately determined. If a single U-factor is required for an elevation that contains both vision and spandrel, it shall be determined by area weighting the respective U-factors to the total area of the entire assembly (Figure 3). The SHGC and VT for a specific building are developed similarly based on COG values.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Representative values for generic products<br \/>\n<\/strong>While product- and project-specific U-factors will vary and are determined in accordance with the method just described, framing systems in commercial building applications typically consist of aluminum structural members that can be categorized generically as non-thermal, thermally improved, containing a thermal barrier, structurally glazed, or a combination thereof. These are defined as follows:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Non-thermal framing: System members with less than 1.6 mm (0.062 in.) separation between interior and exterior surfaces.<\/li>\n<li>Thermally improved framing: System members with a separation greater than or equal to 1.6 mm (0.062 in.), but less than 5.3 mm (0.210 in.), provided by a low-conductance material where thermal conductivity is less than or equal to 0.5 W\/mK (3.6 Btu in\/h\u00b7sf\u00b7F), or open air space between interior and exterior surfaces. Examples of such systems include members with exposed interior and\/or exterior trim attached with low conductance clips or skipped-debridged systems, which employ intermittent (instead of continuous) machined slots in the conductive material to reduce heat flow and are categorized as non-thermal framing systems in this standard practice.<\/li>\n<li>Thermal barrier framing: System members that have a minimum of 5.3-mm (0.21-in.) separation provided by a low-conductance material where thermal conductivity is less than or equal to 0.5 W\/mK (3.6 Btu\u00b7in\/h\u00b7sf\u00b7F), or open air space between the interior and exterior surfaces. Examples of such systems include poured and de-bridged urethane systems, crimped-in-place polymer isolator systems, and pressure-glazed systems with intermittent fasteners.<\/li>\n<li>Structurally glazed framing: A method of glazing where frame members are not exposed to the exterior.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The generic thermal transmittances of the four framing systems are pre-calculated as shown in Figure 4. These pre-calculated U-factors are conservative and may be used as an estimating tool in the early phases of design. AAMA 507 shows graphs for all these systems.<\/p>\n<p>AAMA 507 uses the same test and computer simulation tools required by NFRC and results in similar values for U-factor and SHGC. The main difference is the AAMA procedure combines frame and glass ratings to provide an overall system rating without requiring additional project-specific simulations and laboratory fees. It can also be used to calculate the performance of actual products with real vision and spandrel area, rather than that of a hypothetical model size as in the NFRC procedure\u2014an approach that produces less-accurate estimates of actual demands and HVAC-sizing the more the real product varies from the model size.<\/p>\n<p>As the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has observed: \u201cAAMA 507 is a simple, usable and enforceable option for rating commercial windows, and is well-suited to the process used to construct commercial fenestration.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wonderpluginslider-container\" id=\"wonderpluginslider-container-32\" style=\"max-width:840px;margin:0 auto;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:84px;padding-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"wonderpluginslider\" id=\"wonderpluginslider-32\" data-sliderid=\"32\" data-width=\"840\" data-height=\"360\" data-skin=\"topcarousel\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-randomplay=\"false\" data-loadimageondemand=\"false\" data-transitiononfirstslide=\"false\" data-autoplayvideo=\"false\" data-isresponsive=\"true\" data-fullwidth=\"false\" data-isfullscreen=\"false\" data-ratioresponsive=\"false\" data-showtext=\"true\" data-showtimer=\"true\" data-showbottomshadow=\"false\" data-navshowpreview=\"false\" data-textautohide=\"false\" data-pauseonmouseover=\"false\" data-lightboxresponsive=\"true\" data-lightboxshownavigation=\"false\" data-lightboxshowtitle=\"true\" data-lightboxshowdescription=\"false\" data-texteffectresponsive=\"true\" data-donotinit=\"false\" data-addinitscript=\"false\" data-lightboxfullscreenmode=\"false\" data-lightboxcloseonoverlay=\"true\" data-lightboxvideohidecontrols=\"false\" data-lightboxnogroup=\"false\" data-triggerresize=\"false\" data-lightboxautoslide=\"false\" data-lightboxshowtimer=\"true\" data-lightboxshowplaybutton=\"true\" data-lightboxalwaysshownavarrows=\"false\" data-lightboxshowtitleprefix=\"true\" data-titleusealt=\"false\" data-outputtext=\"false\" data-scalemode=\"fit\" data-arrowstyle=\"mouseover\" data-transition=\"fade\" data-loop=\"0\" data-border=\"0\" data-slideinterval=\"8000\" data-arrowimage=\"arrows-48-48-4.png\" data-arrowwidth=\"48\" data-arrowheight=\"48\" data-arrowtop=\"50\" data-arrowmargin=\"0\" data-navstyle=\"thumbnails\" data-navimage=\"bullet-24-24-5.png\" data-navwidth=\"109\" data-navheight=\"72\" data-navspacing=\"4\" data-navmarginx=\"16\" data-navmarginy=\"-84\" data-navposition=\"top\" data-playvideoimage=\"playvideo-64-64-0.png\" data-playvideoimagewidth=\"64\" data-playvideoimageheight=\"64\" data-lightboxthumbwidth=\"90\" data-lightboxthumbheight=\"60\" data-lightboxthumbtopmargin=\"12\" data-lightboxthumbbottommargin=\"4\" data-lightboxbarheight=\"64\" data-lightboxtitlebottomcss=\"color:#333; 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Image courtesy AAMA\" \/><\/li><li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amazingslider-img-elem amazingsliderimg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Figure-4.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 4\" title=\"Figure 4\" data-description=\"Generic thermal transmittance for systems with dual insulating glass.\" \/><\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"amazingslider-thumbnails\"  style=\"display:none;\"><li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amazingslider-thumbnail-elem amazingsliderthumbnailimg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Figure-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 1\" title=\"Figure 1\" data-description=\"A product comparison matrix with the overall system U-factor based on test size.\" \/><\/li><li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amazingslider-thumbnail-elem amazingsliderthumbnailimg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Figure-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 2\" title=\"Figure 2\" data-description=\"Spandrel insulation minimums in terms of R-value and, in parentheses, thicknesses.\" \/><\/li><li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amazingslider-thumbnail-elem amazingsliderthumbnailimg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AAMA_507Figure5-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 3\" title=\"Figure 3\" data-description=\"For assemblies combining vision and spandrel areas in a single elevation (as is the case for a curtain wall), the vision and spandrel portions must be determined separately. Image courtesy AAMA\" \/><\/li><li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amazingslider-thumbnail-elem amazingsliderthumbnailimg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Figure-4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 4\" title=\"Figure 4\" data-description=\"Generic thermal transmittance for systems with dual insulating glass.\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 5px; text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#67be49\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia,palatino,serif; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>\u00a0THERMAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 5px; text-align: left;\" bgcolor=\"#eef6dd\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino,serif; font-size: 10pt;\">American Architectural Manufacturers Association\u2019s (AAMA) 507-15, <em>Standard Practice for Determining the Thermal Performance Characteristics of Fenestration Systems Installed in Commercial Buildings<\/em>, provides a means to verify the energy performance of glazed fenestration assemblies. It offers a method in order to determine certain thermal performance characteristics of specific systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino,serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Thermal transmittance<br \/>\n<\/strong>The U-factor is a measure of the total heat transfer through a fenestration system expressed in W\/(m<sup>2<\/sup>\u2022C) [Btu\/(sf\u2022h\u2022F)]. The lower the U-factor, the less heat will be transferred through the fenestration system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino,serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Solar heat gain coefficient<br \/>\n<\/strong>The ratio of solar heat gain entering the space through the glazing product to the incident solar radiation, SHGC includes directly transmitted solar heat and absorbed solar radiation that is then re-radiated, conducted, or convected into the space. The lower the SHGC, the less solar heat is admitted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino,serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Visible transmittance<br \/>\n<\/strong>A measure of the fraction of visible light a fenestration system allows into the building, VT is dimensionless and is expressed as a decimal less than 1.0. The lower the value, the less visible light is transmitted into the building.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino,serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Air leakage resistance<br \/>\n<\/strong>The flow of air through a fenestration product is measured at a specified pressure differential across the product. Leakage is expressed in L\/s\u2022m<sup>2<\/sup> [cfm\/sf].<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino,serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Condensation resistance factor<br \/>\n<\/strong>The CRF rating number is obtained under standard test conditions as prescribed in AAMA 1503, <em>Voluntary Test Method for Thermal Transmittance and Condensation Resistance of Windows, Doors, and Glazed Wall Sections<\/em>. It is essentially the ratio of the difference between an average inside surface temperature and the outside air temperature, and the difference between the inside air temperature and the outside air temperature. CRF allows for comparison of the relative performance of fenestration systems based on the point at which an objectionable amount of condensation occurs The CRF is dimensionless and expressed as a number between 1 and 100\u2014the higher the figure, the higher the resistance to condensation.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>Dean Lewis is the American Architectural Manufacturers Association\u2019s (AAMA\u2019s) technical manager of training and education, employing his technical experience to manage and advance the group\u2019s product and professional certification programs. He began his career in the fenestration industry at PPG Industries with positions in project engineering and design, and has served on committees of ASTM, American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). Lewis has also served on the standards and certification committees of a dozen national and international organizations. 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