Commercial windows

Impact is a requirement, not a mood

· Houston desk

"We need the strong ones" is not an impact specification. Debris resistance is either in the section or it is not. The quote should follow the section.

Impact sliding, impact fixed, and impact hung are separate pages because the operation still matters. Naming the rating and forgetting the type is only half a request.

Product sourcing

Product sourcing for commercial windows includes impact openings only when the specification calls for them. Division 8 USA is a Houston supplier of commercial architectural products for hospitality, multifamily, commercial, student housing, and senior living. The services are specification review, product sourcing, project quotations, procurement coordination, and delivery coordination.

What to send

  • The impact requirement from the specification
  • Opening type: sliding, fixed, or hung
  • Sizes and quantities
  • Frame finish
  • Project location

What this note will not do

A Florida approval code printed on a product page is a manufacturer reference. It is not a Division 8 USA test report, and it is not a project approval.

More on commercial windows. The five services are on product sourcing. Send the specification for a project quotation.

Does impact replace the window type?

No. Send the operation and the impact requirement. Sliding, fixed, and hung stay different products.

Impact-rated sliding windows
Reference photograph. Not a completed Division 8 USA project.

Project quotes

Send the specification.