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NAFS Labeling for Large Buildings
A client called with an interesting question: “We’ve been under the impression that all windows and exterior doors are supposed to be delivered with certified NAFS labels on them, and the labels are to...
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Products Outside the Scope of NAFS
In Part 9 of the National Building Code we see an explicit distinction between two types of fenestration products. “Manufactured and Pre-Assembled” products have their performance evaluated by testing...
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NAFS in the Code—Part 5
The first mention of the NAFS standard is in Part 5 of all Canadian building codes. The wording and the context are significant and tell us a lot about how the Code writers intended the standard to be...
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Al’s On the Move! Fall 2015 NAFS Education Sessions
Fall 2015 education sessions: What You Need to Know about NAFS and the Canadian Supplement Alberta Building Officials Association Fall Conference St. Albert, AB September 17, 2015 • 9:00am-10:30am...
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NAFS in the Code—Part 9
These questions and more continue to vex building officials and design professionals, not to mention window, door and skylight manufacturers. Many individuals hold strong opinions about how NAFS should...
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New NAFS-related Amendments to the BC Building Code
BC Building Code Revision 8 took effect December 11, 2015 and largely deals with the appropriate use and limitations of NAFS and the Canadian Supplement for fenestration products in Part 5 and Part 9....
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NAFS Technical Interpretations Now Available From CSA
This week, I would like to introduce you to five technical interpretation (TI) bulletins relevant to users of the NAFS standard in Canada. Four of these bulletins are published by the Joint Document...
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NAFS, the Canadian Supplement, and Water Testing
Whenever Canadian building codes refer to the North American Fenestration Standard (NAFS), they also refer to the Canadian supplement to NAFS. Specifically, the codes denote that fenestration products...
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NAFS 2017 Public Review—In Progress Until February 5, 2017
NAFS, the North American Fenestration Standard, is jointly published and maintained by three associations: CSA in Canada, and AAMA and WDMA in the United States. On December 7, CSA announced the start...
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NAFS-11 vs. NAFS-08: What’s different?
The 2008 edition of NAFS first appeared in Canada in the 2010 National Building Code, whose requirements were adopted by various provinces and territories between 2011 and 2014. The fenestration...
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