FAIL: New windows leaking under garden variety tests

FAIL: New windows leaking under garden variety tests
Window dressing? A field test in action on panel windows
Brent Melville
An architectural engineering specialist says 90% of windows installed on new homes are failing basic weather tightness tests.Oculus Architectural Engineering, which provides a failsafe service to test materials' quality and installation on new build sites around the country, said nine out of every 10 double glazed window installations fail its most basic “garden hose” test. Shawn McIsaac, a director with the green home consulting and engineering group, said the test involves spraying a garden hose on the side of a home and...

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