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Get Your Certification Extensions Here!
In 2019 AAMA published changes to the certification process in AAMA 103-19: Procedural Guide for Certification of Window, Door and Skylight Assemblies. It updated several provisions, including removal of the limitation on the number of…
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The Evolving Risks of Claims in Green Building
Green building and energy performance are ever-developing areas within the construction industry. So too are the associated risks for industry stakeholders. So far, claims relating to green building construction have been (and will likely continue…
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What to Consider with Energy Performance and Warranties
Written limited warranties are exceptionally good tools to define up-front the expectations of buyers and sellers regarding a product. However, manufactures and sellers should be aware that despite the express terms and limitations of the…
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Should Industry Standards Be Available to the Public Free-of-Charge?
Many current building codes incorporate AAMA or ASTM standards into the code sections relating to windows and doors. For example, the 2009 IRC Section R612.3 states that windows with fall prevention devices and window guards…
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Digital Advertising Benefits and Pitfalls
Digital advertising is a market unto itself. There is growing attention in that market (and elsewhere) toward the content of Internet marketing and how it is presented. Many companies rely on the expertise of Internet…
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Biometric Information: The inevitable regulation
Biometric information is personal information derived from those attributes which form a part of what makes us individuals, i.e. one’s physical, anatomical, vocal, and even chemical characteristics. This information is used for authentication of personal…
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Recognition of Legal Risk in the Manufacture and Sale of Windows and Doors
Perhaps Donald Rumsfeld put it best, “There are known knowns, things we know that we know; and there are known unknowns, things that we know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns, things we do…
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Window Safety Week April 4 -11 2021
A short note about an important cause. Despite having participated in hundreds of window/door product claims, becoming closely involved with my first child fall claim sent an indelible message. I knew early on “this is…
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A DUTY TO SPEAK
Instructions and Warnings at Sale and Post-Sale Windows and doors are products subject to product-liability laws in our United States. A manufacturer, and sometimes reseller, can incur liability should the product be found “defective.” Understandably,…
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Welcome to the Gary Law Group
Welcome! Having compiled 60 years of collective experience representing window and door companies, it is time for the Gary Law Group to share its knowledge through our renovated website. Here, we will be offering our…
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