AAMA Gold Certification.

A Mark of Excellence

The AAMA Gold Label means your window has been manufactured and tested to the high standards of the AAMA Gold Label Certification Program. It certifies that every unit assembled on the production line is using the same process and components as the unit that was tested and passed independent AAMA accredited test lab requirements for quality and durability including the following performance levels:

• Specified minimum levels of air infiltration through a window or door: Must meet an air leakage standard of 0.30 cubic feet per minute or lower with wind speeds of 25 mph. A lower air leakage number means less air infiltration is allowed through the window or door.

• No water leakage allowed at the tested design pressure of the unit: Water infiltration is tested by applying water to the surface of the sample window or door at a rate of five gallons per hour per square foot, exceeding any rainfall rate ever measured in a natural storm.

• Prescribed levels of structural resistance from wind and other active pressures: Required to withstand the pressure from various wind speeds. Measuring the amount of wind speed a unit can withstand before breaking establishes its structural strength and design pressure.

• Vinyl profile testing: The vinyl material used to construct Simonton windows and doors is quality tested for rigidity and durability against heat buildup and weather conditions. Vinyl profiles are analyzed and have no lead.

• Specified operating force for operable windows and doors: Examines the reliability of operable window and door designs and their components with repetitive use testing.

• Prescribed resistance to unwanted for criminal entry: Tests the resistance to levels of forced or unwanted entry on a window and door with pass/fail rating.