b'lab and spending about $2,500 for results thatA PHYSICAL TEST REQUIRED CONSTRUCTING A TEST SPECIMEN, would come back in a few months. This new procedure seemed to be much faster (days,SHIPPING IT TO A LAB AND SPENDING ABOUT $2,500 FOR not months), much less expensive (hundredsRESULTS THAT WOULD COME BACK IN A FEW MONTHS. THIS of dollars, not thousands) and perhaps just as accurate. But who would be the first to tryNEW PROCEDURE SEEMED TO BE MUCH FASTER (DAYS, NOT it? And what building inspector would acceptMONTHS), MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE (HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS, the results?I started working with Steve in June of 1987.NOT THOUSANDS) AND PERHAPS JUST AS ACCURATE. BUT There were four of us in a little strip mallWHO WOULD BE THE FIRST TO TRY IT? AND WHAT BUILDING behind a gas station, just off the Waterloo campus. We presented results of the researchINSPECTOR WOULD ACCEPT THE RESULTS?at industry conferences, and word spread quickly. In early 1988 I received a call from Peter Winford of Sauder Industries Ltd., a vinylfour months. I told him he could have resultsthat my competitor, who uses the same vinyl window manufacturer based in the VancouverTuesday, but I couldnt provide any guaranteeextrusions, is on the list at 0.33. Ill pay your bill area.He wanted to sell his products intothat the results would be accepted by the it was worth the risk.Seattle, but to do that you had to prove thatauthority having jurisdiction. I made up a price your windows were energy-efficient, and toout of the airsince nobody had ever doneNaturally, I was disappointed. The first-ever do that you had to have test results publishedthis beforeand he gave the go-ahead, andcommercial window simulation, and it was on the City of Seattles Memo 403, whichsaid he would worry about selling the results towrong! I spent two days going over my results could be considered the precursor to NFRCscode officials. to try to understand what I had done wrong. Certified Products Directorybut there was aI had many other projects to attend, so I left problem, as we will see shortly I gave him the results (by Tuesday!): 0.39 inMr. Winfords depressing results and went Mr. Winford had heard that we had a fast, low- inch-pound units, for his double-glazed, low-e,on to refine the graphical user interface for cost alternative to testing, and he needed to getvertical slider (we would call it 2.21 W/m2-K). this FRAME program that I suddenly began on that list pronto. Testing would take three toHe said, Well, nice try, but I happen to knowto distrust.we believe in exceeding performance standardsAnd so do our building partners. Innotech Windows + Doors delivers the manufacturing expertise and product performance required for your LEED Platinum, net-zero energy and Passive House Certified multi-family and single family projects.Learn more about the Defender 88PH System at innotech-windows.com/passive-houseFALL/WINTER 2019 9'