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ASTM E 2112 Standard Practice for Installation of Exterior Windows, Doors, and Skylights, published in 2007, is available from ASTM International:  www.astm.org.

Revision status:   The task group is now reviewing E 2112-07 with an eye to reorganizing it.  This 44,000-word document will be made more user-friendly.  See minutes and other documents by clicking on the hyperlinks below:

MINUTES:    

April 24, 2006 task group meeting

July 12-13, 2006 interim meeting

October 23, 2006 meeting

January 24-25, 2007 interim meeting

April 15-16, 2007 task group meeting

October 29, 2007 task group meeting

April 7, 2008 task group meeting

GUIDING PRINCIPLES: 

Draft of Guiding Principles layout, Draft 6

PowerPoint presentation on the Guiding Principles

INSTALLATION METHOD DOCUMENTS:    

Flowchart sample on Methods A and A1 Window Installation

Document on Combined Installation Method A and A1

Principles of Installation as of 4/4/07

DECISION TREE FOR WINDOW REPLACEMENT: 

Window Replacement Decision Tree

DRAFT SAMPLE OF E2112 REVISION:

Draft of shortened version EXYZ-2008 draft6.doc

WALL TYPE / WINDOW TYPE MATRIX TO SELECT INSTALLATION METHOD (DRAFT):

Wall Type-Window Type Matrix Draft1

CHANGE E06.51.11 FROM TASK GROUP TO SUBCOMMITTEE?

Rationale for converting E06.51.11 to an E06 Subcommittee

The following document draft incorporates all the comments, both from negative and positive votes,  that were found persuasive on the the last ASTM Ballot of WK11252, which is the ASTM version of FMA/AAMA 100.  WK11252 is on hold until FMA and AAMA finish their balloting:

FMA/AAMA 100-07 Draft as of January 28, 2008

NEXT TASK GROUP MEETING: 

At ASTM Committee Week, October 2008

OTHER TASK GROUP ACTIVITIES/WORK ITEMS:

We have submitted four new work items, including two new standards (Click on the hyperlinks to preview):

WK11252 - Standard Practice for the Installation of Windows with Integral Mounting Fin in Wood Frame Construction for Heavy Weather and Extreme Wind Locations - This item is based on the Fenestration Manufacturers Association standard, FMA 100, which was created in response to a request from the Florida Building Code Commission  after the recent hurricanes.  This item is on hold until FMA/AAMA finish their revisions and balloting.

WK11254 - Standard Practice for the Installation of Windows with Flanges for Masonry Construction.  This item is based on the Fenestration Manufacturers Association standard, FMA 200, which was created in response to a request from the Florida Building Code Commission  after the recent hurricanes.  This item is on hold until FMA/AAMA finish their revisions and balloting.

WK11256 - Flashing Width Proposal - revision to E 2112-07 - reballoting a correction to this version.

WK11259 - Design Professional - Addition to scope of E 2112-07.