What is an NFRC certification?
NFRC certification gives consumers the assurance that your product has been rated by the world’s foremost expert in window, door, and skylight performance, in addition to ensuring compliance. Plus, it gives your product added visibility in the marketplace by being listed in the NFRC Certified Product Directory.
What is a CPD number?
CPD Number: This search restricts the result set to a specific product or product line.
How do I get NFRC certified?
NFRC requires certification by an accredited third-party agency. The Inspection Agency of the manufacturer’s choosing reviews the submitted computer simulations and physical test reports to confirm product compliance. Once compliance is verified, the Inspection Agency issues the certification.
What is CPD for windows?
The online NFRC Certified Products Directory (CPD) lists product lines and individual products selected by the manufacturer/responsible party for which certification authorization has been granted, and which can be searched by the public.
What does the NFRC label tell you?
What does the NFRC label tell you? The NFRC label helps you compare between energy-efficient windows, doors, and skylights by providing you with energy performance ratings in multiple categories.
What NFRC 300?
For example, NFRC 300 is a 16-page document on glass spectral transmittance and reflectance measurement in the solar spectrum range (300 nm – 2500 nm) and it covers all details from instrument requirements to operational guidelines.
What is nfrc200?
ANSI/NFRC 200: Determining Fenestration Product Solar Heat Gain Coefficient. The NFRC 200 procedure calculates SHGC and VT for summer conditions of 75ºF (24ºC) interior temperature and 90ºF (32ºC) exterior temperature. End Result: The SHGC and VT of the product is determined.
What is a good solar heat gain number?
When air conditioning is generally not of concern, a higher SHGC in the range of 0.30 to 0.60 can be helpful, since during winter months, the solar heat gained can help warm the house. If air conditioning is sometimes used and cooling is a concern, windows and skylights with an SHGC of less than 0.40 should be used.
Is it better to have a higher solar heat gain coefficient?
The lower the SHGC, the less solar heat it transmits and the greater its shading ability. A product with a high SHGC rating is more effective at collecting solar heat during the winter. A product with a low SHGC rating is more effective at reducing cooling loads during the summer by blocking heat gain from the sun.
How do I use the NFRC Certified Product Directory?
Simply filter by the product type and features you’re interested in, and the NFRC Certified Product Directory provides a list of NFRC-certified products that match your criteria so you know which products to look for when you go to buy. Already a participant in the Certified Product Directory?
When does the NFRC 706 compliance extension expire?
Those extensions expire no later than July 1, 2011. Therefore, currently there are products listed in the NFRC Certified Products Directory that have been granted compliance extensions that have not yet received the independent IG certification mandated under NFRC 706.
What does NFRC 706 mean for insulating glass?
NFRC recently implemented a new requirement (NFRC 706) under its Product Certification Program requiring insulating glass units (IGUs) used in NFRC certified and labeled products to be certified as meeting certain performance requirements by an independent IG certification program (“IGC Program (s)”) listed by NFRC.
When did the NFRC extension requirement go into effect?
This requirement went into effect on July 1, 2010. Some NFRC participants have requested extensions of time to comply with specific NFRC program requirements for reasons identified by those participants.