West Coast Insulated Glass-

Technical Resources

Technical Documents & Links

Quality & Capability Standards and Documents

A glass product specification sheet with the information in it.
Quality Inspection Guidelines
A table with the maximum and minimum glass thickness for each window.
Insulated Glass Maximum Sizes
A chart of the time taken for each class.
Insulated Glass Make-Ups
West coast insulated glass products bill
Single Lite Maximum Sizes

Warranties, Codes, Compatibility, and Testing

A page from the company 's 5 year warranty.
Five (5) Year Insulated Glass Warranty
A page from the company 's 1 0 year warranty.
Ten (10) Year Insulated Glass Warranty
A page of materials and construction methods for exterior wildfire exposure.
California Building Code- Materials and Construction Methods for Exterior Wildfire Exposure
A table with three columns of data.
HB Fuller Compatibility Report- Insulated Glass Sealants
A letter from the company that is currently selling glass.
Kuraray Cement Grout Warranty
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Sealant Compatibility Testing - Saflex® R series PVB interlayer
A page of an article with two pictures.
Turtle Glass Technical Document- Vitro Architectural Glass
A page of information about turtle glass.
Turtle Glass Product Application Bulletin- Guardian Glass
Cardinal Glass LoE-340 Solar Control Glass- Visible Transmittance under 45%

Links to Manufacturer Thermal Calculators and Other Resources

A page of the glass industry 's website.
Guardian Glass Calculator and Tools Page
A screen shot of the product information page.
Vitro Architectural Glass IGU Configurator
A screen shot of the website for pukington.
Pilkington Tools and Calculators
A computer screen with the words energy calc on it.
Cardinal Glass Energy Calculator

National Glass Association (NGA) & Glass Association of North America (GANA) Guidelines

A page of the flat glass industry standards.
Flat Glass Industry Standards
A paper with instructions for the application of installing glass unit edges in commercial applications.
Guidelines for the Appearance of IGU
A paper with instructions for use of laminated glass in glass rolling systems.
Use of Laminated Glass in Glass Railing Systems
A sheet of paper with some instructions for building.
Weight of Laminated Architectural Glass
A page of text with instructions for cleaning architectural glass products.
Proper Cleaning Procedures
A page of an article about design considerations for laminated glazing applications.
Design Considerations for Laminated Glazing Appl
A page of text with a picture of glass floors and stairs.
Glass Floors and Stair
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Construction Site Protection
A paper with an image of glass buildings.
Quench Patterns in Heat-Treated Architectural Glass

CPSC Certificate of Compliance

West Coast Insulated Glass manufactures tempered safety glass and fabricates laminated safety glass (minimum .030 interlayer) that complies with ANSI Z97.1 and CPSC 16CFR 1201 Category I and II.  Please CLICK HERE for more details.