Definitions: O - Windows and exterior doors

one hour rated glass

one hour rated glass is constructed to withstand a minimum of one hour of direct exposure to flame without losing structural integrity or transmitting excessive heat to the cool side of the glass.

References - one hour rated glass

See the following for additional one hour rated glass information:

• Windows United States Department of Energy, December 2009, Editorial Staff
• Exterior Doors United States Department of Energy, December 2009, Editorial Staff
• 2009 International Building Code: Softcover Version ICC (distributed by Cengage Learning); 1 edition, March 2009, International Code Council, ISBN 1580017258
• What Your Contractor Can't Tell You: The Essential Guide to Building and Renovating Shube Publishing, January 2008, Amy Johnston, ISBN 979983800
• Renovation: Completely Revised and Updated R.S. Means Company; 2 edition, August 2002, Donald Reynolds and RS Means , ISBN 876296584

Service Professionals that can help with one hour rated glass issues

• Window and Door Installer
• Finish Carpenter
• Carpenter
• Handyman

Common projects involving one hour rated glass

• Remodel Home
• Add On to Home
• Restore Interior
• Renovate Home Interior

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