THE NEW DADE COUNTY CODE

Dade County, in Florida, in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew's devastation, have passed a new, stricter building code. All new homes constructed in the counties of Miami-Dade and Broward now have to comply with these codes.

It has also been stated that it is just a matter of time before the whole State of Florida adopts these codes - there is even talk that legislation could be in place as early as Spring 2002.

The Window Express range of products has passed all the new codes.

Window Express is the only company to have passed Dade requirements on such a large variety of styles and sizes.

You can always trust a product supplied by Window Express as they are tested to the most exacting standards worldwide.

This includes the Dade County Protocols PA201, PA202, PA203-4

Preparation for PA 202

The air infiltration, uniform static air test, water resistance test:

The Water Resistance test:

The Impact test: glass and frame impacted nine times in different locations, fired at 35mph at close range with a 2" x 4" timber.

Measuring deflection (left), Air infiltration test and uniform static air test (right).

(left) -Loading the cannon (left), and preparing for the cyclic test (right).