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ODL products are designed to meet or exceed rigorous standards of performance as defined by ODL quality expectations, building codes, or third party organizations. The result is a product that provides years of trouble-free performance.
ODL Severe Weather® door glass can be used with an impact rated door system to meet Florida building code (FBC) requirements in the windborne debris regions, including the High Velocity Hurricane Zone.
The ODL Tubular Skylight's Severe Weather® Kit features a polycarbonate dome with seamless aluminum flashing. The kit meets Miami-Dade County impact requirements. Download the Miami-Dade County Notice of Acceptance (208 K, Adobe PDF).
ODL Enclosed Blinds & Enclosed Shades meet design pressure standards as defined by the FBC.
Most ODL products meet Florida's design pressure standards.
Doorglass non-impact component approval
ODL door glass has the following Florida statewide approval through the Florida Building Commission (FBC), that allow ODL door glass to be substituted in any glazed door or sidelight with FBC or Miami-Dade County Notice of Acceptance (NOA) non-impact approval:
FL3234—traditional frame
FL4177—traditional frame and SmartFrame®
FL10091—fluted Architectural Elements™ series
FL13831—TriSys® frame
No additional testing is required. Both the original approval and the component approval will need to be provided to the inspector. For more information on FBC component approval, please visit Florida Department of Community Affairs.
Transoms and Decorative Privacy Windows
non-impact component approval
ODL transoms and Decorative Privacy Windows have the following non-impact component approval through the Florida Building Commission:
FL4554—transoms and Decorative Privacy Windows
Doorglass impact component approval
ODL Severe Weather® door glass has FBC component approvals (FL13346 and FL14234) that allow it to be substituted in any glazed door or sidelight with an approved missile impact NOA or FBC approval for use in the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ). No additional testing is required. Both the original approval and the component approval will need to be provided to the inspector. Severe Weather® door glass can also be used to replace shuttered sidelights that are part of an approved opaque door impact certification. Severe Weather® door glass cannot be used with an opaque door impact NOA to create a glazed door.
For more information on FBC component approval, please visit Florida Department of Community Affairs.
The High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ)
The Florida building code has wind zone specific performance requirements. Doors in the windborne debris region must meet the missile impact standard or be shuttered. The windborne debris region in Florida is broken down into four wind zones. Zone 1 is the area of the coast with wind speeds in the range of 110 to 120 mph. Zone 4 is the High Velocity Hurricane Zone.
The HVHZ is defined as all areas with wind speeds in excess of 140 mph. Dade/Broward County is defined as the HVHZ according to the Florida Building Code. In large missile impact tests for the HVHZ, an 8-foot 2" x 4" is fired at 50 feet per second at designated spots on the door glass and door slab. The entire unit must then remain intact through 9,000 pressure cycles and also pass water infiltration, structural loading, forced entry resistance, and air infiltration tests.
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