Window cleaning is an important final step in finishing off construction of a building. This fact is sometimes ignored, and improper cleaning results in significant damage to the new windows. This in turn leads to a lawsuit. The glass association of North America (GANA) has published a bulleton to instruct as to the proper window cleaning […]
Manufacturing Defect on Tempered Glass Window
Glass failure analysis expert witness performed a root cause failure analysis on window defects found on a recently built custom home. The upper left photograph shows the defect from the building exterior. The window defect resembles a dust or dirt streak and was not detected until the post construction window cleaning. In all cases, the […]