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  • Highly accurate, actionable data, backed by strong technical support and guidance.
  • We have the accreditations and approvals you need. See our list below.

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Building Products & Materials Testing Capabilities

key capability

Fenestration testing

Simplify your certification process for NFRC, CSA, AAMA, IGCC/IGMA and more. 

From thermal simulation to physical validation, we have you covered for each window model and type. Partner with Element’s Toronto and St. Paul-based fenestration testing labs for convenient local service. 

key capability

Air barriers & wall systems testing

Element is your single-source, IAS 17025-accredited supplier for both air barrier materials and full-scale assemblies. 

We test products sold as sheets, liquid-applied membranes and sprayed polyurethane foams that are manufactured from organic fibers or synthetic plastics, pre-assembled or site-constructed. 

 

key capability

Thermal insulation testing

We test everything from expanded and extruded polystyrene to glass and mineral fiber, loose fill insulation, PIR, PUR, reflective wraps and foils, and spray-applied foam.

Air permeability
Compressive resistance
Corrosion resistance
Fire resistance
Operating temperature
Tensile strength
Thermal conductivity
Water absorption
Water vapor permeance
Weather protection

key capability

Dynamic wind uplift testing

Element is the only independent third-party laboratory in Canada to be accredited to perform dynamic wind uplift testing to both CSA A123.21 and CAN/ ULC-S742.

Key Facts

Test Chamber Pressure

Minimum 20 kPA (400 psf) up to 10 kPA (200 psf)

Capacity

Samples up to 1,880 mm x 5, 791 mm (6.16 ft x 19 ft) in size

We test both small and large-scale testing of mechanically attached-membrane roofing systems (MARS), partially attached-membrane roofing systems (PARS) and adhered-membrane roofing systems (AARS) -- even multiple at once.

  • Air tightness/air leakage
  • Water penetration
  • Structural wind load resistance
  • Thermal performance
  • Acoustics
  • Seismic performance
  • Structural adequacy
  • Hurricane impact cycling
  • Insulated glass
  • Condensation
  • Pressure equalized rain screens
  • Full-scale wall system testing
  • Dynamic wind uplift

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American Architectural Manufacturers Association

AAMA 1304, AAMA 1503, AAMA 1506, AAMA 1701.2, AAMA 1704, AAMA 1801, AAMA 501.1, AAMA 501.2, AAMA 501.5, AAMA 502, AAMA 503, AAMA 508, AAMA 509, AAMA 910-93, AAMA 920, AAMA 925, AAMA/WDMA/CSA101/1.S.2/A440

American Society for Testing and Materials

ASTM C1029, ASTM C1104/1104M, ASTM C1289, ASTM C1303, ASTM C165, ASTM C2019, ASTM C335, ASTM C411, ASTM C423, ASTM C518, ASTM C520, ASTM C533, ASTM C534/C534M, ASTM C547, ASTM C553, ASTM C612, ASTM C653, ASTM C665, ASTM C687, ASTM C726, ASTM C764, ASTM D1003, ASTM E 997, ASTM E1007, ASTM E1084, ASTM E1105, ASTM E119, ASTM E1332, ASTM E136, ASTM E1363, ASTM E1425, ASTM E1529, ASTM E1592, ASTM E1886, ASTM E1996, ASTM E2068, ASTM E2178 , ASTM E2190 / E2189, ASTM E2357, ASTM E283, ASTM E330, ASTM E331, ASTM E336, ASTM E413, ASTM E423, ASTM E424, ASTM E547, ASTM E783, ASTM E795, ASTM E84, ASTM E90, ASTM E96, ASTM E987, ASTM F1233, ASTM F588, ASTM F842, ASTM G154/G155

British Standards
BS EN 14179-1 section 10

Canadian General Standards Board
CAN/CGSB 12.8

Canadian Standards
CAN/CSA A440, CAN/CSA A440.2, CAN/ULC- S705, CAN/ULC- S706, CAN/ULC- S712, CAN/ULC- S713, CAN/ULC- S743, CAN/ULC-S701, CAN/ULC-S741, CAN/ULC-S742

International Organization for Standardization
ISO 10140, ISO 10140-2, ISO 354

Military Standards
MIL-STD 810E

North American Fenestration Standard
NAFS 101/I.S.2/A440- 2008, 2011, 2017 

National Fenestration Rating Council
NFRC 100, NFRC 101, NFRC 102, NFRC 200, NFRC 400, NFRC 500, TAS 201, TAS 202, TAS 203

Other Standards
CSA A123.21 ANSI Z97.1

 

Our building material testing laboratories are accredited to conduct performance evaluations in accordance with the following national and international standards: 

American Architectural Manufacturers Association
AAMA 501.1, AAMA 501.5, AAMA 503, AAMA 508, AAMA 509, AAMA 711, AAMA 714, AAMA 910, AAMA 920, AAMA 1304, AAMA 1503

American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
AATCC 16.03, AATCC 127

American Iron and Steel Institute
AISI S902, AISI S905, AISI S909, AISI S913, AISI S914

American Society for Testing and Materials
ASTM D518, ASTM D880, ASTM D999, ASTM D1149, ASTM D1171, ASTM D1499, ASTM D2126, ASTM D2247, ASTM D2565, ASTM D4169, ASTM D4332, ASTM D4459, ASTM D4587, ASTM D4728, ASTM D4798/D4798M, ASTM D5276, ASTM D6055, ASTM D6179, ASTM D6653/D6653M, ASTM E408, ASTM F1980, ASTM G152, ASTM G153, ASTM G154, ASTM G155

ASTM C67, ASTM C165, ASTM C167, ASTM C203, ASTM C272/C272M, ASTM C297/C297M, ASTM C302, ASTM C303, ASTM C367/C367M, ASTM C446, ASTM C473, ASTM C550, ASTM C592, ASTM C794, ASTM C836/C836M, ASTM C1028, ASTM C1036, ASTM C1185, ASTM C1304, ASTM C1305, ASTM C1335, ASTM C1382, ASTM C1396/C1396M, ASTM C1511, ASTM C1559, ASTM D523, ASTM D618, ASTM D751, ASTM D882, ASTM D897, ASTM D903, ASTM D1037, ASTM D1056, ASTM D1336, ASTM D1621, ASTM D1622, ASTM D1623, ASTM D1761, ASTM D1970/D1970M, ASTM D2136, ASTM D2244, ASTM D2842, ASTM D3045, ASTM D3359, ASTM D3363, ASTM D3389, ASTM D3574, ASTM D4060, ASTM D4073, ASTM D4216, ASTM D4226, ASTM D4434/D4434M, ASTM D4495, ASTM D4541, ASTM D5147/D5147M, ASTM D5206, ASTM D5385/D5385M, ASTM D5420, ASTM D6109, ASTM D6662, ASTM D7031, ASTM D7032, ASTM E96/E96M, ASTM E424, ASTM E661, ASTM E1084, ASTM E2098/E2098M, ASTM E2134, ASTM E2178, ASTM E2321, ASTM E2322, ASTM E2359/E2359M, ASTM F137, ASTM F386, ASTM F970, ASTM F1066, ASTM F1303, ASTM F1344, ASTM F1700, ASTM F1913, ASTM F2096

ASTM C1199, ASTM C1201/C1201M, ASTM C1363, ASTM C1401, ASTM E72, ASTM E196, ASTM E283, ASTM E330/E330M, ASTM E331, ASTM E529, ASTM E546, ASTM E547, ASTM E564, ASTM E576, ASTM E773, ASTM E774, ASTM E783, ASTM E894, ASTM E907, ASTM E935, ASTM E985, ASTM E987, ASTM E997, ASTM E1017, ASTM E1105, ASTM E1233/E1233M, ASTM E1424, ASTM E1592, ASTM E1677, ASTM E2068, ASTM E2188, ASTM E2189, ASTM E2190, ASTM E2273, ASTM E2353, ASTM E2357, ASTM E2358, ASTM E2485/E2485M, ASTM E2486/E2486M, ASTM E2568, ASTM E2570, ASTM E2649, ASTM F588, ASTM F842, ASTM F1233

ASTM C209, ASTM C335/C335M, ASTM C356, ASTM C411, ASTM C421, ASTM C447, ASTM C518, ASTM C520, ASTM C533, ASTM C534/C534M, ASTM C547, ASTM C553, ASTM C578, ASTM C591, ASTM C610, ASTM C612, ASTM C653, ASTM C656, ASTM C665, ASTM C687, ASTM C726, ASTM C764, ASTM C991, ASTM C1029, ASTM C1101/C1101M, ASTM C1104/C1104M, ASTM C1289, ASTM C1303/C1303M, ASTM C39

Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association
BIFMA/CMD 1, BIFMA X5.11

British Standards
BS EN 12430, BS EN 14179-1

Canadian General Standards Board
CGSB 1-GP-71, CSGB 37-GP-52M, CGSB 37-GP-54M, CGSB 37-GP-56M, CGSB 75.1-M88, CGSB 82 GP-3M, CGSB 82 GP-4M

Canadian Standards
CAN/CGSB 37.54-M, CAN/CGSB 37.58-M, CAN/CGSB 41.24, CAN/CGSB 44.227, CAN/CGSB 44.229, CAN/CGSB 44.232, CAN/CGSB 51.32, CAN/CGSB 37.54-M, CAN/CGSB 37.58-M, CAN/CGSB 41.24, CAN/CGSB 44.227, CAN/CGSB 44.229, CAN/CGSB 44.232, CAN/CGSB 51.32, CAN/CGSB 12.1-M, CAN/CGSB 12.2-M, CAN/CGSB 12.3-M, CAN/CGSB 12.5-M, CAN/CGSB 12.8-M, CAN/CGSB 12.11-M, CAN/CGSB 12.13-M, CAN/CGSB 12.20-M, CAN/CGSB 82.1-M, CAN/CGSB 82.5-M, CAN/CGSB 82.6-M, CAN/CSGB 4.2 No. 78.1, CAN/CSA-A82.20.2-M, CAN/CSA A370, CAN/CSA-A440.2, CAN/ULC S741, CAN/ULC S716.1, CAN/ULC S742, CAN/ULC S701, CAN/ULC S702, CAN/ULC S703, CAN/ULC S704, CAN/ULC S705.1, CAN/ULC S705.2, CAN/ULC S706, CAN/ULC S710.1, CAN/ULC S710.2, CAN/ULC S711.1, CAN/ULC S711.2, CAN/ULC S712.1, CAN/ULC S770

Deutsches Institut für Normung
DIN 75 220

International Code Council
ICC ES AC38, ICC ES AC48, ICC ES AC71, ICC ES AC114, ICC ES AC168, ICC ES AC342, ICC ES AC07, ICC ES AC39, ICC ES AC174, ICC ES AC213, ICC ES AC02, ICC ES AC12, ICC ES AC187, ICC ES AC263, ICC ES AC377, ICC-ES AC43, ICC-ES AC46, ICC-ES AC86, ICC-ES AC261, ICC-ES AC379

International Organization for Standardization
ISO 8301

International Safe Transit Association
ISTA 1A, ISTA 1B, ISTA 1C, ISTA 1D, ISTA 1E, ISTA 1G, ISTA 1H, ISTA 2A, ISTA 2B, ISTA 3E, ISTA 7D 

Japanese Industrial Standards
JIS D0205, JIS K6785

Military Standards
MIL-STD-202F, MIL-STD-202G, MIL-STD-810E, MIL-STD-810F, MIL-STD-810G, MIL-I-2781F

National Fenestration Rating Council
NFRC 102, 200, 201, 300, 500, 501, NFRC 100, NFRC 101, NFRC 202, NFRC 400

Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics
RTCA/DO-160D, RTCA/DO-160E, RTCA/DO-160F, RTCA/DO-160G

Society of Automotive Engineers
SAE J1885, SAE J1960, SAE J2412, SAE J2527, SAE J575 

Other Standards
CPSC 16 CFR 1201
CSA A123.21
CSSBI 12M, CSSBI S2
GANA Section 1
GPD 2, GPD 6, GPD 10
NAFS-1
PD-1, PD-3, PD-4 
SEFA-8M, SEFA-8W
NISSAN NES M0135
TOYOTA TSH1585G

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