AS-NZS-4666-2000

AS/NZS4666:2000Australian/NewZealandStandard™InsulatingglassunitsAS/NZS4666AccessedbyUNIVERSITYOFSOUTHAUSTRALIAon17Sep2008AS/NZS4666:2000ThisJointAustralian/NewZealandStandardwaspreparedbyJointTechnicalCommitteeBD/7,GlazingandFixingofGlass.ItwasapprovedonbehalfoftheCouncilofStandardsAustraliaon14April2000andonbehalfoftheCouncilofStandardsNewZealandon16May2000.Itwaspublishedon5June2000.ThefollowinginterestsarerepresentedonCommitteeBD/7:ArchitecturalAluminiumFabricatorsAssociationAustralianAssociationofCertificationBodiesAustralianBuildingCodesBoardAustralianChamberofCommerceandIndustryAustralianGlassandGlazingAssociationAustralianWindowAssociationAustralianIndustryGroupAustralianInstituteofBuildingSurveyorsBuildingResearchAssociationofNewZealandCSIRO—Building,ConstructionandEngineeringDepartmentofLocalGovernmentW.A.HousingIndustryAssociationInstitutionofEngineersAustraliaMasterBuildersAustraliaMonashUniversityNewZealandSafetyGlassAssociationPlasticsandChemicalsIndustriesAssociationUniversityofNewSouthWalesUniversityofSydneyWindowAssociationofNewZealandKeepingStandardsup-to-dateStandardsarelivingdocumentswhichreflectprogressinscience,technologyandsystems.Tomaintaintheircurrency,allStandardsareperiodicallyreviewed,andneweditionsarepublished.Betweeneditions,amendmentsmaybeissued.Standardsmayalsobewithdrawn.ItisimportantthatreadersassurethemselvestheyareusingacurrentStandard,whichshouldincludeanyamendmentswhichmayhavebeenpublishedsincetheStandardwaspurchased.DetailedinformationaboutjointAustralian/NewZealandStandardscanbefoundbyvisitingtheStandardsAustraliawebsiteat:2000Australian/NewZealandStandard™InsulatingglassunitsFirstpublishedasAS/NZS4666:2000.COPYRIGHT©StandardsAustralia/StandardsNewZealandAllrightsarereserved.Nopartofthisworkmaybereproducedorcopiedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,withoutthewrittenpermissionofthepublisher.JointlypublishedbyStandardsAustraliaInternationalLtd,POBox1055,Strathfield,NSW2135andStandardsNewZealand,PrivateBag2439,Wellington6020ISBN0733733824AccessedbyUNIVERSITYOFSOUTHAUSTRALIAon17Sep2008AS/NZS4666:20002PREFACEThisStandardwaspreparedbytheJointStandardsAustralia/StandardsNewZealandCommitteeBD/7,GlazingandFixingofGlass.ThisStandardisanewStandardforAustralia,butinNewZealandsupersedesPart2,Theselectionandinstallationofmanufacturedsealedinsulatingglassunits,ofNZS4223:1985,Codeofpracticeforglazinginbuildings.TheobjectiveofthisStandardistoprovidemanufacturers,suppliersandinstallersofinsulatingglassunitswithrequirementsandguidelinesfortheselectionandinstallationofinsulatingglassunitsinbuildings.Insulatingglassunitsarefundamentallydifferentfromsingleglassunits,inthatmostunitshaveanorganicedgeseal.Howeverwelltheyareglazed,theseunitscannotbeexpectedtohavethesamelifeexpectancyassingleglassunitsandreferenceshouldbemadetothemanufacturer’swarranty.Theterm‘informative’hasbeenusedinthisStandardtodefinetheapplicationoftheappendixtowhichisapplies.An‘informative’appendixisonlyforinformationandguidance.AccessedbyUNIVERSITYOFSOUTHAUSTRALIAon17Sep2008AS/NZS4666:20003CONTENTSPageSECTION1SCOPEANDGENERAL1.1SCOPE.........................................................................................................................41.2REFERENCEDDOCUMENTS...................................................................................41.3DEFINITIONS.............................................................................................................4SECTION2MATERIALSANDTESTING2.1MATERIALS...............................................................................................................82.2TESTING.....................................................................................................................8SECTION3INSTALLATION3.1GENERAL...................................................................................................................93.2TOLERANCE..............................................................................................................93.3DIMENSIONALREQUIREMENTS.........................................................................103.4SETTINGBLOCKS..................................