Do impact windows work in Australia?

Yes — the same laminated-core logic is configured to AS 1170.2 wind-load zones and AS 2208 cyclone glass requirements for eastern coastal states.

Is there a maintenance difference?

No. The gasket and hardware schedule is the same serviceable design as the standard range; interlayers carry a non-yellowing warranty.

IR-80 Impact-Rated Windows

Hurricane-impact rated · Miami-Dade approved · laminated core

Impact-rated aluminium windows on a tropical residence, palm trees in front

IR-80

Engineered for the Atlantic basin and any code that follows it.

Hurricane-impact rated · Miami-Dade approved · laminated core

Configurations

Glazing options

Lead time

40–55 days

Warranty

15 yr

Both documents are free — quoted against your project within 24 hours.

IR-80 frame section, thermal-break build. Photographed section, hardware and installation detail below.

Read the section

High-end custom is decided in the section drawing, not the brochure. These four layers are held to specification on every IR-80 unit we ship.

6063-T5 multi-chamber frame

Extruded alloy with internal chambers for stiffness without weight.

PA66 thermal-break bar

Glued and bonded polyamide isolation, continuous across the build.

EPDM double gasket

Two replaceable compression lines for air and water tightness.

Hardware & fixing

Impact-rated multi-point, corrosion-resistant

Technical detail

The section, the hardware and the fixings — photographed, not rendered. This is the level of detail your drawing office specifies against and your site crew installs to, on every unit that leaves the line.

Profile cross-section

Multi-chamber 6063-T5 extrusion with a continuous PA66 thermal-break bar. The section is where stiffness, insulation and drainage are decided in one drawing — and the four values in the performance band above are read straight off it.

Alloy

6063-T5, multi-chamber

Thermal break

PA66 polyamide, continuous

Gasketing

EPDM, two replaceable lines

Drainage

Concealed, positive slope

Frame profile — three internal chambers give the stiffness without the weight.

Thermal break bar visible in the window frame cross section — The continuous PA66 break bar isolates the outer and inner aluminium.

Window frame corner joint with glazing and gasket line — Corner joint with the glass pack in place — one continuous gasket line, concealed drainage.

The polyamide bridge breaks the conductive path that would otherwise run across the frame.

Door sections on the same platform, sized for the leaf load and the threshold.

Thermal break bar detail on the extrusion line — Thermal break bar, second detail — continuous PA66 from the extrusion line.

Hardware

Pre-fitted and function-checked on every sash before it leaves the line. Multi-point locking, key-operated handles and marine-grade sets are scheduled per project and listed in the hardware schedule that ships with the shop drawings.

Locking

Multi-point, per sash

Handle

Key-operated option

Finish

Marine-grade available

Check

Cycled at the factory

Multi-point locking bolt points on a door leaf edge — Multi-point locking — the handle drives bolt points top, bottom and on the meeting stile, not one edge.

Window handle with base plate and strike set and fixing screws — Handle, base plate and strike set — the full set, fitted and cycled before dispatch.

Black window handle with key cylinder — Key-operated handle for ground-floor and security specifications.

Chrome finishing aluminium window handle — Chrome finish for clean, high-traffic interior positions.

Window handle and strike plate with fixing hardware — Strike and fixings match the handle set; nothing is improvised on site.

Black multi-point lock set on a timber interior — The same locking discipline on the wood-aluminium interior line.

Installation

Factory-assembled and pre-glazed, so the tolerance work is done under a roof. On site the build is a three-zone detail — air, insulation, weatherproofing — and every crate arrives with the install guide and the sealant schedule for that market.

Arrives

Factory-assembled

Detail

3-zone: air / insulation / water

Guide

Per-crate install sheet

Sealant

Scheduled per market

Powder-coating line for the glazed sash units before packing — Every glazed unit runs the full pre-treatment and powder-coat line before it leaves the shop.

Surface pre-treatment line ahead of the powder-coating booths — Pre-treatment and powder coat — every profile runs the surface line before assembly.

Water penetration test — the spray rig running on a glazed unit at the quality gate — The test rig — air, water and cycle spot tests at the quality gate, before crating.

Worker hand-finishing a door leaf — wiped down and checked before packing — Every door leaf is finished by hand — sanded, checked and wiped down before packing.

Overview

Impact-rated windows are tested glazing systems whose laminated core holds shattered glass in place under projectile and pressure loads. IR-80 is configured for large-missile rating in Cat 3–5 wind zones, with a Miami-Dade NOA / FBC listing path, and cyclone options for AS 1170.2 specifications in Australia and the Pacific.

Aluminium impact windows and doors with a laminated core that holds shattered glass in place. Rated for large-missile impact, designed for Florida, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast, and cyclone zones in Australia and the Pacific.

IR-80 installed view — IR-80 — Impact-Rated Windows

Models

Every IR-80 ships as one of the configurations below — specify by model code in your window schedule and it quotes line by line.

IR-80 CAS

Impact casement, single sash
Laminated IGU, 0.38 SGP

IR-80 SLIDE

Impact slider, 2–3 leaf
Laminated IGU

IR-80 FIX

Impact fixed + vent combination
Laminated low-E IGU

IR-80 DOOR

Single impact door, Cat 5
Laminated tempered

IR-80 AU

AS 2208 cyclone configuration
Laminated AS 1288

IR-80 configurations in place — IR-80 — configurations in place

Specifications

Rating: Large-missile impact, Cat 3–5 wind zones per project test
Glass core: Laminated IGU, 0.38 mm PVB or SGP interlayer
Frame: Reinforced thermal-break aluminium, continuous gasket
Hardware: Impact-rated multi-point, corrosion-resistant
Approvals path: Miami-Dade NOA / FBC listing per project, PGT or equivalent
Finishes: Anodised, powder-coated, salt-fog schedule for coastal
Standards: ASTM E1996 impact, ASTM E330 pressure cycling; AS 1170.2 option

IR-80 — profile and glazing detail

Material & craft

The layers held to specification on every IR-80 unit — the section drawing above, written out.

Laminated core

A 10–16 mm laminated IGU with the 0.38 SGP interlayer — shattered glass stays in place under projectile and pressure load.

Frame compression

The 75 mm thermal-break platform with a multi-point frame that keeps the sash compressed on every side, and a continuous gasket behind the impact rating.

Listing path

Large-missile Cat 3–5 per project test through PGT or an equivalent body; the Miami-Dade NOA / FBC route is coordinated before production, and the AS 1170.2 / AS 2208 configuration runs on the same frame.

What it's worth to you

Panoramic fixed glazing installed across a modern house elevation

The rating is on our test report for your sizes — the document the insurer and the authority both read.

Salt-fog hardware and powder-coat schedule on the same data sheet: the unit that survived the missile survives the salt.

One supplier across frame, glass and hardware — the 15-year warranty runs across the joint, not to it.

Where it is specified

The sites we build this system for, and what the schedule changes in each one.

Florida and the Gulf Coast

Miami-Dade NOA / FBC listing coordinated through PGT or equivalent.

Caribbean and Atlantic basins

Large-missile rating for exposed coastal elevations.

Australian east coast

AS 1170.2 wind-zone configuration with AS 2208 glass logic.

Coastal hospitality

Salt-fog schedule plus the same serviceable hardware as the standard range.

High-rise street levels

Laminated core doubles as the glass-break security layer.

Options

Glass

Laminated IGU, 0.38 mm PVB or SGP interlayer

Frame

Reinforced thermal-break aluminium, continuous gasket

Finish

Anodised Natural

Anodised Silver

Anthracite · RAL 7016

Graphite · RAL 7024

Jet Black · RAL 9005

Traffic White · RAL 9016

Cream · RAL 1015

Champagne · RAL 1019

Ash Natural

Walnut Dark

Bronze

Copper

View all finishes

Design features

Laminated core holds shattered glass in place

Large-missile rating, Cat 3–5 per project test

Miami-Dade NOA / FBC listing path, PGT tested

Salt-fog hardware and powder-coat schedule

Continuous gasket with impact-rated multi-point

Cyclone configuration for AS 1170.2

Gallery

Frequently asked

Projects are listed through PGT or an equivalent NAHB-recognized lab; we coordinate the test unit and documentation for Miami-Dade or Florida Building Code approvals.