What Is a Wind-Borne Debris Region Requirement?
Wind-borne debris regions (the hurricane's — the ASCE 7's — the 130+ mph) require the impact-resistant (the missiles' — the large/small; the tested) glazing and the protected openings (the shutters' — the rated; the doors'). The requirement: the region's (the map's — the 7's), the impact's (the ASTM E1996 — the missile's; the cyclic's — the pressure), and the labeling (the NOA's — the Florida's; the marked). The hurricane's — the openings hardened.
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The regions
The 130 mph (the basic — the debris'; the 7's map), the 140+ (the enhanced — the missiles'; the exposure's), the Hawaii (the special — the region's), and the determination (the Risk Category's — the I's exception; the map's).
The protection
The large missile (the 9-lb 2x4 — the 50 fps; the E1996's), the small (the 2-gram — the 130 fps; the 30-foot'), the cyclic (the pressure's — the 9,000; the E1886's), and the shutters (the rated — the accordion's; the panels').
Glazing and labeling
The laminated (the interlayer's — the retained; the insulated's — the inner), the NOA (the Florida's — the approval; the HVHZ's), the labeling (the permanent — the marked; the inspector's), and the doors (the rated — the entry's; the garage's — the reinforced). The debris region is the hardened — the openings tested, the missiles stopped.
The bottom line
In wind-borne debris regions (130+ mph per ASCE 7 maps), protect all openings with large/small missile impact-rated (ASTM E1996/E1886) glazing or shutters — verify Florida NOA labeling.
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