Below is contact information for Accepted Calculation Entities, Simulators, Independent Inspection Agencies, and Test Labs.
Accepted Calculation Entities and Accepted SimulatorsAERC has accepted the simulators and calculation entities listed below. Please contact the individuals directly to discuss pricing of simulation services.
UL
Accepted Simulator: Dennis Anderson
(952) 200-5635
WESTLab
Accepted Simulator: Jackie Campbell
(705) 726-0925
Intertek
Accepted Simulator: Mike Thoman
(717) 767-3757
Accepted Simulator: Kenny White
(559) 233-8705
Other
Accepted Simulator: Bipin Shah
(703) 273-4981
Accepted Independent Inspection Agencies
AERC Accepted Independent Inspection Agencies perform annual inspections of AERC program participants, which may include Attachment Manufacturer Participants and Accepted Calculation Entities.
Currently Intertek is the only company conducting inspections of program participant locations. If you are an inspection agency interested in participating, please contact info@aercnet.org.
Approved Test Labs – Material Properties Measurements
Test labs with contact information listed are offering measurement services to interested manufacturers.
Please note that receiving approval does not mean test labs are automatically approved to conduct all three types of measurements for listing in the CGDB Materials Library. The test labs below are approved to conduct the following tests (Approval marked with an X):
| Test Lab | Solar-optical | Thermal IR | Tolerance | Contact information |
| Cardinal Glass Industries
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X | X | ||
| China Building Materials Test and Certification Group Co., Ltd.
|
X | X | X | igdb@ctc.ac.cn |
| China Southern Glass Holding Company, Ltd
|
X | X | ||
| Fraunhofer ISE TestLab Solar Façades
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X | X | X | testlab-solarfacades@ise.fraunhofer.de |
| Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | X | X | X | cgdb@lbl.gov |
| Mermet Fenestration Lab | X | X | X | testing@mermetusa.com |
| Optical Data Associates, LLC | X | X | X | optical@opdata.com |
| OTM Solutions PTE Ltd | X | X | X | info@otm.sg |
Approved Test Labs – Attachment product physical testing
Test labs conducting physical testing of window attachment products for rating and certification must be accredited to ISO 17025.