CSI Section 08 36 13 Documentation: Why Specification Format Matters for Glass Garage Door Projects
Pomona, United States - September 2, 2026 / bp Glass Garage Doors & Entry Systems /
Glass garage doors have evolved from an uncommon architectural detail into a recognized product category across residential and commercial construction. That shift has generated a consistent question that bp Glass Garage Doors & Entry Systems receives from architects and specifiers: what distinguishes a premium glass garage door system from others available in the market? According to bp, the answer is engineering.
Materials and structural performance
bp manufactures its door systems using high-tensile strength aluminum alloy selected for structural performance under repeated cycling and dimensional stability across temperature variation. Panel retention, track engagement, and frame-to-opening tolerances are engineered to maintain structural integrity under wind load and operational cycling over the life of the system - the same category of performance criteria specifiers apply to curtain wall and storefront glazing systems, applied here to an operable door.
Wind, impact, and testing standards
For projects in coastal and high-wind-exposure regions, bp's Hurricane Line is tested and approved to Miami-Dade NOA and Florida Building Code requirements - among the most demanding wind-load and impact-resistance testing protocols applied to fenestration products in the United States. For specifiers, that means documented performance under codified wind and impact criteria, not a manufacturer's projection of how a product should perform.
Thermal performance and energy code compliance
bp's Insulated Line is built on a patented insulated frame system and is independently rated under NFRC 100, 200, and 400 for U-factor, solar heat gain coefficient, and air leakage - the same certification framework used to evaluate windows and curtain wall systems for energy code compliance, and the only glass garage door in the market to meet California Title 24 requirements. For architects working on projects subject to energy code review, that certification is what allows a glass garage door to be specified as a code-compliant building envelope component rather than treated as an exception.
Documentation built for the specification process
bp provides CSI Section 08 36 13 documentation for its architectural door systems, allowing the product to be specified using the same format and section structure architects already use for garage door and access door products - a detail that carries more weight in a specifications process than it does on a showroom floor.
Positioning statement
"A glass garage door is a structural opening, not a window display," said Ron Perez, bp engineer. "The engineering - the framing alloy, the thermal performance, the wind and impact testing, the finish durability - is what determines whether that opening performs for twenty years or needs to be explained away in five. We build to the standards an architect would apply to any other piece of the building envelope, because that's what this product actually is."
Founded in 1952 and manufacturing factory-direct, bp Glass Garage Doors & Entry Systems designs, engineers, and manufactures custom glass and aluminum garage door and entry systems for residential and commercial architecture nationwide.
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bp Glass Garage Doors & Entry Systems
1511 W. 2nd St
Pomona, CA 91766
United States
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