R&D Team Leader Earns Accredited Instructor Status For National Program FLUSHING, NY, September 20, 2010 – Crystal Window & Door Systems, the award-winning manufacturer, is very pleased to announce that its R&D Team Leader Constantine Quiban has recently received Accredited Instructor status for the newly launched InstallationMasters™ Commercial Window & Door Installer Certification Program. This is a nationwide program which is based upon the American Architectural Manufacturer’s Association (AAMA) Standard Practice for the Installation of Windows & Doors in Commercial Buildings. While several major installation and distribution firms and the program administrator Architectural Testing, Inc. (ATI) have Accredited Instructors on staff, Crystal Windows is the first fenestration manufacturer in the nation to do so. The Commercial InstallationMasters™ program instructs fenestration installers on industry-developed best practices and techniques for the installation of new construction and replacement windows and doors. Among many other topics, the training course includes accepted window installation techniques; proper material selection; sealing of receptor systems, subsills and panning; and project quality control. A separate InstallationMasters™ Installer Certification program for residential windows has been in existence for several years. Installers who take the course and pass the comprehensive final exam become Certified Commercial Installers. Firms employing Certified Commercial Installers will be able to promote the demonstrated professionalism of their workforce to architects, general contractors, developers, commercial property owners and the public. Utilization of Certified Commercial Installers is also expected to improve the quality, energy efficiency and longevity of fenestration projects. Persons seeking to become Accredited Instructors must first demonstrate specific relevant industry experience and then attend an Instructors Course given by the program administrator ATI. During the class, students learn both course material and methods for its effective teaching. Only upon successful completion of a final examination and positive evaluation of their ability to teach the course materials are candidates officially qualified to deliver the course to installers. Mr. Constantine Quiban leads Crystal’s R&D Engineering Department which handles all aspects of window design, product enhancement, and product technical support. He is an AAMA Certified Residential and Commercial Installer as well as an Accredited Commercial Installation Instructor. Crystal Windows is planning to offer the InstallationMasters™ Commercial program soon to fenestration installers in the New York City area, Chicago, and near its branch offices. Experienced commercial window installers and other industry professionals are encouraged to contact Steven Yu, Crystal Marketing Department Manager, at 800-472-9988 ext. 3222, for further information concerning upcoming certification courses.
