Standards, manufacturer documents, trade press, peer-reviewed literature, and the open-data sources our tools rely on. Individual articles cite the specific items they draw on; this page is the aggregated view.
The published standards we cite when discussing tempered, laminated, and safety glazing, plus the rope-access framework for high-rise work.
Performance specifications and test methods for safety glazing materials used in buildings. Cited in our pieces on tempered glass and the tempered stamp.
Federal standard for architectural glazing materials. The legal underpinning for why your shower door is tempered.
Specifications for flat glass and heat-treated flat glass. Referenced when we discuss annealed vs. tempered manufacturing.
The rope-access framework that governs high-rise window cleaning operations including the Burj Khalifa work covered in our Field Notes.
Trade-side safety guidance on ladder, pole, and lift work. Cited throughout the Pro Track pillar.
Federal rules on fixed ladders and rope-descent systems. The legal floor under high-rise cleaning work in the United States.
Safety Data Sheets and product literature from the cleaning-chemistry manufacturers whose products appear in our coverage. We cite SDS PDFs by version and date.
Surfactant package and pH characterization for the dish soap that anchors the House Standard solution.
Acid composition (lactic, gluconic, sulfamic) and substrate compatibility limits for the consumer hard-water cleaner.
Ammonia concentration and surfactant load. The basis for our standing warning against use on tinted, low-E, and laminated glass.
Composition and performance specifications for the foaming cleaner most widely used by working route cleaners.
Oxalic acid plus feldspar abrasive. The reason BKF should not be used on coated, tinted, or self-cleaning glass.
Petroleum distillate composition. Cited in our solvent ladder work and warnings against use near gaskets.
Working trade journals we read regularly and cite when their reporting bears on a piece. We are skeptical of trade press funded primarily by manufacturer advertising.
The closest thing the trade has to a publication of record. Equipment reviews, trade-business profiles, and the occasional regulatory update.
The IWCA's member publication. Useful for safety reporting and trade-organization news.
Glazier-side trade press. Useful for coverage of new glazing products and IGU manufacturing trends.
Contractor-side reporting on commercial-cleaning operations, including the specific labor and pricing data we cite in pricing pieces.
Peer-reviewed materials chemistry and surface-science papers cited primarily in Easton's pieces on glass damage and coating failure. Full citations appear in the relevant articles.
Foundational work on the metal-oxide stack chemistry that makes ammonia attack on low-E coatings a permanent-damage risk.
The mechanism by which prolonged contact with water and dissolved minerals etches glass surfaces. The science behind permanent fog.
Solvent-induced delamination pathways. The technical basis for our warnings about acetone, MEK, and lacquer thinner near laminated edges.
Why tempered panels occasionally explode without warning, and why heat-soak testing matters on safety-critical installations.
The mechanism behind surfactant hysteresis — the streaks-overnight phenomenon that Mara writes about.
Field characterization of the particulates and hard-water deposits that accumulate on residential glazing in different climates.
Open-data sources for the regional information our tools rely on, including the water-hardness data that powers the Hard Water Severity Scorer.
Source data for the water-hardness mapping that backs our scorer tool. Updated regularly from the National Water Information System.
Public-water-system reporting we use to validate and cross-check the regional hardness data.
Pollen, humidity, and seasonal data referenced in our seasonal-cleaning pieces.
Individual articles cite the specific items they draw on inline by footnote. If a piece's claim depends on a particular document, that document is named in the article. This page exists for readers who want to see the body of work as a whole.