What is Testing, Standards & Specification?
Terms such as hurricane rated, impact resistant and 180 mph only become useful when the exact tested product, size, pressure, impact category, fixings and installation configuration are understood.
Knowledge Centre · technical authority
Verify the system, not the marketing claim.
Terms such as hurricane rated, impact resistant and 180 mph only become useful when the exact tested product, size, pressure, impact category, fixings and installation configuration are understood.
Design pressure + impact evidenceShelter classification + hazard useRegional approval pathways
Protection system · direct answers
What project teams need to know about Testing, Standards & Specification.
What project information should Apollo receive first?
Send the project location, building type, drawings or clear photographs, relevant dimensions and structural information, and any known wind, design-pressure, impact, flood, shelter, access or local-code requirements that apply to this system.
Can this system be specified from website information alone?
No. Site hazard, dimensions, loads, support and anchorage, exact product configuration, installation method, applicable technical evidence and local approvals can all change the final specification.
Does Apollo install this protection system?
Apollo is supply-only. Final engineering, fixings, installation, approvals and local code compliance remain with the appropriate manufacturer, approved specialist or client-side project team unless expressly included in the written scope.
Can Apollo review this system for international projects?
Yes, where the product and project can be supported. Destination hazard, climate, freight, documentation, local engineering, certification and installation responsibilities are reviewed before supply.
Whole-Property Storm ProtectionMap the shell, structure, refuge, critical systems and water pathway before choosing products.
- Openings + glazing
- Roof + load path
- Safe rooms + shelters
- Rooftop plant
- Critical power
- Solar mounting
- Flood + surge
01Project guidance
Wind speed and design pressure answer different questions.
Regional wind speed describes hazard. Component selection usually needs the positive and negative pressures acting on the actual opening, which can vary with building height, terrain, geometry, façade zone and opening size.
02Project guidance
ASTM E1996 and E1886 apply to defined impact-protective systems.
Where these standards are relevant, review the exact system tested, dimensions, impact classification and subsequent cyclic-pressure requirements. A brochure mentioning a standard is not enough by itself.
03Project guidance
Garage and rolling doors require careful scope checking.
The current ASTM E1996-26 scope excludes exterior garage and rolling doors, so Apollo keeps large-door evidence separate rather than automatically applying fenestration impact language to those products.
04Project guidance
Storm shelters use a different life-safety evidence pathway.
For U.S. projects, ICC 500 is the storm-shelter baseline and FEMA P-361 adds safe-room criteria. Hazard use, occupancy, doors and other protective openings, anchorage, site hazards and local approval need to match the exact project. FEMA references are not product certification.
05Project guidance
Regional approvals do not transfer automatically.
Florida or Miami-Dade evidence does not establish Australian cyclone compliance; Australian wind-design documentation does not become a U.S. hurricane approval; and either may require further review in Caribbean, Pacific or typhoon jurisdictions. The destination code and authority pathway stays primary.
06Project guidance
Apollo uses GREEN / HOLD / REJECT claim control.
GREEN means evidence supports the intended public claim. HOLD means the product can remain in the range but a specific numerical or certification claim needs more evidence. REJECT means the available evidence does not support the intended severe-weather statement.
- Product drawings
- Tested dimensions
- Design-pressure results
- Impact reports where applicable
- Shelter listing / hazard use where applicable
- Anchor / fixing details
- Installation information
- Motor + control information
- Coastal finish / maintenance information
Plan · compare · specify
Use the wider Apollo protection pathway.
Commercial hub
Complete-Building Protection
Return to the commercial category and product families.
Open pathway Related pathwayImpact windows
See where complete assembly evidence matters in permanent protected glazing.
Open pathway Related pathwayGarage protection
Review a product category that follows distinct test and approval pathways.
Open pathwayProject-specific performance
Performance follows the exact system and project.
Apollo's customer pages intentionally avoid blanket numerical hurricane claims. Final compliance remains project- and jurisdiction-specific, and overseas test evidence does not automatically replace local engineering or approval requirements.
Testing, standards & specificationApollo NZ Global · International project supply
Start with the property. We’ll help map the severe-storm protection pathway around it.
Send the project location, drawings or photos, known wind/code requirements, flood or storm-surge information and any shelter or critical-equipment requirements.
Supply-only project model. Final structural design, shelter design, fixings, installation, local approvals and code compliance remain project-specific unless expressly included in the quoted supply scope.