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Permit-ready wind loads without a consultant

Get ASCE 7-22 design pressures for your windows, doors, and cladding in minutes. No engineering degree required — and your engineer can still review and seal it.

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Minutes
From address to pressures
100%
Permit approval over 24 years
NOA / FL#
Product-approval checks
Since 2002
Calculating wind loads
Design-phase answersSize openings at schematic
Stamp-ready outputEvery value cites ASCE 7-22
Product approvalsNOA / FL# checks built in
Clean permit docsReport + .xlsx schedule

You shouldn't have to wait on the structural consult to spec a window

Most openings on a low-rise set never needed a custom engineering study — they needed the right number, on time.

The old way slows the set

  • You email the engineer just to learn what pressure a corner window must resist.
  • Product cut-sheets sit unverified until someone catches a missing approval at submittal.
  • A late wind-speed correction forces a redraw of the whole opening schedule.
  • Reviewers bounce the set because the design pressures aren't documented.

The design-phase way

  • Type the address and read the design wind speed before you place a single mullion.
  • Confirm a unit's certified pressure beats the opening's required pressure on the spot.
  • Lock the schedule once and export it — no eleventh-hour redraws.
  • Hand reviewers a documented, citable basis they recognize and approve.

Built for the way architects actually design

Three things that turn wind loads from a hand-off into a design-phase decision you own.

Design with confidence

Pressures while the drawing is still open

Make the call at schematic, not at submittal

Drop in the address and building geometry; read zone-by-zone design pressures for every opening and wall. Decide glass, framing, and corner conditions before the set hardens.

  • Wall & opening zones resolved automatically — corners, edges, and field
  • Exposure B, C, or D applied from the site, not guessed
  • Risk Category I–IV handled so importance is never missed
  • Re-run a what-if in seconds when massing changes
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No surprises at submittal

Verify NOA / FL# during specification

Catch a non-compliant product before it's in the spec

Store the manufacturers and models you intend to specify, then check each unit's certified design pressure against what the opening requires — with a clear pass or fail.

  • Florida: FL# Product Approval and Miami-Dade NOA verification
  • Impact glazing: confirm the rated unit covers the corner-zone demand
  • Required vs. certified: side-by-side comparison per opening
  • Build a product shortlist you can trust across projects
Specify the impact unit you already know will pass — instead of finding out at the permit counter that the corner needs a higher rating.
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Stamp-ready, not stamp-replacing

Output your engineer can seal

Keep the EOR; lose the back-and-forth

This isn't a black box. Every coefficient traces to its ASCE 7-22 section, so your engineer of record reviews and seals the output instead of re-deriving it.

  • Per-coefficient citations — transparent math your EOR can check fast
  • PE sign-and-seal in-house for Florida up to 3 stories
  • 50-state coverage through the firm's PE network when you need it
  • Reports building departments have accepted for 24 years
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ASCE 7-22 design pressures Florida HVHZ overrides .xlsx schedule for AutoCAD Per-opening pass / fail PDF & Excel exports Free public wind speed lookup

From site address to permit set

Four steps that slot into how the set already comes together.

1

Drop the address

The tool returns the design wind speed and applies any Florida HVHZ or county override.

2

Sketch the envelope

Enter heights and dimensions; exposure and zones resolve automatically for walls and openings.

3

Check your products

Match each window and door against its required pressure — pass or fail, opening by opening.

4

Export the set

Drop the report and .xlsx schedule into the permit package, ready for your EOR's seal.

Where it earns its keep on your projects

Project types it fits

  • Coastal and HVHZ single-family and townhomes where every opening is wind-rated.
  • Low-rise multifamily and mixed-use where the opening count makes hand checks painful.
  • Storefront and curtain-wall replacements that hinge on glazing pressures.
  • Renovations and additions where one corrected window changes the whole schedule.

Moments it saves you

  • Feasibility, when a client asks whether impact glass is even required here.
  • Design development, when the window schedule has to be right the first time.
  • Submittal review, when a product substitution needs a fast compliance recheck.
  • Permit response, when a reviewer wants the documented design-pressure basis.

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Why your reviewer recognizes these reports

No paid testimonials — just a verifiable record architects can lean on.

100%
permit approval across 24 years of stamped projects
Since 2002
among the first wind load calculators on the web (online 2006)
In-house P.E.
Florida-licensed engineer behind the seal — plus a 50-state PE network
Every value cited
each coefficient traces to its ASCE 7-22 section
HVHZ-aware
Florida Building Code overrides applied from the address
.xlsx schedule
window/door output that drops straight into AutoCAD

Architect questions, answered

Do I need an engineering degree to get design pressures?

No. The tool walks you through location, geometry, and exposure with plain-language prompts and built-in ASCE 7-22 references. You enter the building; it returns the zone-by-zone design pressures for your windows, doors, and cladding.

Can my structural engineer still stamp the result?

Yes. Every coefficient cites its ASCE 7-22 section, so your engineer can review and seal the output without re-deriving it from scratch. PE sign-and-seal is available in-house for Florida projects up to three stories, and through our PE network in all 50 states.

Does it check impact glass and product approvals?

Yes. Store the manufacturers and models you specify, then compare each unit's certified design pressure against the required pressure for the opening. Florida projects can verify FL# Product Approval and Miami-Dade NOA numbers before they reach the spec.

Will it handle Florida HVHZ and other coastal rules?

Yes. Enter the address and the tool applies Florida Building Code overrides for High-Velocity Hurricane Zones, wind-borne debris regions, and county amendments automatically — so the spec reflects the right speed before drawings go out.

How does this fit into design development?

Run a quick check at schematic to size openings and pick products, then a full run at design development to lock the schedule. Export the report straight into the permit set or hand it to your engineer of record.

What can I hand to the building department?

A clean report with the design wind speed, exposure, zones, and per-opening pressures, plus an .xlsx window/door schedule for AutoCAD. Our reports carry a 100% permit-approval record across 24 years.

Can I try it before subscribing?

Yes. The free public calculator returns a design wind speed for any U.S. address with no signup, and a paid trial unlocks the full window-and-door workflow so you can run a real project end to end.

Own the wind loads on your next set

Spec windows and doors with confidence at design phase — then export a permit-ready report your engineer can seal. Start a free trial, or run the free wind speed lookup for your site address first.

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