Fenestration
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The word fenestration comes from the Latin word for window, fenestra. In general, it refers to openings in a structure. It may also refer to:
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[edit] Architecture, Construction and Building
- Fenestration, refers to the design and/or disposition of openings in a building or wall envelope. Fenestration products typically include: windows, doors, louvers, vents, wall panels, skylights, storefronts, curtain walls, and slope glazed systems.
[edit] Medicine and Biology
- Fenestration, an opening, occurring naturally or created surgically, as through a biological membrane
- Fenestra, one of the pores (fenestrae) in endothelial cells to allow rapid exchange between blood vessels and tissue
- Fenestration (botany), natural holes in the leaves of some species of plants
[edit] Other Uses
- Fenestration, the practice of placing holes in the rudder of a ship to reduce the work required to move the rudder without interfering with its ability to steer the ship
[edit] See also
- Defenestration, the act of throwing someone or something out of a window
- National Fenestration Rating Council, an organization which measures and compares the energy performance of fenestration products.
[edit] External links
- American Architectural Manufacturers Association, a trade organization that runs an accredited ANSI certification program for Aluminum and Vinyl fenestration products.
- Window and Door Manufacturers Association, a trade organization that runs the Hallmark certification program for Wood fenestration products.
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