Top-hinged aluminum awning window cranked outward over a stone sill, warm late-afternoon light

Aluminum windows

Awning Windows

An awning window is a top-hinged window whose sash cranks outward from the bottom, opening like an awning over the sill. It sheds rain off the glass while it ventilates, which is why it sits high on a wall or above a fixed picture window. Crateworks builds NFRC-certified awning windows in thermally-broken aluminum, with Miami-Dade NOA #25-0911.01 HVHZ approval (large + small missile impact), AAMA 2605 PVDF finish, and CSA A440-22 cold-climate on file.

Awning Windows spec into Modern, Farmhouse, and Foundry builds. Multi-tag products are shown with the same canonical URL across every look they appear in.

Best for

High openings that need to vent in rain, Florida coastal projects that require HVHZ-rated glazing, and pairings above fixed picture windows in modern stack layouts.

  • NFRC certified
  • Miami-Dade NOA
  • CSA A440-22
  • AAMA 2605
  • STC 56
  • Hurricane impact

Crateworks holds NFRC certifications across casement, tilt-turn, fixed-picture, awning, sliding, bifold, entry, swing, and arc-top configurations. Cert IDs disclosed on quote.

Miami-Dade NOA #25-0911.01 — HVHZ Large + Small Missile Impact, expires 2030-12-24.

CSA A440-22 cold-climate certified #80224506. U = 0.236 to 0.387 depending on configuration.

AAMA 2605 PVDF coating, 20-year finish warranty.

STC 56 acoustic per ASTM E90.

Hurricane impact tested, cert #QCT25-7593.01.

Built to your opening

Every window made to order.

You specify the configuration axes below; we build to it. Frame colors are called out by RAL number.

  • Size
  • Glass (impact-rated, double or triple LowE Argon)
  • Color (RAL)
  • Hardware (European multi-point, 316 stainless)
  • Finish (AAMA 2605 PVDF)

Regional posture

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Common questions

An awning window is hinged at the top and cranks outward from the bottom, so the sash forms a small awning over the opening when it vents. The geometry sheds rain off the glass, which lets the window stay open in weather that would force a casement or sliding window shut.
Yes. The Crateworks awning carries Miami-Dade NOA #25-0911.01 (HVHZ Large + Small Missile Impact, expires 2030-12-24), so it is approved for Florida HVHZ coastal zones. Hurricane impact is also tested to cert #QCT25-7593.01. Specify HVHZ on the quote and the impact-rated glazing builds in.
Awning windows are most often used high on a wall (above eye level), above a fixed picture window, or in stair and gable openings where ventilation is needed but a sash low enough to reach is not. They also pair under a transom for a vented top course.
Yes. This configuration is NFRC certified. CSA A440-22 #80224506 is on file for cold-climate Canadian projects. AAMA 2605 PVDF finish, 20-year coating. STC 56 acoustic per ASTM E90. Cert PDFs are disclosed on every quote.

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