Name: American Commercial Glass
Address: 700 S Rosemary Ave Suite 204, West Palm Beach, FL, 33401, US
Telephone: +17724867711

Market size

Florida glass and glazing market (commercial): Approximately $2.4-$2.9 billion in installed value annually as of 2025-2026, based on US Census construction put-in-place data scaled to Florida share and applied glazing percentage of commercial envelope cost.
Florida construction GDP share: Construction contributes roughly 6.2% of Florida's gross state product per BEA — Florida's construction sector is larger than every state except California and Texas.
Active CGC licenses in Florida (2026): Roughly 31,000 Certified General Contractors licensed by Florida DBPR, per public license search counts. ACG operates as CGC #1531993.
Commercial new construction starts (Florida, 2025): Approximately 22,400 permitted commercial projects with envelope work, per FBC online portal aggregate counts.

Hurricane impact glass adoption

HVHZ glass requirement adopted: 1994 (post-Hurricane Andrew). Andrew caused $27.3 billion in insured losses (1992 dollars, NOAA) — roughly $59 billion in 2026 dollars — and triggered the rewrite of South Florida's wind code.
Florida Building Code current edition: 8th Edition (2023), effective December 31, 2023, applies to all permits through 2026.
Coastal counties requiring impact glass or shutters: 28 of Florida's 67 counties have some portion in the Wind-Borne Debris Region. All 67 require wind-load resistance per ASCE 7-22.
Estimated impact-rated openings installed in Florida (2024): 1.6-2.0 million openings, including residential and commercial, based on Florida Product Approval and Miami-Dade NOA submittal volumes.

Pricing benchmarks (2026)

System	Low ($/SF)	High ($/SF)	Notes
Aluminum storefront, non-HVHZ	$66	$98	Inland Florida, clear or low-E IG
Aluminum storefront, HVHZ impact	$96	$142	Miami-Dade NOA, laminated impact IG
Curtain wall, stick-built	$95	$175	2-4 story; depends on glass spec
Curtain wall, unitized	$135	$240	5+ story; off-site fabricated
Folding glass walls	$320	$650	Per linear foot of opening
Multi-slide doors	$280	$580	Per linear foot of opening
Aluminum storefront entrance	$3,800	$8,400	Per door, complete with hardware
All-glass entrance	$6,200	$14,500	Frameless, per pair

Schedule benchmarks

Bid turnaround (Florida market average): 7-15 business days. ACG benchmark: 48 hours on standard commercial plans.
Shop drawings + engineering: 10-25 working days post-contract.
AHJ permit review: 5-20 business days. Miami-Dade NOA review: 30-60 days for new product approvals.
Aluminum extrusion lead time: 3-5 weeks (stock colors); 8-12 weeks (custom PVDF).
Custom laminated impact glass lead time: 4-10 weeks.
Field install duration: 200 SF restaurant TI installs in 2-3 days. 5,000 SF curtain wall installs in 4-8 weeks.

Labor & workforce

BLS glazier employment (Florida, 2024 latest): Approximately 3,300 glaziers employed in Florida per BLS Occupational Employment Statistics.
Median hourly wage (Florida glazier): $25.40/hour per BLS, with top decile above $36/hour.
Florida glazier employment growth: +8.3% year-over-year 2023-2024, outpacing overall construction sector (+5.2%).

Sources

US Census Bureau, Construction Put-in-Place (CPIP)
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics (BLS OES)
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), license search
Florida Building Code online portal (floridabuilding.org)
Miami-Dade County Product Control NOA database
NOAA National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Andrew assessment
BEA Regional GDP data, Florida construction sector
ACG internal project records, 350+ commercial projects 2020-2026

Last updated: May 23, 2026. Some figures are ACG estimates derived from public data; primary research figures are cited to source. Free to cite with attribution to American Commercial Glass / acglass.com.