I’ve seen this application hundreds of times, gymnasium fire doors with applied padding. But is applied padding allowed when the doors are fire rated? WWYD?
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Hal Kelton of DOORDATA Solutions sent me today’s Wordless Wednesday photo of an “emergency door”, and well… I’m wordless!
Hal Kelton of DOORDATA Solutions sent me today’s Wordless Wednesday photo of an “emergency door”, and well…
I’m wordless!
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In the next episode of Paul Timm’s podcast, he talks with Don Hough, Dept. Assoc. Director for the School Safety Task Force at the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security – CISA.
Last weekend there was a large fire at a wedding venue in the city where I live…the shocking photos and videos spread quickly across social media, and everyone in town was talking about it.
I love how one of the doors in today’s post was designed as a stylized version of something that is very common here – old doors that have been repaired numerous times over the decades.
We are thrilled to announce that Allegion is now a Mission Partner of The “I Love U Guys” Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to school safety and crisis response.
Cesar Montalvo of Wesco sent me today’s Wordless Wednesday photo, taken in the heavy equipment bay of a military facility. These doors are 18 feet tall!
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When I went to the 2024 IBC to look for the section that requires egress doors to be readily distinguishable, I noticed something new…check it out in today’s post!
Today’s Quick Question: Do the model codes require a certain amount of contrast between the releasing hardware and the door, so the hardware is distinguishable for egress purposes?