Printed from the blog of Lori Greene, AHC/CDC, CCPR, FDAI
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies
Email: lori_greene@irco.com, Blog: www.idighardware.com or www.ihatehardware.com


Feb 23 2012

A Little Help Here?

Category: Automatic Operators,Egress,Electrified Hardware,Hinges & Pivots,WWYD?Lori @ 2:51 pm Comments (11)
Share

Today is the 3rd anniversary of iDigHardware (aka iHateHardware)!  WOOHOOOO!!!

If you were wondering what to send as an anniversary gift, all I want is your experience and expertise.  I have had several questions lately that I could use your help with.  I am always amazed by your willingness to add your two cents to the conversation – so thank you in advance!

Single Restroom with Auto Operator

I’ve had several requests lately for a hardware set for a single restroom door with an automatic operator.  There are many possibilities for providing privacy while allowing automatic operation of the door…but what’s the BEST way to do this?

Top Pivot Identification

This is the top pivot for a wood door and is part of an aluminum wall system.  Who manufactures it?

Florida / Miami-Dade County Access Control

Having spent all of my life in the Northeast, I have a lot to learn about the wind-related requirements that are so prevalent in the South.  For those of you who are more familiar with these requirements, what is the best way to provide access control on an exterior door that has to meet the Florida test protocols for impact, static load pressure and cyclical pressure, while also meeting the egress requirements?


Feb 22 2012

Battleship Cove – Fall River, Massachusetts

Category: Door Closers,Egress,Locks & Keys,Road TripsLori @ 10:17 pm Comments (0)
Share

Whenever we’re on a family road trip, we try to find cool places to stop along the way to break up the ride.  Today we went to Battleship Cove, the world’s largest historic naval ship exhibit.  The museum is home to the destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., the USS Lionfish submarine, the battleship USS Massachusetts, and several other vehicles.  It’s really an amazing place, and the kids loved looking at all the different rooms, many of which were set up as they would have been while the ships were occupied.

I was checking out the doors, of course, and also thinking about the incredible lengths that the museum must have gone to in order to make these ships safe for the public.  They definitely don’t meet accessibility requirements, but there are plenty of exit signs and marked exit routes.  The battleship is available for overnights, like Girl Scout / Boy Scout trips, and I noticed that there were several locations with the plastic strip doors you might see on a loading dock.  I’m guessing these were some sort of compromise to create a smoke barrier because of the sleeping facilities.

Here are some pictures from Battleship Cove:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And in the restroom, attack of the wood wedge:

 


Feb 21 2012

Road Trip – Cape Cod

Category: Beautiful Doors,Egress,Road TripsLori @ 1:18 am Comments (7)
Share

It’s school vacation week and we took the kids to the Cape for a few days.  Here are some of the doors we’ve seen on our trip.

The kids are AMAZED by the dollar bills taped all over the hotel bar.  The bartender told me that there are more than 10,000 bills.

This windmill is in Eastham, Massachusetts.  I love the doorstep.

I found these while doing a little antique shopping:

 

This is Nauset Light in Eastham, Massachusetts, one of several lighthouses we visited today.

 

This beautiful home in Eastham, Massachusetts was built in 1868 by Captain Edward Penniman, one of the most successful whaling ship captains in New England.

 

We’ll be home in a couple of days…for anyone else enjoying school vacation week – have fun, and send me some photos!


Next Page »