Last week I posted a photo of an actuator in the wild, and I received several questions about the required actuator location. Time to update this past Decoded article!
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Today’s Quick Question is answered in a 2027 model code change: On a double-egress pair, does each leaf have to provide the required clear opening width of 32 inches?
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Kurt Stoll of WPI sent me today’s Fixed-it Friday photo, which has been waiting in my giant pile of future posts for a good long while. Can you spot the problem?
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Where does the time go?? I’m continuing my project of updating the Decoded articles that I’ve referenced in training or other resources, to make sure the information is current.
A retired AHJ sent me today’s Wordless Wednesday photos showing one of several exterior doors in this space with a VERY large undercut…can anyone think of a functional reason for this?
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Optimizing the performance of an opening is a delicate balancing act. In today’s guest blog post, read more about the importance of making openings easier to use for a larger portion of the population.
Curtis Meskus, Town of Charlton CBO sent me today’s Fixed-it Friday photos of a vertical actuator he spotted in the wild. What do you think about the actuator location?
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BIG NEWS – I just updated the Allegion Code Reference Guide and it will be ready for print and download soon! In the process I updated this article, which is included in the guide.
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Mark Kuhn just reminded me that I had not yet posted one of my favorite videos on iDigHardware. It’s a video of a fire door in a hospital that did its job during an electrical fire.
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