In preparation for an upcoming session on this topic, I have updated this Decoded article with current code references. If you’re not familiar with this recent code change, check it out!
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Last month, Mark Kuhn and I happened upon an unusual Fixed-it Friday “fix” in Savannah…it wasn’t very effective since Mark had the door open in a couple of minutes.
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A few years ago, I shared a document from the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools which cautioned against the use of classroom barricade devices. In today’s post I have some updated statistics.
Today’s Wordless Wednesday post is definitely not wordless, it includes an explanation of why these hospital doors would not be compliant with the US model codes (the hospital is in Mexico).
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Today’s Quick Question has come up many times in different forms: On a multi-level parking garage with a capacity of 600 cars, do the stair doors and exit discharge doors require panic hardware?
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As I catch up after my surprise appendectomy, Mark Kuhn has written the first post in a series about basic hardware terminology. Hopefully these posts will be helpful to the newer people in the industry.
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I’ve been receiving messages asking if iDigHardware is down because there was no post from yesterday. It’s not the website that’s broken – it’s me.
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During my travels in other countries, I definitely notice a difference in how accessible routes are handled…this ramp in Cali, Colombia was an attempt to improve accessibility. See the problem?
I know we have seen MANY of these blocked egress photos, but this one is pretty egregious. What I’m wondering is…are there no AHJs who eat here?
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