Jamie Lyn Callahan of Allegion sent me today’s Wordless Wednesday photos, taken during a kids’ birthday party at an indoor playground. This door makes for a great “teachable moment.”
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Is compliance with the ANSI-ASA S12.60 standard required for any school projects? What is the current practice for classroom doors? Sound gasketing? STC-rated assemblies?
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With three kids in various stages of university life, I’ve spent A LOT of time on college campuses lately. One trend that I’ve noticed is the increased use of glazing – there’s a great example in today’s post!
With the advancements that have been made in digital media and AI, many of the images we see online and in print are created by artists, and can be good opportunities to teach about codes!
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An important change has been approved for the 2027 IBC – doors serving schools, day care centers, colleges and universities will be required to be lockable from the inside.
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Today’s Wordless Wednesday photo, taken of a pair of fire doors in a wastewater treatment pump station and sent to me by Macan Deve Engineers, is a classic!
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BHMA has updated a resource that addresses the technicalities of auxiliary fire pins, and it is extremely helpful for explaining this application to code officials and others who have concerns.
Mark Kuhn and I will be repeating our code update class from the DHI ConNextions conference with two webinars this week and next, hosted by DHI and free for DHI members!
As a child of the 70’s and 80’s, and now a mom of three young adults, I once resisted the idea of keeping classroom doors locked during class, but times have changed. WWYD?
