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Printed from the blog of Lori Greene, AHC/CDC, CCPR, FDAI
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WW: Making a Case for Mullions

Back in 1993, Bill Elliott told me to always specify rim panic hardware with a removable mullion on exterior pairs that require panics. It was good advice.

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QQ: Coordinators on Fire Doors

When a pair of fire doors has manual flush bolts and no closer on the inactive leaf, is a coordinator required?

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QQ: Vision Lights in Automatic Doors

Does the vision light height requirement apply to automatic doors as well as manually-operated doors?

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FF: State House

There are Fixed-it Friday applications everywhere…you just have to be on the lookout.

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Colorado State Capitol Building – Denver

Have you visited your state capitol building to check out the doors and hardware? I’m adding locations to my bucket list!

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WW: I think I’ll call it a night.

Where do people get these ideas? #wordless

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A Little Help?

One of the things that I love most about iDigHardware is the readers’ willingness to help each other. I hope you have some insight to share on these two questions.

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WWYD? Delayed Egress Pull Station

This application was found in an airport, and requires building occupants to use a pull station to initiate a delayed egress lock. Is it code-compliant?

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FF: Wheelie

I have a theory about what happened here…what’s yours? This “fix” shows the importance of making sure the correct hardware is specified from the get-go.

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Decoded: Locks Used Only for Security Purposes

The IBC exempts locks used only for security purposes from the mounting height requirement. The accessibility standards exempt locks operated only by security personnel. What’s the difference?

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WW: Action News

When I mentioned that people must be getting tired of hearing me talk about school safety, the response was, “If people can die without our voices, we kind of need to keep talking…”

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QQ: Door Closers on Exterior Doors

Quick Question: Is it a code requirement for non-fire-rated exterior doors to have door closers? The answer may surprise you.

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