In this episode of Paul Timm’s podcast – The Changing Face of School Security, he talks with Dr. Kathy Martinez-Prather, the director of the Texas School Safety Center.
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Today’s Quick Question still comes up on occasion: Is a delayed-action door closer required by the accessibility standards?
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Today’s Fixed-it Friday photos were sent by Keith Krienke of the University of Calgary (his team was not responsible!). At some point I think it’s a better idea to replace the door!
Today’s question has two parts – one is important for anyone who works in health care to keep in mind. The second gets into the weeds but is a good opportunity for a code change proposal.
Steve Swertfeger of Isenhour Door sent me today’s Wordless Wednesday photos of a loading dock door they were called to work on, and this is truly one of the worst panic hardware installations I’ve seen.
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In today’s guest post, Colleen Furlong of Allegion explores how a doorway may be designed to be more inclusive, with the goal of removing friction and providing safe and easy access for all users.
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Today’s Quick Question is related to an upcoming IBC change: Is a storeroom function lock acceptable for use on a classroom door that must be lockable from inside the room?
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These “overhead” fixes are trending! Today’s Fixed-it Friday photo from John Danes of Allegion reminds me of a recent Wordless Wednesday submission.
I made some quick updates to this Decoded article on required mounting heights for hardware, with current code references.
