Back in the late 1980’s when I started working for a door and hardware distributor, I spent a lot of time learning about the industry. We were fortunate to have a strong local chapter of the Door & Hardware Institute (now called Door Security + Safety Professionals) with lots of education available, and I absolutely loved traveling to the week-long DHI schools in pursuit of my AHC and CDC credentials.
To support the industry and the local and national classes, DHI offered some fabulous printed booklets and “Tech Talks.” I particularly liked their installation guide and would fax (yes, fax!) a page here and there to a contractor who had a question. Ahhh…the Good Old Days. 🙂
The great news is that DHI is in the process of updating some of those documents, so they can be used by a new generation of people who want to learn about doors and hardware. The first of the publications – the glossary – is ready, and DHI has allowed me to share it here!
Anyone know what “loiding” is? How about a “mute”? To find out, click here to download the DHI Glossary of Architectural Hardware Terms.
For more information about courses offered by DHI, visit their education page.
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Slipping a latch and silencers.
The DHI glossary of terms is a valuable resource when you need to discuss problems with designers or AHC’s so that we all speak the same language. Nothing is worse than calling a part a widget that fits into the thingy on the part that goes into the wall .. lol
Glossary is nice, but some illustrations would be even more helpful. Sometimes you come across a word and need the definition…but more often you kinda know the “thing’ and need the architectural term.
Hi Frank –
My friend Scott Tobias wrote a book on hardware and it has tons of photos!
https://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Guide-Door-Hardware-Specification/dp/111811261X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=hardware+scott+tobias&qid=1592341354&sr=8-1
– Lori