I recently appeared as a guest on Allegion’s Solving for Multifamily Podcast, with Robert Gaulden. I talked with Robert about the egress requirements for multifamily properties, including operable hardware and panic hardware, and went into greater detail on electrified hardware used for access control. I also touched briefly on the requirements for fire door assemblies, as I covered fire doors in more detail in a previous episode.
For each of the podcast episodes where I appeared as a guest, I created a page on iDigHardware with more resources related to the topic. Links to both episodes and the resource pages can be found on the Multifamily page accessed via the Topics menu above.
Is there another topic you’d like to see addressed in a podcast? I’m all ears!
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Either another article or podcast
https://idighardware.com/2009/02/door-gap-gauge/
How many people actually measure gaps??
And what adjustments can be made, if the gap is off?
The article reminded me of trouble with cross corridor rated doors, in apartment buildings
Charles,
I measure gaps as part of the fire door inspection process. If an excessive gap exists, there are several remedies that may correct the issue. Use of shims or the use of excessive gap solution products are options.
Lori,
Thank you for mentioning the Firefighter Safety Research Institute as well as the “Close Before You Doze” campaign. Closed doors REALLY DO WORK!! The more we get those campaigns out there the better off we will all be!!
I couldn’t agree more! I have talked to everyone I know about sleeping with their bedroom doors closed! 🙂
– Lori
That’s funny….. So do I!!! 🙂 🙂