Lori Greene

About Lori Greene

Lori is the Manager, Codes and Resources for Allegion, and the creator of iDigHardware. With more than 35 years of experience in the door and hardware industry, in her current role she focuses exclusively on the code requirements that apply to door openings.

FF: Screwed Up

The card reader in this photo was installed to prevent access to the stairs on the other side of this door.  A card reader on the push side of a door with an electric strike and panic hardware doesn't provide security, because you can just push on the touchpad of the panic to exit.  To rectify that "problem," someone installed a screw in the panic hardware so the touchpad will not retract the latch.

By |2015-01-21T08:18:25-05:00January 23rd, 2015|Doors Gone Wrong, Fixed-it Friday, Means of Egress|14 Comments

Another Fire Door Win

Although the news reports are focused on the recent loss of a historic school in Champlain, New York, a fire door between the original section and a 1960's addition did help to prevent the spread of smoke and flames:

By |2015-01-19T11:31:25-05:00January 19th, 2015|Fire Doors, News|0 Comments

Fire Door Win! (and a fail)

Reporter Quote: "The people who ran from the room where the fire began left the door open behind them, and the fire quickly spread into the hallway..." Fire Department Quote: "There's a fire door that separates the two compartments of that wing, and it did its job..."

By |2015-01-16T10:53:36-05:00January 16th, 2015|FDAI, Fire Doors, News|0 Comments

FF: Security Mesh

I've started 2015 with quite a few posts about school security.  This is probably because I've been working so closely with the BHMA Codes and Government Affairs Committee and other organizations to review state requirements and propose code changes that will increase security in schools while maintaining safety.  I tend to write about whatever I'm working on.  If you're tired of school-related posts, feel free to suggest something else you'd like me to write about - I'm easily distracted (Hey look!  A squirrel!  :) )  For today's Fixed-it Friday post I have yet another school security topic (although it could apply to other types of buildings), and I'd love your feedback.

By |2015-01-14T14:09:10-05:00January 16th, 2015|Fixed-it Friday, School Security|10 Comments

HMMA 850-14: Fire Protection and Smoke Control Rated Hollow Metal Door and Frame Products

The Hollow Metal Manufacturers Association (HMMA) is a division of the National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers (NAAMM), and publishes more than two dozen reference documents related to hollow metal doors and frames...

By |2016-07-20T10:56:10-04:00January 15th, 2015|Doors & Frames, Fire Doors|0 Comments

Ohio Advisory Statement – Egress in Educational Occupancies

As I've said before, I would like to collect the official statements on school security from various jurisdictions, to get a more complete picture of what is being approved from one state to the next.  Back in September I posted a memo from the New York State Education Department, and today I received a copy of the Ohio Advisory Statement that I mentioned in yesterday's post.  You can find a copy of the complete document on the City of Dayton's website.

By |2016-10-23T20:17:55-04:00January 5th, 2015|School Security|5 Comments

Locked Egress Doors in Health Care Facilities

In January of this year, I wrote about a tragic fire at a senior home in L'Isle Verte, Quebec, in which 32 of the home's residents were killed. The inquest into this incident is currently underway, and I've been keeping an ear to the ground to see if there are any lessons to share...

By |2014-12-18T14:01:16-05:00December 18th, 2014|Electrified Hardware, Health Care, Means of Egress|1 Comment

Life Safety vs. School Security

It has been two years since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Security has become a priority for many school districts, and I do believe that schools are more secure now. Added security won't be able to prevent every school-related incident, especially when so many of the "intruders" have actually been members of the school community - often students...

By |2015-04-14T09:15:23-04:00December 16th, 2014|Locks & Keys, School Security|21 Comments

Feng Shui

To be honest, I haven't spent a lot of time thinking about feng shui, which is an ancient art and science developed over 3,000 years ago in China.  The goal of Feng Shui is to balance the energies of a space to ensure health and good fortune.  I do know that I'm not supposed to store stuff under my bed, which  might be the reason I'm often unbalanced.

By |2014-11-25T13:35:40-05:00November 25th, 2014|Means of Egress, News|4 Comments

School Guard Glass

School Guard Glass is a new product that can retrofit existing 1/4" glass at a cost of about $1,000-$1,200 per full glass door lite, and it kept the testing agent at bay for 6 minutes during independent testing. What do you think?

By |2014-11-19T23:26:10-05:00November 19th, 2014|Glass, School Security|16 Comments
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