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.

WWYD? Secure Pair

I recently visited a facility where security is their top priority.  Many of the doors are set to sound an alarm if they are left open for more than 6 seconds.  This presents a challenge when carts are being moved through the opening, because the doors need to stay open long enough for the carts, but need to close before the 6-second mark.  There are 10,000 employees on-site during a typical day, and leaving a door unsecure / not locked or latched can result in termination of their jobs.  Many of the doors are fire doors, which adds some extra complexity to the issue.  Almost all of the doors have access-control.

By |2013-02-14T14:46:04-05:00November 2nd, 2012|Electrified Hardware, WWYD?|15 Comments
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Mag-Locks – Security Impact

For the second time in two months, a news story came across my desk that involved the impact of mag-locks on security.  For some involved in the security industry, mag-locks are perceived to be an easy way to retrofit a high level of protection, because the field preparation is limited and the manufacturers' literature shows holding force specifications which seem like more than enough to keep out the average burglar.

By |2014-11-25T23:22:07-05:00October 23rd, 2012|Electrified Hardware, News|11 Comments
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WW: Uncoordinated

The good news...I'm on my way to Las Vegas for CoNEXTions 2012!  The bad news...our flight lost a hydraulic system and we had to land in Denver.  There's a replacement plane but it is larger and requires an extra flight attendant, who had to be called in from home.  I'm sure he's not a happy camper right now.  I will get there eventually, but while I'm waiting, here's another photo that left me Wordless.

By |2012-10-17T01:53:29-04:00October 17th, 2012|Door Closers, Wordless Wednesday|9 Comments
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Mission San Xavier Del Bac, Tucson

During a break in today's BHMA meetings I took a drive south to see the Mission San Xavier Del Bac.  The mission was founded in 1692, and the current church was built between 1783 and 1797.  It is located in the center of a Papagon Indian settlement.  The mission has been constantly maintained and periodically restored, so it's in beautiful shape.  You can read more about the history of this gorgeous building here.

By |2012-10-11T03:14:25-04:00October 11th, 2012|Beautiful Doors, Road Trips|0 Comments
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Meeting Room Pair

I'm in Tucson this week for the BHMA Fall Meeting.  My husband thinks it's all fun and games, but we've been working hard on some new standards - one for ligature-resistant hardware and one for residential hardware.  There's a lot more on the agenda over the next couple of days, but it's a beautiful area to have a meeting, the hotel is great, and I saw my first javelina today (I still think it was a wild boar  :D).

By |2012-10-09T21:09:20-04:00October 9th, 2012|FDAI, Fire Doors, Panic Hardware|1 Comment
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Follow Up – UL Listings for Narrow Doors

Back in August, I posted some information about a change to the UL procedures regarding fire doors less than 32" wide.  UL has just issued another bulletin, which reverses the August 2nd bulletin.  There will be no special requirements for labeling doors less than 32" wide - doors can be labeled in accordance with the manufacturers' service procedures.

By |2012-10-05T11:27:26-04:00October 5th, 2012|Fire Doors|1 Comment
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Have you checked your smoke detectors?

Last year I published a post about the two common types of smoke detectors - ionization and photo-electric detectors.  There was a report on NBC News tonight about this same topic.  In case you missed the first post or didn't get around to checking the detectors in your home, here's a follow-up:

By |2012-10-04T01:11:54-04:00October 4th, 2012|General Info|2 Comments
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WW: Day Care Fire Exit

This is the emergency exit for a day care center, sent in by Dwight Isaacs of US Homeware Inc.  If you look closely, you'll see that the latch is up near the top of the jamb post, out of reach of the kids.  This seems like it could be a viable solution, except that in another situation when I asked all of my code official pals about how I could prevent a child with special needs from exiting out of a school without permission, most of them said that they would not allow a latch mounted above the range mandated by code.

By |2012-10-03T00:10:35-04:00October 3rd, 2012|Means of Egress, Wordless Wednesday|6 Comments
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Curtain Door, Matharoo Associates

Mary Hinton of Mulhaupt's sent me a link to check out a one-of-a-kind door, and she was right - it's amazing!  The door is on a single family home in India called "House with Wall of Light."  It was designed by Matharoo Associates, for Dilip Sanghvi, a diamond merchant.  The architectural firm won the Architectural Review's Emerging Architecture Award, when they submitted the door design.

By |2012-09-24T14:24:10-04:00September 24th, 2012|Beautiful Doors|12 Comments
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Hate Hardware, Love Cookies?!?

I'm in sunny Phoenix this morning, getting ready to head over to the convention center for the CONSTRUCT show.  I know that some of you are here too!  Last week at our local CSI meeting, 5 different people came up to me and said, "I HATE HARDWARE!", usually with a theatrical grimace, a stomp of the foot, or a shaken fist (or all of the above) and a little smile.  I'm happy to represent the industry that architectural specifiers love to hate because there are plenty of us who are here to help you.

By |2012-09-12T14:08:46-04:00September 12th, 2012|General Info|4 Comments
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Where’s Waldo?

I'm going to be traveling a fair amount over the next couple of months, and if you'll be where I am I'd love to see you!  This afternoon I am headed to our office in Carmel, Indiana, to continue training our newest batch of specwriter apprentices.  The door and hardware industry seems to always have trouble attracting new people, and specwriters are usually created over a long career filling other roles in the industry.  Well, Bill Lawliss and I have risen to the challenge and are working with some recent college graduates to teach them everything we know about doors and hardware.  They've already learned a lot and this week we will continue with some more training on hardware applications.  If you or anyone you know might be interested in participating in this training program in the future, let me know!

By |2016-06-01T13:47:17-04:00August 20th, 2012|General Info|11 Comments
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Worcester State Hospital

In addition to beautiful doors and interesting locks, I love old architecture and the amazing photography that captures the decay of these crumbling structures.  I look forward to new photo essays posted on the Kingston Lounge site, and the most recent was especially exciting because it's very close to my town and an important part of Worcester, Massachusetts history.

By |2013-02-13T18:49:18-05:00August 14th, 2012|Beautiful Doors, Historical, Locks & Keys|0 Comments
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Aurora Apartment Fire Follow-Up

Earlier in the week I published a post about a fire in Aurora, Colorado.  Today I ran across this news report which shows an apartment where the door was open, vs. an apartment where the door was closed.  The reporter states that the doors were 2-hour rated, which is not typical, but some good publicity for fire doors regardless.

By |2012-08-09T14:51:39-04:00August 9th, 2012|Fire Doors|2 Comments
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Aurora Apartment Fire

This morning I read about a fire in Aurora, Colorado, at a 4-story apartment building.  The fire occurred Monday night, and it's possible that it is the result of arson.  Sadly, there were two fatalities - a couple who had lived in the building since the 1970's.

By |2012-08-07T23:36:15-04:00August 7th, 2012|Fire Doors|0 Comments
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WWYD? Double-Egress Pair

This is an actual problem on a current project, and I'm hoping some of you will have ideas to help out.  The doors and a portion of the hardware have already been installed, and the remaining hardware is on-site.  It's a double-egress pair in a health-care facility, and it is equipped with a system to prevent patients with Alzheimer's Disease or other conditions from "eloping".  There is a sensor in the vicinity of the doors which detects an approaching occupant wearing a transmitter bracelet, and when an occupant is detected the system automatically arms the delayed egress locks, which prevent the patient from leaving the unit before staff members can arrive.

By |2013-12-04T23:49:43-05:00August 6th, 2012|Electrified Hardware, Means of Egress, WWYD?|29 Comments
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Coming Soon! Image Search

I am frequently asked if I have a photo of a particular application.  There are almost 2,500 images on this site, so it's likely that I do have the photo someone is looking for, but finding it is not easy.  As the number of images grows, it will get worse.

By |2012-08-06T09:36:01-04:00August 3rd, 2012|General Info|25 Comments
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WWYD? Theater Security

As I read about the terrible movie theater tragedy in Aurora, Colorado, I thought about things from a door hardware consultant's perspective.  Could future tragedies be prevented by changing the way we think about the hardware on movie theater exits?  Because the suspect allegedly propped open the exit door so he could return during the movie with guns, explosive chemicals, and a protective vest, would monitoring or alarming the emergency exit have thwarted his attack?

By |2016-08-10T14:07:17-04:00July 30th, 2012|Electrified Hardware, Means of Egress, WWYD?|15 Comments
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