Considering the number of panics I've seen with velcro straps, zip ties, pins, clamps, and even more creative dogging methods, maybe there's a new product idea here?

Rob Claus of the Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA) has just released episode 24 of his podcast, Building Your Business, and I was his guest!

Sometimes when I'm working on a code question/problem with someone, I use the phrase "it won't keep me up at night." That's kind of how I feel about this situation...what do you think?

I've received some questions on roof doors lately, so I've updated this Decoded article with current code references that address doors serving both occupied and unoccupied roofs.

The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) publishes the most comprehensive recommendations for addressing school security and safety challenges, and the 7th edition is now available!

I took today's Fixed-it Friday photos at a children's hospital in California, where locks with visual indicators have been installed to help staff ensure the lock status during a lockdown.

This is an important post, and I would appreciate your comments to help ensure that indicators for locks and panic hardware continue to be an option for classrooms, restrooms, and other spaces.

William Rudd sent me today's Wordless Wednesday photos, taken in a train station. As shown in the first photo, both doors are marked as exits, but it looks like one has been taken out of service.

In this Decoded article for the next issue of Door Security + Safety Magazine, I answered several frequently asked questions that apply to electromagnetic locks.

Do you have questions about security glazing vs. ballistic glazing? (I do!) David Vermeulen of Technical Glass Products breaks it down in this article.