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FEATURES 8 THE CHALLENGES OF 26 IN DEFENSE OF DOORS CONDUCTING FIRE AND EGRESS Ever get stuck trying to make the door DOOR INSPECTIONS DURING industry sound glamorous and exciting? COVID-19 Here’s how to do it. Fire and egress door inspectors reflect on BY TAYLOR FISCHER working through the COVID-19 pandemic, 30 including new opportunities. 45 YEARS OF SUCCESS FOR DHI BY HAL KELTON AHC/CDC, CFDAI, CDT, RCI DHI celebrates its 45th anniversary in 2020 and reviews the milestones that drove its 14 RESISTING FIRE AND BULLETS success over the years. Fire resistance and certification BY ALEXANDRA WALSH considerations for bullet-resisting glass. 34 BY JUSTIN HENDRICKS FAMILY TIES AND MEMORIES OF LOCKWOOD MANUFACTURING 18 ASSESSING LEVELS OF THREAT While DHI celebrates its 45th anniversary this PROTECTION year, the roots of the industry extend to well Choosing the right protective door for before that time. One DHI member has fond the job. memories and some fascinating history of one BY KENNY WEBB of the iconic companies of the 20th century. BY CRAIG A. CHABOT, AHC, CDC, CSI 22 THE ART OF SHIMMING A DOOR 37 2020 DHI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Four important tricks of the trade to hang it WINNERS right the first time. BY LAURA FRYE WEAVER, DHT, DAHC, DHC, CSI, CDT, CCS, CFDAI DHI offers congratulations and thanks to the many people who give so much to the architectural openings industry. We are proud to highlight the award winners who demonstrate exemplary effort and dedication.

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45 GLAZED TO BE LIGHT, BRIGHT 4 IN TOUCH DHI’S PUBLICATION FOR DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY PROFESSIONALS AND SAFE RON COUCH, AHC, CFDAI Interim Chief Executive Editor Fire-rated glass helps reimagine Officer Al Rickard, CAE 56 DECODED Sharon Newport, CAE [email protected] a physician assistant program LORI GREENE, DAHC/CDC, FDAI, FDHI, [email protected] 703.402.9713 center. CCPR Vice-President of Associate Editor BY DEVIN BOWMAN Education, Certification Alexandra Walsh and Technical Activities [email protected] 62 BEST BUSINESS PRACTICES Laura Frye Weaver, 301.523.3318 RICHARD VOREIS AND RICK LIDDELL DHT, DAHC, DHC, 48 SMOOTH SLIDING FOR CSI, CDT, CCS, CFDAI Advertising Manager [email protected] Hallie Brown MODULAR SECURITY BOOTH [email protected] 64 INSIDE CONTRACT CLAUSES Director of Publications 202.367.1229 Improved efficiency, ease BILL TRIMBLE, AHC Alexa Schlosser [email protected] Design of installation, and reliable tgdcom.com performance are key benefits. 72 CLOSING THOUGHTS BY LAURIE MCCOWAN CHRIS ORME Media & Editorial Board Chair Justin Hendricks, FDAI, Ginny Powell, Intertek 50 BALANCED DOORS FIT THE BILL Hager Companies Brendan Kamps, DHT, DHC, AT BANK OF AMERICA TOWER Steve Adams, DHT CFDAI, H. Stephen Jones HMF Express and Associates Ease of operation and reduced 56 David Beckham, AHC, Karl Kretsch, Kelley Bros. door leaf projection of balanced FDAI, DHI Board of Kerby Lecka, Westlake Governors, Cook & Marketing Works doors make for simpler entry and Boardman Group, LLC Jonathan McKinney, DHT, egress at Houston skyscraper. Heather Butler, Allegion DHC, Jeske Company AHC, CDC, BY ROGER OVEREND Craig Chabot, Bob Settle CSI, Norwood Hardware Cook and Boardman and Supply Co. Maranda Thompson, Taylor Fischer, Securitech 52 FINDING A DOOR CORE Negwer Door Systems Kenny Webb, ASSA ABLOY PARTNER Ed Harris, AHC, CL, CDT, LEED-AP, Manufacturing and certifying dormakaba USA Inc.

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DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 3 COLUMNIN TOUCH

DHI ADVOCACY COMMITTEE LAUNCHES INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY DHI MEMBERS HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF DESIGNING AND PROVIDING OPENINGS THAT ADHERE TO BUILDING, FIRE, LIFE SAFETY CODES AND STANDARDS. WE ARE THE EXPERTS OF THE OPENINGS THAT PROVIDE THE SECURITY AND SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE IN THOSE BUILDINGS.

Nowhere is this more important than Our initiatives will equip and support in schools, where DHI members help those willing to carry our message to key protect students, teachers and staff stakeholders, including state legislators, in emergencies. Our top priority is county governments, public safety RON COUCH, AHC, CFDAI, is President & to protect every student, in every officials, school boards, school district CEO of CIH, DHI Incoming President and situation, every day. leaders and others. We will also engage Chair of the Advocacy Committee. outside influencers such as lobbyists to To advance this mission, the DHI help navigate impactful issues. Board of Governors created the DHI Advocacy Committee earlier this year. Support from DHI members is critical to The committee consists of key industry our success. The committee will build a influencers, who are charged with the real-time online dashboard, state issue goal to define and develop strategies tracking and resource library for the for our industry to influence policy on a industry to provide visibility into these national and local level. programs. We will engage members at the local level to provide training DHI recognizes that it must be a leading and tools for delivering our messages. voice on school safety and security Marketing efforts will develop collateral as well as be proactive in dealing and promotional materials for members with changing market dynamics and and external audiences with the legislation to position our industry as a collaboration of the Door Security & leading source of critical information. Safety Foundation (DSSF). As security and safety experts, DHI We recognize that broad-based efforts members have always designed or and support beyond our industry are specified solutions for schools and also essential to our success. We have other public buildings. In the process, a network of like-minded organizations we will remain dedicated to maintaining on these issues that can add value and building, fire and life safety codes and reach a broader audience. promoting solutions that are well- founded, tested and provide proven We have already actively participated in results. legislative debates about school safety issues in Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana and We will build a comprehensive program Virginia to provide maximum influence at the national level to provide a to advance safe and effective code- foundation for action at the state and compliant solutions. local levels, where legislation and regulations need our attention and We want to hear from members with any input. The DHI Advocacy Committee thoughts, advice or direction that could has developed school safety and help the committee. Please send your security policy principles that will help messages to [email protected]. We guide the organization and the industry will provide more information as these as we progress into the 2021 legislative initiatives develop. + cycle (to be released soon).

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The Challenges of Conducting Fire and Egress Door Inspections During Covid-19

Fire and egress door inspectors reflect on working through the COVID-19 pandemic, including new opportunities.

8 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY BLACKJACK3D | ISTOCK It has been very encouraging to watch the momentum for annual fire door inspections grow steadily throughout North America during the past five years, especially in the health care market. The need for fire door inspections, inspectors, innovative new fire door accessories and remediation work finally began to grow as expected.

In the United States, both the shelter-in-place orders took effect, our respond to the email with my signature Centers for Medicare & Medicaid phone rang nonstop for those first few at the end and it had to be reviewed Services (CMS) and The Joint days as sales calls, meetings and fire and approved before I would be Commission began enforcing annual door inspections came to a complete allowed on-site. The questions ranged fire door inspections in hospitals and stop. While the first few days of staying from my general health condition, ambulatory care facilities in January at home were a welcome break from to people I live with, any travel I did 2018. Regulatory communities in feverishly attempting to source toilet during the last six months, etc. many states, counties and cities also paper, the uncertainty of what was enforce fire door inspections on new happening was quite overwhelming. commercial construction projects. In the days that followed as we all In Canada, most provinces have slowly adjusted to the “new normal,” adopted a version of NFPA 80, 2007 I was surprised to hear that my state, or newer. When it comes to NFPA California, had quickly deemed what 101, a handful are still on an earlier I do as “essential.” Don’t get me version than 2012. The enforcement of wrong – I feel our industry is crucial required annual fire door inspections to the infrastructure of this nation’s and inspections in new construction is built, secure and safe environment. left to local municipalities. But to see it in writing, during such a historic time, was something else. The COVID-19 Challenge DHI lobbied hard in the early months Who would have ever predicted the of the pandemic, helping ensure unprecedented challenges we were the designation of our industry as going to face in 2020 and going “essential.” forward? COVID-19 impacted our It was time to get back to work, but lives and livelihoods in a way not what would that look like? How could experienced for at least a century. we all do our jobs and what restrictions For me, working from home was would be in place to help ensure a safe nothing new. I’ve done this for the last work environment for everyone? 25 years in my roles as regional sales Sean Hayes, AHC, CFDAI, Branch manager, product representative, fire Manager at Allmar, recalled how his door inspector and software developer. operation “adapted quickly, creating While I was quite comfortable in my a contactless drive-through” to home office, most of my work is done ensure the flow of materials from on the road and face-to-face in a cus- their distribution center in Regina, tomer’s office, on a construction site or Saskatchewan, Canada. in a health care facility. The first project I was asked to inspect When schools and businesses was in early April and it began with a began to shut down in March and Signs such as these with COVID-19 information are long questionnaire via email. I had to common in hospitals.

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2% 2% 2% Increased 4% more than 50% There was also a list of new rules 28% 31% Increased to follow and temperature checks more than 25% before accessing the building. Increased Facemasks and social distancing 10-25% were mandatory, no more than three people were allowed in an elevator, Increased less than 10% and only a certain amount of people were allowed per floor. No change Tighter Rules in Healthcare Decreased less The healthcare market had a much than 10% different definition of essential 7% Decreased workers. It would be months into 10-25% the pandemic before non-medical personnel were allowed back on most Decreased more than 25% campuses.

Decreased One exception I found was for facilities 2% more than 50% that were near completion and on 22% the fast track for occupancy or the re-occupancy of recently closed facilities as states and hospitals were Source: DHI Survey of Credentialed Fire and Egress Door Inspectors evaluating all potential sites for COVID-19 patient overflow. It wasn’t until I went back to conduct FIGURE 2. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS DURING INSPECTIONS one of my regular hospital inspections that COVID-19 appeared front-and- 87% center like never before. There were a handful of openings to wrap up a nice- sized inspection, but they were in the “COVID-19 Patient” ward of this facility. 72% As I approached the temporary secured 65% entry, I was greeted by a nurse who asked me detailed questions. She also presented the facility disclosure statement for how many patients with COVID-19 were currently on-site. I was going to have to be fitted for an N95 mask and an isolation gown. At that moment I recalled the other questionnaires from other projects 26% I have conducted since April. I also 24% looked ahead at my increasingly growing list of pending inspections. Almost always one of the questions to gain entry into a building was related to “knowingly having been around someone who has/had COVID-19.” If I stepped into this area of this COVID-19 Using cleaning Wearing Wearing gloves Social Temperature care facility it would essentially stations with face masks distancing checks, hand sanitizer questionnaires, preclude me from doing any work for and other the next 14 days at a minimum as I Source: DHI Survey of Credentialed Fire and Egress Door Inspectors self-quarantined.

10 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY Also not knowing if I was actually remain compliant throughout this One survey question asked, “What part of an at-risk demographic, the pandemic. Their presence was so vital has been the biggest effect on your concerns were very real. Ultimately to the hospitals daily operation they business from COVID-19?” this day I decided not to go in. I would were asked to continue working while Answers ran the gamut and provided reschedule when the facility no longer taking the same daily PPE precautions insight into market forces and shifting had COVID-19 patients. I’ve talked to as everyone else on hospital staff. customer demands. colleagues who have taken on these Inspection and repair companies risks from day one. are such an integral part of the daily “Our business is 75 percent end-user operation of healthcare facilities; the health care maintenance and we were There are fire door inspectors and door thought of not having them around can locked out of hospitals for three to repair specialists who have remained be daunting to many. four months,” one inspector said. at healthcare and commercial campuses throughout this epidemic, Another noted “an amazing number What Inspectors Are Seeing providing the services needed to of fire code violations with door The business of inspections has help these facilities maintain their plant-ons in hospitals.” life-safety requirements. I stand and been severely impacted by COVID- applaud their courage, commitment to 19. More than half of inspectors Many offered comments such as, their craft and their customers. responding to a DHI survey reported “We have seen a significant drop a decrease in inspection business and in business – no one has money to For example, as Paul Goldense, 28 percent said more than half their spend,” and “Inspections have dried FDAI, put it, “We’ve never left.” inspection business disappeared up for both health care and budget Paul’s company, Goldense Building or was postponed. Conversely, only reasons.” Products, ensured that the fire and 10% said their inspection business egress doors at its healthcare clients increased.

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DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 11 Expanding the Inspection Market With CMS and The Joint Commission’s enforcement of NFPA 80, 2010, it makes sense that the DHI survey of inspectors showed 30% reported most of their work was in healthcare. What can inspectors do to broaden their reach? The answer is to take this opportunity to expand into new markets. It’s clear that there are as many potential outcomes as there are ways of viewing what has transpired since March. While those first few inspections and job site consultations I conducted in April were completed Other types of work can often replace your employees are not infected? These with trepidation, I was not going to lost inspection business. are questions that must be answered. miss opportunities to get out and conduct any inspections. “We have done no inspections since While the impact on fire and egress the start of COVID-19, but our access door inspections and how we do our Perhaps there are opportunities amid control and automatic operator jobs has been clearly affected by this this chaos. With university campuses business has increased,” a survey pandemic, there’s no time like the essentially empty, is it time to revisit respondent said. present to evaluate your business and your efforts to serve this market? Some marketing plans. housing officials took advantage of cam- puswide closures to conduct fire door Adapting to the “New Normal” Hopefully inspectors will never be inspections along with a host of other As more time elapses, the multiple tested again on the strength of their building maintenance work. It is often daily temperature checks, health plans like we are right now. I’m difficult at best to schedule anytime of questionnaires, including address and proud to be a part of an industry the year, let alone in the summer or the phone number verifications, become understanding firsthand how beginning of the school year. more routine. As shelter-in-place colleagues like Paul and Sean are orders are lifted, job sites get a little leading the way. What other types of facilities can take more crowded and regulations become advantage of their temporary empty more refined. Now is the time to evaluate your spaces? How about large sporting market focus, pivot if it makes sense, venues that may be occupied by staff As we continue to adapt to our “new create the next great product or and athletes but still remain off limits normal,” there will be an ever-growing service to aid in fire and egress door to the public? list of questions for those who want compliance and double down on your to inspect fire and egress doors, and DHI education, including local building Convention centers are another great even more so for those who want to and fires codes. Make the effort to help opportunity that scheduling is often specialize in remediation work on educate those around you. Most of all, difficult to coordinate, and inspections noncompliant openings. be safe. + are easy to put off until forced to comply. How about education’s K-12 Are you willing to be, or have an market? Many of these facilities employee exposed to COVID-19 are entering some type of hybrid- through patient or co-worker contact? HAL KELTON AHC/ occupancy by now while still affording Are you or your employees part of a CDC, CFDAI, CDT, RCI, is Founder and some access not normally available demographic group with a higher risk President of during the school year. Businesses that of contracting COVID-19? What is your company’s policy for supplying DOORDATA occupy large commercial buildings and Solutions & Kelton and/or reimbursing employees for the high-rises have probably implemented Sales Group. an optional work-at-home schedule, PPE necessary to do their work? Can Email: hal@ again offering unprecedented access you effectively manage the working doordata.com. to buildings with minimal tenant environment and quarantining disruption. required to ensure your clients that

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14 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY Fire resistance and certification considerations for bullet-resisting glass.

Everyday events in our lives shape the high velocity impacts tend to be much world around us, from wearing a seatbelt more severe on smaller samples compared in a vehicle or wearing a mask in public to to larger samples due to the smaller test rules and regulations that govern the way in specimen’s reduced capacity to distribute which we construct, maintain and renovate the impact energy and stresses caused by buildings. the projectile over a greater surface area like that found on the larger test specimen. As an unfortunate consequence of reality, disasters are often precursors for additions or changes to rules, regulations or Fire Standards requirements in our daily lives. Tragedies Glass can be tested to several different such as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire test standards to evaluate fire resistance and the Iroquois Theater fire led to a change performance depending on the end-use in fire resistance practices and regulations. application of the product, which can include fire door and/or fire door frame While there is no general requirement applications (UL 10B (R2020), UL 10C within the International Building Code (2016), NFPA 252 (2017), CAN/ULC S104 that pertains to the use of listed and (2015)), fire window applications (UL 9 labeled bullet-resisting glass, its use within (R2020), NFPA 257 (2017), CAN/ULC S106 buildings beyond detention facilities, (R2020) or non-load bearing fire wall government buildings and embassies has applications (ASTM E119 (2020), UL 263 become more prevalent due to the rising (R2020)). number of active shooter incidents within the past several years. The fire door/frame and fire window standards are very similar; however, the fire wall standards are somewhat different both Bullet-Resisting Standards in regard to how the test is conducted and One of the primary standards for bullet- the conditions of acceptance. resisting equipment in the United States is UL 752 (2005), and the testing requirements The first difference is the fire wall standards for bullet-resisting glass are described require the test specimen to maintain a within Section 14 of the above-referenced certain level of thermal resistance during standard. the full duration of the fire resistance test. The thermal transmission through the test Unlike fire resistance testing, which specimen cannot raise the temperature typically requires glass to be tested in the on the unexposed side by more than largest size, UL 752 requires bullet-resisting 250 degrees Fahrenheit above its initial glass to be tested in a sample size measuring temperature. 12 inches in width by 12 inches in height. If the bullet-resisting glass is produced in sizes The second difference is the hose stream where any lateral dimension is smaller than portion of the test is allowed to be the primary test specimen size described conducted on a duplicate test specimen Bullet embedded in glass. earlier, then the smallest sample must also that has been exposed to one-half the fire be tested. For bullet-resisting applications, resistance duration as the initial sample.

DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 15 Apparatus for testing bullet-resisting equipment.

As a result of the latter, the hose used can be found within Section A combustible bullet resistant layer stream portion of the test becomes 716 of the IBC. will act as a fuel source, and the much more severe for fire door/ superheated furnace gasses being frame and window assemblies since Testing Considerations forced through the glass and frame the hose stream is applied to a test Bullet-resisting glazing material is interface can then potentially help specimen after full duration fire often made from multiple layers of spread flame from the exposed exposure. one or more component materials. side to the unexposed side of the assembly, or beyond the room of Glass that has been successfully Some of these components that are origin. Depending on the thickness tested to the fire door/frame or used to increase the overall bullet of the combustible bullet resistant window assembly standards is resistance performance of a glazing layer, structural stability issues defined as being Fire Protection- system can be very detrimental could also present themselves Rated glazing. Glass that has been to fire resistance performance. during both the fire exposure and successfully tested as part of a fire Certain types of components used hose stream portions of the test. wall assembly is defined as being to improve the bullet resistance If the combustible bullet resistant Fire Resistance-Rated glazing. performance of a glass system are layer is thick enough, it could Fire Resistance-Rated glazing can combustible, which can increase pull additional layers of the glass be used in fire door/frame or fire the issues the system may have system with it into the test furnace window assemblies provided that it with fire resistance performance. while it delaminates and is being also meets the requirements of the If the glass system allows for consumed. fire door/frame or fire window test too much thermal transmittance standards respectively and that it is during a fire, there might Consumption of the combustible also allowed per the door or frame be enough heat to ignite a bullet resistant layer could also manufacturer’s certification listing. combustible bullet resistant layer, leave a sizeable gap between the remaining glass system layers Certain end-use applications, which could allow for sustained and the glazing stop, which could particularly sidelight and transom flaming on the unexposed side allow for additional movement light configurations with a fire of the assembly. Furthermore, and vibration during the impact resistance rating over 45 minutes, if the glass system is tested of the hose stream following the require the use of Fire Resistance- under positive pressure furnace conclusion of the fire endurance Rated glazing. A full description of conditions, this would mean that portion of the test. where and when Fire Protection- superheated furnace gasses will Rated glazing and Fire Resistance- be forced between the glass and Rated glazing are eligible to be framing system interface.

16 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY INTERTEK OF COURTESY PHOTOS If a project specifies that a glazed Third-Party Certification would be subjected to ongoing third- party inspections to ensure that the opening must meet both fire resistance Manufacturers must take this product is manufactured within the and bullet resistance performance information into consideration when certification guidelines established requirements, at a minimum there trying to qualify their bullet-resisting as a result of the successful testing must be a marking on the glass in glass for fire resistance, and end completed on the product. compliance with the requirements of users must keep this in mind when NFPA 80 and the IBC to indicate it is selecting the proper glass to meet both If the product is tested but not third- fire-rated. bullet resistance and fire resistance party certified, there is no way for properties. The only way for a person the end user to fully know whether or Understanding how multiple in the field to ensure bullet-resisting not raw materials or components of performance properties may affect glass also meets the code requirements the glass system may have changed, a product will ultimately help create for fire resistance is to verify that it which could potentially alter the bullet safer and more secure buildings, and is listed and labeled. If so, it will bear resistance performance of the product. ensuring these products are certified the mark of an accredited third-party and labeled will give end users the certification agency as well as the With the everchanging material and assurance needed that the product alphanumeric designators required by product specifications in buildings, it will perform as intended and as both NFPA 80 and the IBC that signify is important to be able to identify and originally tested. + the product is fire-rated. verify the applicable ratings on these items through third-party labeling Even though it is not required by the and product certification listings. For IBC, there is a benefit to certifying components or products that may JUSTIN glass to a bullet-resisting test require more than one performance HENDRICKS is standard and subsequently labeling attribute, such as fire and bullet Technical Manager – Openings, Building the product through an independent resistance, it is also important to & Construction at third party. It provides additional understand which attributes may Intertek. Email justin. reassurance to the end users since the require code driven certification hendricks@intertek. product and manufacturing facility and labeling, and which may not. com. ODC-20-corporate ad-7_25x4_75-DHI-V01.qxp_Layout 1 1/28/20 11:17 AM Page 1

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DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 17 ASSESSING LEVELS OF THREAT PROTECTION

Physical threats are an important consideration Choosing the right when designing buildings, and especially a protective door for building’s openings. These are the access points that require certain levels of security based on the job. location and application. In order to make the best decision on what type of security door to

BY KENNY WEBB specify for an opening, it is vital to understand the full spectrum of threat protective doors and which applications they are suited for based on performance, requirements and price.

18 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY  Attack-resistant openings must endure a violent four minute attack after being shot with 7.62mm ammunition.

 A live demonstration of an attack-resistant opening.

Schools, stores, offices and government facilities are some videos that may or may not showcase the actual product of the buildings types that may be targeted with physical under consideration. While a step up from standard threat. This could come from a single assailant wielding a products, the reality is that security films offer a minimal baseball bat or hammer to try and breach an opening, or increase in security. the threat could be a group of people using various tools and even firearms to gain entry. Choosing the correct level ATTACK-RESISTANT GLASS of security door will help keep a building’s most important Attack-resistant glass provides improved protection over assets, its occupants, safe. security film. It is a laminated glass product consisting of outer layers of glass with a custom security, heat- SECURITY FILM strengthened and chemically bonded core. The result is a Security film is the cheapest, fastest and easiest way to product that reacts to physical abuse as if it were metal and retrofit existing glass in doors or windows. Its major benefit will bend, but not tear or rip, like other security products. is to slow an intruder down. It is not meant to add bullet The goal of attack-resistant glass is similar to security films resistance to glass or necessarily keep an intruder out – to delay an intruder so that building occupants can find completely, but security film can keep the glass in place if shelter until first responders arrive. Because traditional shot at and makes it more difficult for an intruder to get in. impact-resistant glazing tests were created for windstorms or Choosing the easiest upgrade option can come with blast pressure, attack-resistant glass companies have tested drawbacks. There are many companies selling security film to new standards based on the FBI Active Shooter Report. as a retrofit solution with claims that it will effectively keep These tests consist of ballistic endurance and a timed attack an intruder out. Not all films are created equal though, by a single assailant using various hand tools. For a glazed and the performance can vary greatly. There are different door in a sidelight frame, the complete opening is shot 90 thicknesses of security film available, and obviously placing times with 7.62 mm ammunition. Thirty rounds are fired the film on both sides of glass will increase the effectiveness. into the glass of the door, 30 rounds are shot into the door Some film will cause a reduction in optical clarity and even hardware and 30 rounds are shot into the glass in the yellow over time. Beyond that, film is easily scratched and sidelight. After being shot, the opening must remain secure may void the warranty on an insulated glass unit. for a minimum of four minutes while withstanding the It is a best practice to witness a live demonstration of the physical attack. desired security film prior to ordering enough to retrofit Attack-resistant glass is not bullet resistant. Bullets will pene- an entire building. This ensures that building owners and trate the glass; however, the glass remains intact and provides architects understand the level of protection the film is a barrier to entry long enough for first responders to arrive. actually offering, opposed to what may be seen on YouTube

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ASSA ABLOY OPENING SOLUTIONS OPENING ABLOY ASSA OF COURTESY PHOTOS DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 19 RATINGS OF BULLET RESISTANT RATINGS OF BULLET RESISTANT MATERIALS MATERIALS AS IDENTIFIED BY: UL 752 AS IDENTIFIED BY: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE (NIJ) 018.01

This innovative material helps bridge the gap between standard door and window assemblies and higher-priced bullet-resistant openings. Attack- resistant glass can be used to retrofit existing doors and frames; however, this requires replacing the existing glass. The effectiveness is also reliant on the assembly components of the complete opening. An engineered core is ideal for a wood door application, whereas 16-gauge face skins provide the necessary strength in steel doors. Similarly,, the light kit that holds the glass in place needs a robust design so that it will remain rooted to the door, and vandal-resistant hardware should be used to keep the operational hardware secure.

BULLET-RESISTANT OPENINGS The most highly regarded products to thwart physical threats are bullet- resistant openings. However, these are often not selected because they are expensive and heavy doors are not suitable for high-traffic areas.  Forced-entry bullet-resistant doors are tested by a team of attackers focusing on three key areas of the Schools are a great example – the door and frame separately for the full duration of the resistance rating. number of classroom doors required multiplies the cost far beyond most school budgets, and because of the project specifications and must be based on ammunition type and weight of typical bullet-resistant certified to a particular rating. There number of shots. Levels one through doors, many children may not be able are two major sets of ballistic testing three focus on handguns while levels to operate them. standards: UL 752 and National four through 10 rate the resistance Bullet-resistant openings are Institute of Justice (NIJ). to rifles. Additionally, UL 752 has required for many government and a separate Supplementary Shotgun UL 752 standards are most common military projects, as well as other rating in which three shots are fired for building products. They provide applications. They are written into from a 12-gauge shotgun. 10 levels of bullet-protection ratings

20 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY NIJ standards are normally used There are other ASTM standards to rate body and vehicle armour, for forced-entry openings used on although some building materials are nongovernment projects as well. tested to this standard as well. These These are less stringent, although ratings span levels one through four, the ASTM F3038 standard has a with some intermediary levels based similar mob style attack test for 5, on velocity of ammunition. 15, 30 or 60 minutes. ASTM F1233 is Are your doorsdoors missing specific to glazing materials with the FIRE LABELS? Bullet-resistant glass can be added to number and types of impacts that it door openings or used for windows withstands determining levels I-V FIELD LABELING and sidelights, and certain levels resistance. All of the products rated EVALUATION SERVICES can be achieved with speaker ports for forced entry are designed for the On-site review and evaluation of and deal trays for transactional highest level of security to keep out applications. Many buildings utilize fire doors, frames & kickplates. unwanted people. bullet-resistant products in specific areas, then use attack-resistant glass While forced-entry bullet-resistant SPECIALTY or security film in other areas where openings are required based on DOOR PROGRAM threat levels may be less. project specifics, other levels of Fire rating services for oversized threat protection can be determined and one-of-a-kind doors. FORCED ENTRY BULLET by a building owner and architect. RESISTANT (FEBR) Bullet-resistant doors offer a Our labels mean MORE. For applications requiring the most certified rating system clarifying which protection level they are secure door openings, forced-entry labels are bullet-resistant assemblies are providing, but these certified GUARDIAN'S required. These are tested to U.S. products generally come with recognized by building code Department of State standards increased cost. With lower levels of officials, the Joint Commission and, as such, are generally used in threat protection, actual resistance and other AHJs. government or military buildings can be less clear, so it is important where security is of utmost to know the available options before Accredited by ANAB to importance. The complete assembly choosing which level is right for a ISO standards is made of heavy gauge steel with particular application. 17020, 17025 & 17065. ballistic-resistant properties built When it comes to threat protection, inside both the frame and door. Put our experience the decision comes down to life Special hardware intended just for safety. + to the TEST. this application includes a specific three-point latching exit device and PRODUCT CERTIFICTION high-security continuous hinge. Trust GUARDIAN KENNY WEBB is to list and label your product for In addition to the ballistic testing, Director of test standard & code compliance. forced-entry bullet-resistant Integrated openings are tested with a timed Solutions and FACTORY INSPECTIONS team attack using heavy battery Marketing Communications Manufacturing facility visits to equipment and sophisticated ensure production conformity. tools. There are three levels of for the Door Group at ASSA ABLOY resistance: 5 minutes, 15 minutes Opening Solutions. TESTING & STANDARDS and 60 minutes. These ratings are Email: [email protected]. Product testing by an a bit misleading though, as the test independent, accredited and certified requires this duration for each of testing laboratory. three areas of the opening. Therefore, a 60-minute forced-entry bullet- resistant door must withstand a www.firetesting.com concentrated attack from a six-man assault team for an hour on the lock 1-888-680-7974 side of the door, an hour on the hinge side of the door and an hour on the [email protected] center or broad side of the door. 480 Hinman A ve. Buffalo, NY 14216

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ISTOCK.COM/STILLFX BY LAURA FRYE WEAVER, DHT, DAHC, DHC, CSI, CDT, CCS, CFDAI The Art of Shimming a Door

FOUR IMPORTANT TRICKS OF THE TRADE TO HANG IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. Gone are the days when skilled carpenters inspection occur due to improper clearances. installed every door in a building. Not to say What many people don’t realize is that, in many that skilled carpenters are not still out there, cases, these clearances can be corrected just by but at least on non-union projects, they are not shimming the door. likely the ones installing the doors. According to NFPA 80 (2013), the clearances Oftentimes this task is relegated to a between the top and vertical edges of the door painter or drywall professional who and the frame, and the meeting edges of doors may not understand the complexity swinging in pairs, are mandated to be 1/8-inch of door installation. After all, don’t plus or minus 1/16-inch for steel doors and you just fasten the hinges to the door and must not exceed 1/8-inch for wood doors. These frame and move on to the next opening? If you clearances are measured from the pull side face do, you probably shouldn’t. of the door(s). Lost with the skilled labor force is the art of Later versions of NFPA 80 make some additional shimming a door. As door security and safety allowances for high pressure decorative laminate professionals, we know that hanging the door and 20-minute wood doors installed in steel correctly is one of the most important steps in frames; this change will be referenced in the the installation process. If the door is not hung 2018 model codes and would not be applicable properly, the facility personnel will be unhappily until referenced or adopted. living with the repercussions of that misstep for the life of the installation. Positive latching of a fire rated door is a critical component of maintaining the fire rating of As a Certified Fire Door and Egress Assembly the opening and ensuring safety of building Inspector (CFDAI), I know that the majority occupants. If clearances are too great, actual of door opening failures found during an fire conditions will likely cause the latchbolt to

DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 23 ILLUSTRATION A ILLUSTRATION B

disengage spreading fire and smoke available with an adhesive backing to Whenever you remove the hinge to throughout a building. Shimming keep the shim in place while you are place the shim, fasten the screws the hinges is the most reliable way to refastening the hinge, making the job opposite the shim first to get the adjust the door in the frame to achieve of shimming a little easier. Full-size greatest results from the shim. these required clearances. NFPA 80 shims made to fit the profile of the does allow for the shimming of hinges hinge can be incredibly helpful when Many doors present in the field with as long as the shim material used is attempting to make up larger gaps the uneven clearances; for instance, a steel. full height of the door. door may have a gap at the head but be rubbing or tight at the bottom or If you have ever noticed, most butt Now that you have your shims, four it may be tight at the head with a gap hinge manufacturers provide hinge recommended steps will push or at the bottom. If your frame is plumb, shims in the box with their hinges. pull your door in reach of the perfect level, square and true and your hinge This in and of itself should imply that clearances. reinforcements are still firmly in place, many, if not the majority of, doors shimming can be your rescue here as To shim doors when clearances are require shimming. Always remember well. Unfortunately, shimming cannot too great on the hinge side of the that these cardboard shims can only be correct a hinge reinforcement breaking door, see Illustration A. Shims must used to adjust non-fire rated doors, and loose or a frame that is twisted in the be located opposite the barrel of the keep in mind that cardboard or paper opening, at least not for long. shims will deteriorate over time, so you hinge. Depending on how the door might have a better shim option. needs to move, shims can be located If your door is tight or rubbing at the on the door side, frame side or both. top and there is a gap at the bottom on Shims are available from many Using shims on both the door and the latch side, you can insert shims as manufacturers in many shapes and frame will move the door closer to the shown in Illustration C. sizes from full hinge configuration hinge side than by using just a shim on to thin strips of varying thicknesses the frame. Conversely, if your door is tight or in materials including paper, wood, rubbing at the bottom and there is a plastic and steel. Half the adventure To shim doors when clearances are too gap at the top on the latch side, you can is choosing the right shim for your great on the lock/latch side of the door, insert shims as shown in Illustration D. application. see Illustration B. Shims should be located on the side of the hinge closest It may take a little bit of practice and I have found that the thin strips of to the barrel. Just like in Illustration trial and error to become proficient at steel available in varying thicknesses A, depending on how the door needs shimming, but with a little patience, are often just what is needed to solve to move, shims can be located on the you will find it is well worth the effort. many clearance issues and are usually door side, frame side or both.

24 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY ILLUSTRATION C ILLUSTRATION D

For more information on the topic, there are several industry publications that contain information on shimming. These documents are all useful when installing or maintaining doors, and a specifier can reference them to ensure doors are adjusted properly for required clearances. The Steel Door Institute (SDI) publishes SDI 122 -15, Installation Guide for Standard Steel Doors and Frames. The Hollow Metal Manufacturers Association Division (HMMA) of the National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers (NAAMM) publishes NAAMM HMMA 840-07, Installation and Storage of Hollow Access control systems Metal Doors and Frames and the Door can be deployed in almost and Hardware Institute (DHI) publishes any type of facility and with TDH-007-20 Installation Guide for a varying range of system and product benefi ts. Depending on what is expected Doors and Hardware. + and needed from the system, traditional access control locking solutions can be a signifi cant investment.

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DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 25 Exterior of the Stanley Hotel, inspiration for Stephen King’s The Shining, at dusk.

BY TAYLOR FISCHER In Defense of Doors Ever get stuck trying to make the door industry sound glamorous and exciting? Here’s how to do it.

26 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY ISTOCK.COM/EGUMENY “So far, so good…,” you On the classic show Full House, the bright red double doors featured ruminate as you settle into the on the painted lady Victorian home unfamiliar dining room chair at were a staple throughout the show. As soon as the camera panned the home of your spouse’s boss. to that wholesome entrance, you A blur of vaguely recognizable knew you were in for a family- faces chatter around you as friendly ruckus. In fact, front doors are such an you do your best to recall some indispensable part of sitcom setting, interesting fact about the host’s it’s difficult to imagine some of the favorite sport. most celebrated shows without their high-profile doors. In one of the earliest episodes of Seinfeld This dinner party is exactly like the thousand (The Robbery), Kramer forgets to lock Jerry’s A USA postage stamp apartment door and fakes a burglary to cover his issued in 2000 with an before it, and you brace yourself for what you illustration of the main know is coming. The person seated to your left tracks. Throughout the remainder of the series, set of the television turns to you and asks the inevitable question, Kramer flings himself through that famed door sitcom Seinfeld, as well as a variation of the “So, what do you do for a living?” hundreds of times. show’s logo. Seinfeld first aired on NBC in Out of the corner of your eye, you can sense The bright purple door to Monica’s apartment on 1989; it ran for nine seasons. The stamp was your spouse’s smile grow slightly strained, as Friends appears so frequently it could make a designed by Howard they’ve heard this long-winded description claim to be acknowledged in the credits. Paine and illustrated by countless times. “I work in doors,” you reply, and Drew Struzan. The same could be said for the heavy, studded the woman’s eyes glaze over a bit, still politely blue door to Sheldon’s apartment on The Big listening but no longer interested in the answer. Bang Theory, although Penny’s door across You dive in to your oft-rehearsed explanation, the hall probably gets more use. Their urgent making every effort to suffuse some excitement door knocking on the show is a recurring joke into an admittedly banal-sounding career. that gets more absurd each time it happens – It doesn’t have to be this way! there’s an excellent compilation on YouTube that will take you on a journey of all the knocks Doors in Popular Culture throughout the seasons. Armed with the right illustrative examples, you too can convince others that working in the door The Suspense of Doors industry is one of the most fascinating jobs out Doors don’t always take on such a welcoming there. When you look at the way doors are used quality – they can also portray foreboding and in storytelling, it becomes quickly apparent dread. Since the beginnings of the film industry, that doors are the most versatile and expressive doors have been crucial to creating a spooky inanimate architectural element in the game. ambience; in the 1919 silent film Behind the Door, a title card appears: “Look behind the Doors are used throughout movies, television door!” This simple statement shook the audience programs and literature to show a stunning to their core as they were left to imagine what variety of moods, both good and bad, mundane horrors lay behind it. and grandiose. Doors can set the tone, set the stage or set the plot in motion. A door that never opens can be a perfect device for burning suspense, like in Netflix’s foray into orig- The first thing most people think of when they inal horror television, The Haunting of Hill House. hear “doors” is the typical residential front door. The looming red door maintains its eerie mystery Some front doors are so iconic that just the sight throughout the first season, not revealing its true of them is enough to spark that feeling of home. purpose until you make it through the finale.

ISTOCK.COM/PICTURELAKE DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 27 Door to the Room of Not all doors are so coy with their trepidation; Requirement as seen the cult classic The Shining uses doors for slow- at Warner Bros Studio Tour — Making of building anxiety and dramatic jumpy scares. Harry Potter. Kubrick first introduces the Overlook Hotel with young Danny pedaling his tricycle down a long hallway of doors, each shuttering a unique terror to come to life later. Then in the film’s quintessential scene, Jack Torrance forcefully breaks through a door barricading him from his wife (you know, “Here’s Johnny!”). As often as doors are used to keep the “bad guys” out, their function is easily flipped to restrain captives as well. In the critically acclaimed Korean drama Parasite, a hidden door to a subterranean lair is featured throughout the story as it transforms from a getaway to a prison, and a malfunction with the lock is the catalyst for the film’s penultimate scene. A similar tiny door makes an appearance in Alice in Wonderland, as the threshold young Alice Otherworldly Doors crosses to enter the topsy-turvy universe of the Perhaps the coolest use of doors is as a portal to White Rabbit. another world. The best example of this is hiding in an unassuming Pixar film, Monsters Inc. Magic Doors and More Throughout the movie, colorful and wacky doors Magic doors are so fundamental to fantasy that hover above the factory floor, each drifting door we see them time and time again, from the opening on a child’s room (the monsters must get seminal hidden door to the Mines of Moria in The there somehow, right?). The heart-wrenching end Lord of the Rings to the elusive door to the Room of this silly masterpiece requires the characters of Requirement in Harry Potter. Both series to frantically recreate a damaged door, complete spotlights many visually stunning doors that help with requisite passage knob. give the backdrop life – the adorable round hobbit A more whimsical interpretation of this same doors in the Shire lend themselves to the quaint theme is found in The Nightmare Before atmosphere of the idyllic village. The intricate Christmas, where ghost-dog Zero floats his way doors leading into Gringotts in Harry Potter to a stand of trees featuring doors to different make you believe how serious the goblins are holiday worlds. about security, and the imposing snake-adorned entrance to the Chamber of Secrets transports In Stephen King’s Dark Tower, doors function you deep into the Hogwarts school’s rich history. as a gateway between New York City and a fantastical version of the wild west. There are The Wizard of Oz features what is arguably other magical doors throughout the series, some film’s most exalted door, the wicket door at the that demand secret passwords, lost keys or entrance to the Emerald City. The timeless door mystical locksmithing. demonstrates how creative opening solutions can be customized to a facility’s needs. Doors separating the real world from an extraordinary alternate world are employed to Although somewhat rare in real life, the wicket great effect in the film adaptation of Coraline, door makes another fun appearance in The where a tiny locked door is the only thing keeping Princess Bride, where Miracle Max uses his little the titular character from falling prey to the door to screen visitors without having to throw Other Mother from the Other World. his front door open.

28 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY FLICKR/DAVEO/WARNER BROS STUDIOTOUR MAKING- OF HARRY POTTER Highly stylized doors can send you traveling capers so often it’s a trope unto itself, but you can through time, as seen with the angular pneumatic see a great example of it in the classic 1963 film doors on Star Trek or the futuristic blast doors Critic’s Choice with Lucille Ball. She has her ear used throughout the Star Wars saga. Set pressed to the closed door, trying to glean any designers take great pains to select doors that information she can about an upcoming review. help make the world immersive, from swinging An equally accomplished eavesdropper is Michael saloon doors to huge iron-studded castle doors. Scott from The Office; while several episodes of the Few were as meticulous as the team developing show do feature Michael listening in on things he Game of Thrones, which showcases several shouldn’t, the series is a gold mine of door humor. elaborately carved wooden doors you can visit The best of these is an episode called “The Fire” in real life. This series is home to possibly the (season 2, episode 4), where the entire staff learns most heartbreaking door-related scene (season 6, the importance of a properly functioning fire exit. episode 5), where the origin of Hodor’s name is The final, most common door joke is also the revealed. funniest – people walking straight into closed doors. On the Emmy award-winning HBO series Comedic Doors Veep, Vice President Selina Meyer (embodied by Not all doors are so serious; they make an Julia Louis-Dreyfus) encounters a shut glass door, excellent vessel for comedy as well. The Three and the entire thing crumbles around her in a Stooges make use of a gag called “musical doors” hilarious play on “breaking the glass ceiling.” on several occasions, in which the guys chase each other and occasionally other characters through a series of doorways, never quite picking Back to the Dinner. . . A moment of silence passes as your seatmate the correct one. slowly blinks, their look of initial bemusement The pressure of having to choose the right door melting away to one of intrigue. “I hadn’t thought can put characters in quite the predicament, of doors like that before!” she replies. as seen in the dark comedy series What We Do The other guests at the table are listening intently, in the Shadows (season 2, episode 9), where all eager to chime in with their own favorite captured vampires wander through endless doors. A woman at the far end of the table finally doorways in a purgatory-style loop until they are interjects – “My kids sing ‘Love is an Open Door’ finally able to identify the exit. from Frozen a hundred times a week!” McCauley Caulkin’s epochal turn as Kevin The group laughs, and everyone settles back into McCallister in Home Alone maximized the their comfortable conversations. potential of doors for physical comedy. One of the many methods he uses to ward off would-be You breathe a sigh of relief; you’ve done it. home invaders is to heat the doorknob so the You made a great impression on your spouse’s door is impassible; in another scene, the burglar colleagues, and your job in doors sounds as attempts to come in through a doggie door but is interesting as a glamorous music producer or ultimately thwarted. arctic explorer. + Jack Nicholson stars in another famous door scene in this genre – in As Good As It Gets¸ his needy neighbor repeatedly knocks on his door, TAYLOR FISCHER is Project interrupting his work. He answers the door with a Coordinator at Negwer tirade, exclaiming “Don’t knock on this door!” Door Systems. Email: [email protected]. Although doors can be useful for keeping unwanted guests out, they’re not as effective with nosy eavesdroppers. This scene is included in

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Years of Success DHI held its first trade show in 1976 in New York City. President Ray S. Robinson, DAHC, cut the ribbon held by for DHI Robert C. Arthur, AHC.

The AHC credential was born, and DHI celebrates its 45th anniversary in for nearly 40 years, the education and testing to receive this certification 2020 and reviews the milestones that focused primarily on just hardware, as doors were generally supplied through drove its success over the years. a separate distribution channel and electrified hardware and electronic access control was still a vision of The long, successful tenure of The two independent but closely allied the future. Since 1940, thousands of DHI has featured many landmark organizations had roots going back individuals in the door and hardware achievements and a strong track record to the 1930s, extending the history of industry have been awarded this of responding to industry change industry associations back to much certification, and today there are with new programs and approaches earlier years. more than 1,200 holders of the AHC to ensure the success of member In fact, a legacy of ASAHC is one certification. companies. of the industry’s most revered While the NBHA and ASAHC operated In 1975, the National Builders certifications, the Architectural separately for some time, with one Hardware Association (NBHA) and Hardware Consultant (AHC). In 1940, emphasizing distributor companies the American Society of Architectural the ASAHC was formed to “establish and the other serving individuals Hardware Consultants (ASAHC) definitive standards of experience and in the industry, they shared the formally joined forces to become the knowledge of the relationship between primary purpose of education and Door and Hardware Institute (DHI). architecture and hardware.”

30 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY ISTOCK.COM/PEOPLEIMAGES training and functioned closely • Work continuously toward efficiency At the same time, the board of together in many aspects, including of operation through improved directors agreed on a new governance participation in national conventions management techniques. structure. A 12-member Board of and regional conferences. They even Governors (BOG) would be elected by An initial 16-member board of shared office space, along with an the membership to staggered three- directors was appointed with Ray executive director and staff, and the year terms, with the president and S. Robinson, DAHC/CDC, the first predecessor to this magazine – Doors president-elect serving one-year terms president of DHI. The governance and Hardware – already represented and elected from within the BOG. The structure began to grow, and the board the views of both organizations. smaller governance structure allowed established more than 30 regional for more engagement in leadership Because of this inextricable directors. These directors would activities such as strategic planning relationship, a union between the two provide direct interface with 50 plus and financial oversight. groups was inevitable. local chapters covering the United States and Canada. In 1997, the Door Security & Safety Foundation launched as the DHI The Early Days The first DHI convention was held Education Foundation, focused on In March 1973, the first meeting in Hollywood, Florida, in 1975, and industry research, education and of 15 volunteers representing both the first trade show was added the scholarships, and other internal organizations met in Washington, following year at the DHI Convention industry issues. DC, to begin formal discussions of the in New York City. merger and to start writing bylaws for the proposed new association. DHI was With the interests of Canadian DHI 2005: Elevated Certification officially incorporated on May 1, 1975. members in mind, the Canadian The Electrified Hardware Consultant Affairs Committee was formed in 1977, (EHC) certification was created The purpose and objectives of the new under the leadership of Ian Devine, with a corresponding curriculum to association, incorporated into the first FDHI. He served on the committee better prepare industry technicians bylaws, brought greater definition to until 1991, when DHI Canada was to deal with the growing demand for the industry. They included: established as its own entity and electronic access control systems. • Represent the architectural Devine became its first president. With the addition of this third openings industry as a major The Canadian Architectural Hardware credential to the other legacy AHC and component of the construction School was then created, providing CDC certifications, the Architectural industry. education developed by DHI but Opening Consultant (AOC) credential • Work with the architectural tailored to the different requirements was also established to recognize profession in the selection and of the Canadian market. anyone holding all three certifications specification of suitable quality as a total opening expert. materials consistent with the 1980s and 1990s: To ensure that industry technicians consumer’s needs. Evolution and Education holding DHI certifications maintained In 1980, the Certified Door Consultant • Provide the qualified technicians the currency of their technical (CDC) credential was created and to properly engineer, manufacture, expertise, a Continuing Education corresponding classes developed and specify, and detail quality materials Program (CEP) was adopted. This added to the DHI Technical School and components for standard and helped ensure the quality and curriculum. special construction details. relevancy of the certification program, This coincided with the evolution of especially to industry stakeholders • Establish educational programs, the “total opening,” a movement still such as the design, code official and both technical and managerial, relevant in the industry. Doors, frames end user communities. and administer the program for and hardware were now specified certification, for the benefit of the and supplied by the same distributor 2007: Pivot to FDAI industry. companies rather than separately, as The 2007 Edition of NFPA 80 • Establish recommended codes had been the case for decades. Standard for Fire Rated Doors and of conduct and elevate the Other Opening Protectives included During the early 1990s, DHI was professional level of those engaged the requirement for fire door guided by a five-year strategic plan as technicians. assemblies to be inspected and tested underpinned with shorter-term tactical not less than annually, with a written initiatives. This was a significant • Promote and maintain record to be kept on file for inspection operational change from focusing on understanding and liaison among by the AHJ. The requirement for different issues and initiatives from members and others to advance functional testing to be conducted year to year. these common interests. by individuals knowledgeable of the

DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 31 operating components of the fire door for adult students to better enjoy A DEDICATION TO LIFE assemblies was also included. personal and career development SAFETY AND SECURITY experiences from DHI. DHI created a comprehensive training Today’s codes and standards program for inspection and testing of that affect fire and egress doors these openings, the Fire and Egress Expanded Credentials designed to protect life safety grew out of some of the horrific fires that Door Assembly Inspection (DAI 600). A new credential and certification occurred during the 20th century Students completing the course and program was developed to recognize technical competencies meeting where hundreds of people died passing the exam received the Fire trying to escape burning buildings. Door Assembly Inspector (FDAI) evolving market needs. Education credential. DHI partnered with Intertek would not just support DHI’s The infamous fire in the Cocoanut to offer professional certification as certification program but meet Grove nightclub in Boston in 1942 part of the FDAI program. members’ lifelong technical and claimed 492 lives. Many were lost business management needs. because of inadequate egress doors. The Door Security + Safety Foundation That tragedy and others like it were advocated to key stakeholders on The three-tiered program was the driving force behind many of behalf of the industry to advance the created with entry level to today’s code requirements. They fire door inspection concept and help specialized function credentials influenced the entire commercial DHI launch the FDAI program. and certifications covering the total construction industry and made it opening products comprehensively, safer and more efficient. In a continued commitment to advance not individually: doors, frames, This history is central to the growth the FDAI program, DHI launched the mechanical and electrified hardware, Certified Fire Door Assembly Inspector and development of the door and electronic access control and hardware industry and the (CFDAI) credential in 2018 to help combined. Testing and grading associations that represented it over FDAIs elevate their profile to the end processes were modernized and the years, especially DHI. user and grow their inspection services. computerized to enhance the In addition to the opportunities of experience and improve efficiencies. For many DHI members, these becoming certified and pursuing events drive home every day continuing education, CFDAIs receive The first tier was the Door and what door security and safety a badge and digital seal as part of Industry Hardware Associate professionals do and why it is so the new program. This provides (DHIA), a certificate program to important. recognize individuals working in a identification in the field and the ability Many in the industry recall that to digitally stamp inspection reports. variety of positions in our industry numerous lives were saved on who have achieved a basic technical September 11, 2001, in terrorist understanding of product and code A New Five-Year Plan attacks on the World Trade Center applications. It is considered the first With the recession of 2008 several buildings because of the extensive step for an individual to pursue a safety and security features of years in the rear-view mirror, DHI technical career in our industry. the buildings, including fire and leadership undertook a strategic egress doors. inventory in 2012 and set forth a new The second tier was the Door and five-year plan. The plan ensured: Hardware Technician (DHT), a Mark J. Berger, FDHI, who grew up credential earned by displaying and lives and works in New York • Education was more available and the competence to provide product City, worked on many projects in the affordable. and code application, detailing, World Trade Center and recalls that Doug Karpiloff, the Director of Safety • Certifications were more relevant to estimating and project management skills on projects with an and Security there, “learned the the current market. lessons after the 1993 World Trade intermediate level of complexity of Center bombing and ensured that • Membership structure would allow occupancy type. broader and deeper penetration into the complex was the safest and most our industry. At the top of the tier was the Door secure office complex in the world. and Hardware Consultant (DHC), His legacy and that of his colleagues • Programs would help members which certified an individual who gave their lives that day must be reflected in our efforts to lead the expand into emerging markets and had advanced product and code way to safe and secure buildings.” technologies application knowledge and expertise, The culture surrounding the and skills proficient to detail, It is that spirit and mission that development and delivery of DHI estimate and project manage large has and continues to inspire DHI members as they work to protect life education products, policies and and complex projects and existing safety and security in all that they do. practices evolved in order to break facility renovations. Also at level down barriers and remove obstacles three were the Door and Hardware

32 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY Specification Consultant (DHSC) of membership based on the number and the Access Control System of employees the member company Consultant (ACSC). wished to engage. This helped companies build an internal team of 2012: Making New industry professionals and provide ConNextions them with the tools and resources The industry’s conference and expo- they need to succeed and help their sition dates back to 1934, with events company advance to the next level. conducted annually nearly every year. One of those tools, DHI’s monthly In 2012, the event was rebranded as magazine Doors + Hardware, became DHI conNextions, as the event is the Door Security + Safety in 2018, place to connect with channel partners, aligning with the association’s new prospects and peers. name and emphasis on the members’ professional expertise. Now owned and operated by AC Business Media, DHI conNextions New Management and Growth continues to play a vital role in the In 2019, the management and annual gathering of the industry operations of DHI and the Door with education and networking Security & Safety Foundation opportunities and product exhibitions. transitioned to an association management company, SmithBucklin. + 2016 and Beyond: The move provided access to more A New Day, New DHI resources and programs for members A “New Day, New DHI” campaign while decreasing operational expenses. launched in 2016. While the DHI acronym had tremendous brand When the COVID-19 pandemic equity in the market, DHI - Door hit in early 2020, DHI drew on its Security + Safety Professionals was collective knowledge, years of industry selected as the new name of the experience and the resources of SmithBucklin to keep the industry on + organization to convey the high level of expertise of members. solid ground. It put the emphasis on member Part of these new resources included contributions to the nonresidential launching a new advocacy effort that construction industry and created would address legislative concerns a sense of pride and belonging to surrounding school security. Instead, something important and meaningful they had to immediately focus on – a community of door security and advocating for the industry to be safety professionals. “essential” and to connect members

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JANUARY 2018 The name change also aligns with the 2018 Economic Forecast Door Security & Safety Foundation. 2020 also marked the retirement of Trends and New Technologies longtime DHI CEO Jerry Heppes Sr., ALSO INSIDE: The Door Security & Safety Found- CAE, who served DHI for 33 years. + DOOR HARDWARE AND CODE COMPLIANCE + THE ABCs OF ERP ation launched a public relations campaign, Opening the Door to This historic merger of 45 years ago School Safety, along with a website is especially worth acknowledging – lockdontblock.org – to tackle the and celebrating in light of the concern about barricade devices unprecedented year the door and + in schools and growing legislative hardware industry has faced. concerns surrounding school security. To keep pace with an evolving ALEXANDRA industry, DHI underwent a critical WALSH is Associate expansion of the membership structure Editor of Door for distributors. The new distributor Security + Safety corporate membership was optimized magazine. Email: to companies’ needs with five tiers [email protected].

DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 33 Family Ties and Memories of Lockwood Manufacturing

While DHI celebrates its 45th anniversary this year, the roots of the industry extend to well before that time. One DHI member has fond memories and some fascinating history of one of the iconic companies of the 20th century.

BY CRAIG A. CHABOT, AHC, CDC, CSI

If you have a fondness of the days He soon grew to love door hardware under the kind mentorship of sales manager Adon Brownell, of your youth and some nostalgic HAHC. At Lockwood, Adon quickly became my feelings like I do, you likely dad’s role model. With the help of Adon, my dad remember some industry names secured a sales position in the distribution side of the industry in 1955 and soon achieved his AHC that have passed with time. consultant status. One of his favorite sayings was, I grew up in the decades of the 1960s and “All hardware is beautiful.” 1970s, graduating from high school in 1978. In the 1950s, Lockwood was one of the first The manufacturer in the door and hardware manufacturers of “builders hardware” that industry whose name has passed that I have catalogued complete offerings including family ties to is Lockwood Manufacturing. The locks, exit devices and door closers, among Lockwood name is still in use but is not the other items. Lockwood was also one of the same manufacturer I came to know. (See www. first manufacturers to see the importance of lockweb.com.au/en/ for Lockwood (ASSA) in establishing limited market area distribution of Australia. See www.gulfort-corp.com for the U.S. its rounded product line. Lockwood line.) Our office still holds many Lockwood product Following a tour as a U.S. Marine, my father, catalogs that are more than 60 years old. Robert J. Chabot, attended Boston University Those catalogs have very impressive product under the GI Bill. After graduation from BU, he descriptions and graphics. Mortise lock bodies married Gloria Lewis and, in 1952, secured a and lock trim (mainly knobs and handle sets) position at Lockwood (a division of Independent were defined on separate pages. A “lockset” then Lock Company acquired in 1932) in Fitchburg, was completed when you selected and mated a Massachusetts. lock body with a set of trim.

34 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY PHOTOSCOURTESY OF NORWOOD AND HARDWARE SUPPLY CO. This vertical rod device was one of several panic exit devices This was one of many locks and latches sold by offered by Lockwood Manufacturing in 1952. Lockwood Manufacturing in 1952.

Door closers in the 1952 Lockwood Manufacturing catalog Robert J. Chabot, who joined Lockwood Manufacturing in 1952, were still the “potbelly” design cast iron body types. is shown here in his 1945 high school portrait.

DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 35 Left: The 1952 Lockwood Manufacturing catalog featured many detailed product descriptions and graphics. Right: A cast bronze lock trim featured in the 1952 Lockwood Manufacturing catalog.

Exit devices in the Lockwood catalog circa 1952 We soon began to receive boxes and lock cylinders were comprised of heavy cast brass/bronze emblazoned with the brand “Lloyd Matheson” in components. Exit device models of that time were lieu of “Lockwood” for projects and inventory. I all crossbar types. Outside trim for the devices did not see the merit of the name change, and it (also cast brass/bronze) was most commonly the eventually faded away. I am glad to see that the handle set type with thumbpiece activation. Some Lockwood brand still exists under different owners knob trim was available, but the prescribed models today, but I still have an appreciation for the strong were the grip/handle set type. Devices were roots of the original company. available in both fire-rated and non-rated models My dad passed in 2000 following a difficult 10 in rim, mortise and surface vertical rod types. years after suffering a severe thalamic stroke Door closers in the 1952 Lockwood catalog were in 1990 while doing what he loved, skiing still the “potbelly” design cast iron body types. in Colorado accompanied by his friend Dick Streamlined rectangular cover and aluminum Wannenwetsch, who was a representative for body closers would not be introduced to the Eggers Industries. I thank him for showing me market until the late 1950s. Hold-open (often and imbuing me with a work ethic, a value of the fusible link type) arm models were available. importance of personal relationships, and a true For doors that were desired to stop at a certain love of doors and hardware. + degree of swing, a separate independent stop was required. Stop arm closers did not exist.

In 1972, the Independent Lock Company (then CRAIG A. CHABOT, AHC, CDC, better known as Ilco) was acquired by Unican CSI, is Vice President at and moved from Fitchburg to Rocky Mount, Norwood Hardware & Supply Co., which itself has a long North Carolina. In 1983, Ilco sold the Lockwood history. Founded in Cincinnati, line to Lloyd Matheson, who rebranded the line Ohio, in 1905, the company in his name and moved it to Charleston, New initially entered the retail market Hampshire. with a specialty in door hardware. It has since grown I started full time in the industry fresh out of into a large supplier of college in 1983. We had large inventories of architectural metal and wood doors and frames, as well Lockwood “AC” (escutcheon by knob) and “HBE” as a variety of other products, with commercial and (sectional rose by knob) mortise trim sets and residential divisions throughout the Midwest and mortise (like M5156-3/4) bodies. beyond. Email: [email protected].

36 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY 2020 DHI Achievement Award Recipients

DHI offers congratulations and Founder’s Award...... 38 thanks to the many people who give so much to the architectural openings Fellow Awards ...... 39 industry. We are proud to highlight Awards of Merit...... 40 the award winners who demonstrate Distinguished Consultant Awards ��������������������������� 41 exemplary effort and dedication. Mary Roth Awards...... 42

This year’s award recipients are Robert G. Ryan Editorial Awards ������������������������������ 44 highlighted on the following pages.

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FOUNDER’S AWARD

DHI’s highest and most prestigious award recognizes Charles Mullins was nominated posthumously. significant and outstanding service to DHI and the door security + safety industry over an extended period of time. How did Charles get started in the industry? At age 21, Charles found a job through an ad in the newspaper to read plans and work on off jobs. Not long after accepting the position, he was offered an opportunity to work for another hardware company with the promise of growth. He was a fast learner, and he was able to grow in the industry as he had hoped. At age 25, two men in a related industry offered to be silent partners if he wanted to start his own business. He embraced this opportunity. What did DHI mean to Charles when he first joined and throughout his career? Charles found DHI to be an incredible resource for education in the industry as well as a great way to start relationships in the business. He gained many valuable friendships and associates through the networking opportunities DHI provided. He was especially grateful to all the people who believed in him and mentored him in the beginning. He served on several committees at DHI that ultimately led him to become President of the organization. Through the years, he continued to dive into serving on additional committees and became a mentor himself for others. He was passionate to give back and support DHI throughout his career. If he were here today, he would credit DHI as one of the main reasons for his success as a business owner in the industry. What advice would Charles’ offer today to young professionals entering the industry? Charles would encourage those getting started in the industry to take advantage of courses offered by DHI. He recognized that you could never “arrive,” and you must continue to seek to improve yourself by learning consistently. He believed in continuing education and not to become complacent with your position. Even though technology Charles Mullins with his wife, Dorothy Campbell Mullins. They were married progressed through the years and email became an efficient form of 60 years. communication, he would tell people there is no substitute for face- to-face contact with the customer. He would also tell newcomers to CHARLES WILLIAM MULLINS, be honest in all their dealings and negotiations. One’s character and integrity must never be compromised in order to maintain a successful DAHC business. He would tell them that it is paramount to add value to your CHAIRMAN customers in order to succeed. MULLINS BUILDING PRODUCTS INC. Reflections from the Family of Charles Mullins What does it mean to your family to have Charles recognized by the industry for this award? Our family is grateful that Charles made such an impact on DHI. We truly believe he was a pioneer in the industry, and we are very touched that he was selected for this prestigious award. What do you consider your father’s greatest accomplishment? To his family and friends, Charles was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, friend, leader and mentor. He built and “Charles served as a mentor to many, maintained a successful company that led his family business into the next generation. On the business side, since his passing, associates including former DHI CEO Jerry shared with us the difference Charles made in their lives through Heppes Sr., CAE. He was a great mentoring them during their business development. He left an ambassador for DHI.” incredible legacy to our family and the industry.

38 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY The Fellow Award is DHI’s second highest award, based on service, and is FELLOW AWARDS conferred on any DHI member who is deemed to have contributed significant and outstanding service to DHI and the door security + safety industry.

What drives you to stay involved with DHI What do you consider your greatest and how can you share that enthusiasm with accomplishment? members new to DHI and the industry? The DHI board is truly a collective experience that When I first started in the industry, I looked at DHI works in conjunction with the DHI staff, so I don’t as a separate entity. It was something out “there” feel like I have accomplished anything personally; that issued the magazine, managed certifications however, I am very proud to have been part of the and offered education. At some point, I realized that board as we developed an advocacy framework for “we” are DHI. DHI is made up of the members and DHI. Keep in mind that the association can develop we all have a voice. When I had the opportunity to strategies, produce marketing material and track serve on the national Board of Governors, I jumped legislation, but the real work has to be done by the at the chance because I was excited to do my part to industry members. We are the ones who can make a move the industry forward. DHI is only effective if difference on a local and national level. WILLIAM S. TRIMBLE, III, we all participate and contribute when possible. AHC, FDHI Where do you see our industry going in 5-10 years? How did you get started? We will continue to see industry consolidation as well PRESIDENT I started with DHI on the local host committee as changes in what members want from their industry WILLIAM S. TRIMBLE CO. for the DHI convention in Nashville. It was a great association. The role of associations is changing INC. experience, and I enjoyed contributing for a national across all industries. Understanding these changes event but on the local level. I then got involved as can be a challenge as there isn’t always a consensus an officer in the Tennessee Valley Chapter. A few from the members on what is needed from the years later I had the opportunity to serve on the association. I am confident that the DHI leadership Board of Governors. I enjoyed the experience and it and staff will continue to strive to understand the was a privilege to serve. needs and change to meet those needs.

What drives you to stay involved with DHI stayed for dinner. When I graduated from college, I and how can you share that enthusiasm with needed a job and my dad needed help. Now, after members new to DHI and the industry? 46 years, here we are! I firmly believe that DHI remains the sole organization dedicated to the betterment of our What do you consider your greatest accomplishment? industry and should be supported by all distributors, manufacturers and independent sales agents. My I’m most proud of continuing our company, D.A. dad, my brothers Chris and Matt, and I all had Loss Associates Inc., for the past 46 years. From the honor to serve as President of the Wisconsin 1974 until today, almost everything about our Chapter. Some of my fondest memories are of business and how it is done has evolved and attending the annual DHI show with my parents. transformed. The one thing that hasn’t changed is Early on we all recognized the many benefits of the need to maintain relationships and relationships JEFF W. LOSS, getting together with peers on a regular basis to is what DHI is all about. AHC, FDHI share ideas and develop relationships. Where do you see our industry going in 5-10 years? PRESIDENT How did you get started? Increased consolidation but likely more focused DONALD A. LOSS My brothers and I basically grew up in the business. on distribution. I do see a continued role for ASSOCIATES Our father worked out of the house for many years, independent representative agencies who so we were used to being around blueprints and provide a competent face to the customer for the hardware samples. Best of all was having the manufacturers they represent. I’m particularly proud opportunity to meet sales managers and architects that we have a third generation with Matt’s son, who came to our house for meetings and often Zach, taking a leadership role within our company.

ALAN D. MCMURTRIE, DAHC, FDHI | MANAGER NATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS – CANADA | ALLEGION CANADA INC.

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AWARDS OF MERIT This award is reserved for presentation to any individual (member or nonmember) who has rendered outstanding contributions to the advancement of the aims and objectives of DHI and the door security + safety industry in any capacity.

What does it mean to you to be recognized by to real-world experience provides an invaluable your peers for this award? combination of door and hardware knowledge that I feel very thankful and surprised to be recognized will enable continued professional success. Being with this award. I have always felt it is important to involved with DHI at a local level provides the share knowledge and strive to be an asset to others. opportunity to meet and work with others in our With the great support of the North Carolina DHI industry. Assisting and participating in local chapter Chapter Board and our fantastic North Carolina events is a way to give back and support those up Chapter members, this has been a rewarding and coming in the industry and to learn from others’ organization to be a part of for my own growth. experiences. What advice would you have for someone just Where do you see our industry going in 5–10 starting in the industry and how should they years? ERIN BANKS, get involved with DHI? I see the industry increasingly moving towards more DHT, FDAI, CSI, CDT, CCPR I think it is important to be observant when it access controlled and touchless solutions. The ever- comes to doors and hardware and be mindful of increasing demand for both security and safety in ARCHITECTURAL opportunities to join colleagues to visit both unique the modern world is going to require innovations in SERVICES MANAGER and even more common applications as much as both fields. ALLEGION you can. Utilizing your DHI education as background NORTH CAROLINA DHI CHAPTER PRESIDENT “Erin is a ‘go-to’ individual who you can always count on to do what she says and more. The North Carolina Chapter in particular, and all of DHI, is lucky to have her on our side.”

What does it mean to you to be recognized by Where do you see our industry going in 5–10 your peers for this award? years? Truly an honor! Being recognized and appreciated In a word: FORWARD. Always advancing with the for your contributions to the industry has special latest available technology, product advancements meaning to me having worked with other industry and the education of our people in the industry to award winners. be able to provide the best service and products to the building industry. What advice would you have for someone just starting in the industry and how should they get involved with DHI? First and foremost, take advantage of the education opportunities provided by DHI. Then jump in (or be ROGER P. SKOLD JR., volunteered by one of your mentors like I was) to AHC serve in DHI capacities that help train others and improve the industry as a whole. TECHNICAL DIRECTOR/ SALES VICE PRESIDENT NATIONAL GUARD “Roger has always been most unselfish with his time, energy and expertise in PRODUCTS INC. consulting, publishing and training those in the industry.”

40 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY DISTINGUISHED CONSULTANT AWARDS This award is based on technical expertise and may be conferred on any DHI consultant member (AOC, AHC, EHC or CDC) with a minimum of 10 years as a contributing member of DHI.

How has earning DHI certifications and taking What advice would you have for someone just education helped your career? starting in the industry? My first industry exposure was attending a DHI Take advantage of the educational opportunities school where I began to understand the possible DHI offers and find opportunities of interest to you. direction my career could take, including electronics. Be open-minded and curious beyond the obvious as It was the catalyst for my future industry involvement, it will afford you a path to learning and developing especially within DHI. The instructors I had through in ways you would not otherwise experience. those first years fueled my passion for teaching, which led to becoming a DHI Instructor. This helped Where do you see our industry going in 5–10 years? me develop my technical abilities and created opportunities to participate in the EHC and FDAI Our industry will continue to evolve, accelerating programs. Those experiences provided a breadth of with mergers and acquisitions involving MARK E. LINEBERGER, unique and significant professional development distribution, especially around electronics and DAHC/EHC, FDAI, DHT, opportunities for our industry. I owe tremendous access control. The continued development of FDHI thanks to the mentors, fellow peer instructors and mobile applications and software influencing our students I’ve had the privilege of working with! interactions with commercial spaces and our homes ELECTRONIC SALES will influence this trend and increase the level ENGINEER What does the Distinguished designation of complexity we face when it comes to project ALLEGION mean to you? contracts and scopes of work. To be successful, The Distinguished designation is a tremendous strategic decisions about partnerships, staffing and honor! Many of the people I know who received the training will be critical. Distinguished consultant designation have had a significant influence on our industry and within DHI, which is very humbling! “It’s remarkable to think of the hundreds of professionals in our industry who have developed their electrified hardware acumen from Mark’s DHI courses.”

How has earning DHI certifications and taking What advice would you have for someone just education helped your career? starting in the industry? Knowledge is golden, and I strive to learn something We as an industry can do a better job of educating new every day. This is a very technical business that our new people in what the actual “big picture” is. is often misunderstood based on subjectivity. The We don’t just sell “door knobs.” The doors, frames DHI certifications and education has taught me the and hardware that we specify and sell save lives, correct, code-compliant ways to apply doors, frames allow for free movement within a building and and hardware in any given opening. protect properties every day. We should remind our youth of our “real” purpose. What does the Distinguished designation mean to you? Where do you see our industry going in 5–10 This designation is very special to me as it is voted years? MARK SORRENTI, on by my peers. Many of the same people who More integration combined with “touchless” DEHC nominated and supported me also guided and solutions is where we need to be now, and this mentored me. I cannot thank them enough for all trend will continue to grow as better technology NATIONAL SALES they taught me. becomes available. MANAGER ALLMAR INC. “His passion for teaching and mentoring young students is unparalleled, with many a student testimony to his influence on their early careers.”

DONALD L. HANN, JR., DAHC, FDAI | BRANCH MANAGER | TRIMBLE CO. INC.

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MARY ROTH AWARD This award is conferred to DHI Chapters for presenting an outstanding chapter education program or series of programs.

NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER

CHAPTER LEADERS President President-Elect Vice-President Chapter Treasurer Chapter Secretary Kim Salvo-Conlon, DHT, James T. White, Jr., DAOC, Douglas R. Laflamme, DHT William R. Hillman, DHT Cheryl Orsi FDAI CFDAI, FDHI

Sample Class Topic What advice do you have for other chapters to increase Educational series based on Code Updates 2019-2020. The series is an participation and engagement? annual subscription featuring 12 different code update topics. The number-one draw to meetings is the topics. Topics in Door Security + Safety magazine make excellent meeting topics. By providing timely and relevant programs, your members will start to look to the chapter How do you create engaging education and events for your chapter? to keep them informed. We have two dozen regular meeting attendees We have tried several methods: surveys, word-of-mouth and simply and others who come specifically for the topic. Meetings are the prime asking members in person. The method that worked best for us, location to recruit new members. If they are interested enough to especially if you are not receiving measurable member feedback, is to come to a chapter meeting or education session, then they probably base the education and chapter meeting on current, relevant changes would become members if asked. We offer a discount if they sign up to our industry. Some of our programs included: New construction for membership at registration. Annual membership drives tend to add methods that affect us (3/19 – UP/DOWN Construction Method), to the roster, too. Our current President, Kim Salvo-Conlon, is working Changes to codes and standards (11/19 to 3/20 - Codes Update 12 with DHI to develop some compelling marketing pieces. Session Series), Changes at DHI national (1/20 – President Trimble, AHC and COO Newport, CAE, 9/20 VIRTUAL – President Sylvester, PCP and COO Newport, CAE), and the Continued advancement of electronic Are chapter leaders willing to be a resource for other chapters? access control, to name a few. Our September 2020 virtual chapter Yes, cooperation and communication between chapters can not only meeting was spawned by COVID-19. Our new Chapter President Kim foster a sense of community but also serve as a valuable resource for Salvo-Conlon, DHT, FDAI, conducted our first virtual chapter meeting, the individual chapters. reviewed chapter business, and then gave the floor (screen) to DHI President Dave Sylvester, PCP, and COO Sharon Newport, CAE. We had an Electronics Cracker Barrel program scheduled for September but had to postpone it due to the pandemic.

42 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY NORTH CAROLINA CHAPTER

CHAPTER LEADERS President Treasurer Board Member Board Member Board Member Erin Banks, DHT, FDAI, CSI, Steve Adams, DHT Josh Hauser, FDAI, IQP Melissa Vaughn Tania Bass CDT, CCPR

Sample Class Topic Are your chapter leaders willing to be a resource for other INSONAS- Innovations in Access Control chapter leaders who may want to reach out and learn from your experiences and success? How do you create engaging education and events for your Yes! chapter? We strive to keep the topics varied, interesting and innovative. We feel it is important to keep the chapter up to date on new and innovative products and technology. What advice do you have for other chapters to increase participation and engagement? Try to think outside of the box on engagement, especially when meeting in person has not been an option. This year we presented meetings via webinar and held a raffle for a scholarship for online educational opportunities.

Try to think outside of the box on engagement, especially when meeting in person has not been an option.

DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 43 2020 DHI Achievement Award Recipients

ROBERT G. RYAN EDITORIAL AWARDS This award is presented to the best volunteer authors of an article in Door Security + Safety magazine written during the previous calendar year. Awards are presented for business and technical topics.

BUSINESS ARTICLES

1ST PLACE 2ND PLACE SANDRA McMORRIS DAN WHITE GAME-PLANNING YOUR PROJECTS UNDERSTANDING MILLENNIALS EXPECTATIONS JULY 2019 FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2019

TECHNICAL ARTICLES

1ST PLACE 2ND PLACE BILL BERRYMAN, AWI, CSI KERBY LECKA WOOD VENEER RED FLAGS AND RULES OF THUMB MAXIMIZING K-12 SCHOOL SECURITY AND SAFETY JUNE AND OCTOBER 2019 MAY 2019

44 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY CASE STUDIES

45 48 50 52 GLAZED TO BE LIGHT, SMOOTH SLIDING BALANCED DOORS FINDING A DOOR BRIGHT AND SAFE FOR MODULAR FIT THE BILL AT BANK CORE PARTNER SECURITY BOOTH OF AMERICA TOWER

BY DEVIN BOWMAN From dimly lit stairwells to nondescript entryways, educational occupancies built in the 20th century often relied on Glazed to Be Light, traditional materials like concrete and Bright and Safe gypsum to provide safe egress. While these practical materials block flames and shield non- Fire-rated glass helps burning parts of a campus from intense heat, their opaque form restricts light transfer and often yields an institutional- reimagine a physician assistant like aesthetic. Since access to daylight and views are critical to occupant well-being, there is often a desire to open up these program center. closed-off areas during facility retrofits and refurbishments. Far too often, these spaces prove difficult to reinvent within the confines of fire- and life-safety code criteria. Many types of fire-rated materials are available that can meet today’s stringent building codes, but relatively few allow light transfer. This was the challenge the design team faced at Johnson & Wales University Center for Physician Assistant Studies.

UNDERSTANDING THE SITUATION Once an historic jewelry factory, the original building featured tall ribbon windows that transferred light across its wide floor plate. However, since the windowsills were 5 feet above the floor, they restricted visibility. Building occupants were unable to see the city streets, and pedestrians could not see inside. In addition, the existing structure’s opaque form held little visual stopping power at the street level. The building’s lack of openness and accessibility to the street was a concern for Rhode Island-based DBVW Architects. “The original main entrance to the building was not handicap accessible and not as grand as we envisioned for Johnson & Wales’ new Physician Assistant Program,” explains Sean Redfern, associate principle for DBVW Architects. “You entered into the building through a nondescript concrete block staircase. There was no sense of arrival or of the importance of the building.” To transform the structure into a light-filled, high-tech facility, the design team sought a fire-rated glazing system that satisfied building codes while also supporting transparency to the entry.

FIRE-RATED GLASS AND FRAMING

The first-floor entry lounge and lobby features Similar to its opaque fire-rated counterparts, fire-rated glass is a new, visually porous entry made possible by able to satisfy stringent fire- and life-safety criteria. The main a fire-rated curtain wall system and compatible fire-rated glass door system. differentiator is that it can do so without restricting daylight and visibility. It provides nearly the same level of clarity as

PHOTOSCOURTESY OF TGP; HEIDI GUMULA DBVW- ARCHITECTS. DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 45 ordinary float glass, carries fire ratings up to 120 minutes and offers up to Category II impact safety ratings. Most notably, if applications call for fire resistance, as was necessary for the Johnson & Wales University Center for Physician Assistant Studies, products are available that can serve as a barrier to heat and pass the test standards for solid walls. When fire-rated glass is paired with compatible fire-resistive frames and installed as part of a tested and approved system, buildings teams can use it to create large expanses of glass in areas that would otherwise require opaque fire-rated materials to meet code. In the case of Johnson & Wales University Center for Physician Assistant Studies, DBVW Architects designed a new, visually porous entry with floor-to-ceiling glass. The first floor of the entry features a lounge and lobby, with a prominent door and stairway leading up to the second floor. To ensure the lobby and stairs successfully worked together to create a clear circulation path for people coming into the building, it was paramount to use non-opaque fire-rated materials to form the exit stair enclosure. DBVW Architects found the solution by combining Fireframes® Aluminum Series fire-rated frames with Pilkington Pyrostop® transparent fire-rated glazing, both supplied by Technical Glass Products (TGP). During a fire event, the integrated system will serve as a barrier to radiant and conductive heat transfer to help ensure safe egress for students and faculty. When it’s not being called into action, the system’s slender frames and glazed areas maintain visual connectivity between spaces.

To further support transparency, the design team Top: Fire-resistant incorporated Fireframes® Designer Series doors. The glass and frames serve as a barrier full-lite fire-rated glass doors promote visibility, encourage to radiant and occupant interaction and improve wayfinding. conductive heat transfer and help ensure safe egress OPEN AND VIBRANT for students and faculty. By enhancing the building’s arrival experience, DBVW Middle: To Architects was also able to improve daylight transfer. create a clear Campuses with light, open spaces are typically more circulation path for those entering inviting and enjoyable to be in. Studies have shown that the building, students perform better when learning environments transparent fire-rated glass contain more windows. And, while classroom windows and slender and learning centers may seem like obvious areas of fire-rated frames opportunity, design teams also take doorways and enable visual communication stairwells into consideration to create a visually appealing, throughout a cohesive aesthetic. stairwell enclosure. Bottom: DBVW With these benefits in mind, DBVW Architects focused Architects used a on maximizing light transfer and visual connectivity in fire-rated curtain once light-restricted spaces, namely the door entryway wall and fire-rated glass door system and adjacent stair corridor. “Using fire-rated glass for an to maximize light entire exit stair enclosure isn’t something you see every transfer and visual connectivity in day,” says Sean Redfern, Associate Principal for DBVW the once light- Architects. “But the openness that TGP’s fire-rated frames restricted stair and glass created fit well with our design aspirations.” corridor.

46 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY TRANSPARENCY AND HIGH DESIGN LOOKING AHEAD While good daylight and visibility factored prominently into the For far too long, design professionals have been forced to outcome of the Johnson & Wales University Center for Physician temper design goals for the sake of fire and life safety when Assistant Studies renovation, so too did aesthetics. By selecting renovating buildings. Today, this compromise is no longer precision engineered fire-rated frames with narrow profiles and necessary. crisp sightlines, the design team was able to ensure smoother visual integration with surrounding applications. The flexibility With modern fire-rated glazing products, campuses can to use custom aluminum face caps allowed the design team become light, bright and open like Johnson & Wales to further match the building’s clean, open aesthetic. DBVW University Center for Physician Assistant Studies. In fact, with Architects selected custom, H-shaped aluminum cover caps, proper specification, they can be filled with fire-rated glazing creating a framing system with sleek, linear profiles. that occupants walk by every day without ever realizing it is their source of fire protection.+ “The entry is the only area in the building where people can look into the building from the outside and sense what’s happening inside,” says Redfern. “Together, the thin profile is the General Manager design of TGP’s Fireframes Aluminum Series fire-rated frames DEVIN BOWMAN of Technical Glass Products (TGP) and AD and clear Pilkington Pyrostop fire-rated glass helped us Systems. Websites: www.fireglass.com, achieve the transparency and fire protection we were looking www.specadsystems.com. for in the space.” Beyond custom cover caps, fire-rated frames are available in an array of custom colors and finishes to align with a campus’ overall design theme. Frames can be custom painted or powder coated to match color schemes and there are also fire-rated framing options with real-wood veneered metal cover caps. ENGAGE YOUR AUDIENCE WITH DIGITAL ADVERTISING

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DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 47 48 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY +SAFETY SECURITY 2020 DOOR NOVEMBER/DECEMBER reliable performanceare key benefits. Improved efficiency, installation and ease of Security Booth Smooth SlidingforModular MCCOWAN BY LAURIE prefabricated security booth. solution for the opening of a solution fortheopeningof provided asafeandprivate The Cavity Slider system

PHOTO COURTESY OF CAVITY SLIDERS. Modular construction has been an accelerating trend The security booth doors needed a secure key locking function, without over the last decade. Building finished units off-site, in any protruding hardware, to suit their an assembly line, maximizes labor efficiencies under barn door application. The Key locking CL400 Magnetic handle, coupled with controlled settings. It also helps alleviate chaotic the CS Barn Door Strike, made a perfect conditions at job sites as fewer tradespeople are present. match. The lack of protruding pulls on This, in turn, provides scheduling benefits that help the unit removed the danger of any pinch points, which was important contractors and developers bring finished projects to to the Panel Built design team. The market earlier. patented magnetic function of the unit allowed for a positive-hold close feature As the popularity of these prefabricated imperative,” explains Nathaniel Otto, and enables privacy and security. units increases, we may see a shift in a Representative for Panel Built. the traditional roles and relationships The CS Wall Mount track completed the that distributors and manufacturers hardware requirements of the opening. A BUMPY RIDE play within the supply chain. Modular With pre-machined fixing slots for providers often desire products that are Panel Built units must withstand heavy vertical wall studs, the track required custom-made yet turnkey. use and previously, there had been no horizontal blocking and made for a issues with the sliding door hardware seamless replacement to the existing For manufacturers, this means meeting the necessary performance system. designing with specific requirements requirements. Panel Built Engineering in mind to meet the solutions dictated Manager Josh Wallace notes, “The The hardware presents a much stronger by the application. Distributors can doors would not roll smoothly, had seal, an overall better aesthetic and is provide value to modular construction difficulty locking/latching and the flexible enough to be used for all the providers by grouping and assembling strikes were hard to install.” sliding door needs. components from the various “The Cavity Slider system passed with manufacturers required to complete the flying colors,” says Trey Thomas, Pre- opening. SOLUTION Assembled Building Division Manager The desire for a secure locking function Regardless, ease of install and for Panel Built. “After many successful for the surface sliding application made reliable performance are key drivers installations, Panel Built now uses Cavity Cavity Sliders a one-stop solution for that modular providers weigh when Sliders as their standard sliding door the hardware for the security booth selecting door hardware. hardware provider.” + opening. Panel Built Inc. is a modular At the 2019 DHI ConNextions, Cavity construction provider with 25 years Sliders representatives met the Panel LAURIE of experience in the industry. The Built team. It was evident the sliding MCCOWAN is the company manufactures offices, door issues with the security booths Co-Founder and mezzanines, clean rooms, security were a priority. Cavity Sliders Regional Vice President of booths, equipment enclosures and Sales Manager Doug Stockenstroom Sales and Marketing ballistic-rated buildings for companies of Cavity Sliders put together a mock-up package for and government departments across USA Inc. Cavity consideration by Panel Built. the United States, and internationally. Sliders was established six Sliding doors are integral to the design years ago in the United States and of the Panel Built line of security originated in New Zealand and Australia buildings. These security booths are where the company has been perfecting located at the entrance of campuses, its pocket doors for 35 years. Phone: 310- government buildings and corporate 890-6970. Email: laurie.mccowan@ cavitysliders.com. headquarters. With a security officer The hardware presents frequently going in and out of the booths, a sliding door is required due to a much stronger seal, an the confined space inside and to keep overall better aesthetic the door from swinging out into traffic. and is flexible enough to “Because these officers are constantly opening and closing this door, a be used for all the sliding highly durable, long-lasting solution is door needs.

DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 49 BY ROGER OVEREND Balanced Doors Fit the Bill at Bank of America Tower Ease of operation and reduced door leaf projection of balanced doors make for simpler entry and egress at Houston skyscraper. Expected to become the third most populous U.S. city in coming years, Houston is experiencing a boom in The ground entrance at the Bank of America Tower in Houston commercial real estate development. features two single Ellison balanced doors surrounding a New, modern skyscrapers and high-end separate revolving door. residential towers continue to pierce the city skyline. Ellison balanced doors are ideal for heavily trafficked pedestrian The latest addition is the Bank of America Tower. The pathways, such as the entrances of the new, contemporary bank moved three of its downtown offices into the Houston skyscraper. The doors are especially advantageous recently constructed, state-of-the art building, which now during the busy morning rush and the afternoon departure. accommodates more than 600 of its employees. Quality construction, durable materials and components, and unique balanced hardware that allows for air pressure relief at THE CHALLENGE both sides of the door leaf all lead to effortless operation. In addition to Bank of America employees, the tower is For the Bank of America Tower, Momentum Exterior Systems home to several tenants. installed Ellison balanced doors at three street-level exterior portals. Win-Con installed the final entrance, a vestibule With people coming and going throughout the day, the located on the 12th floor. Each street-level entrance features Bank of America Tower required entryways that could two single Ellison balanced doors surrounding a separate accommodate a consistent flow of foot traffic. revolving door. W&W Glass designed the structural glass The entrances also had to be primed for potential interior walls on the ground floor. (stack and HVAC) and exterior (natural wind loads) pressures The stainless steel Ellison balanced doors were finished in that would affect their ease of opening. Similarly, architects US32D satin to match the ground floor’s entrance framing specified entrance doors that would not forcefully slam shut materials and the canopy above the doors. These street should a gust of wind sweep through the area. entrances lead to a two-level, open-air lobby that also The architect’s overarching goal for the finished product provides access to Houston’s underground pedestrian tunnel was a balance of beauty and function. system, which features a selection of restaurants and retail establishments. THE SOLUTION FINDING THE BALANCE Gensler, the architectural firm that designed the building, specified a brand of balanced doors for many of its When potential changes to the project specifications were commercial projects over the years. For the Bank of America considered, the project team had to make their case. “When Tower, it again selected Ellison Bronze to produce doors for the owner wanted to make modifications to the entrances, four separate entryways at the 35-story, 780,000-square- we insisted on keeping Ellison on the job,” says Jeff Haber, foot building. Managing Partner at W&W Glass.

50 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY Left: Ellison’s balanced hardware allows for air pressure relief at both sides of the door leaf all lead to effortless operation.

Below: Ellison balanced doors located on the 12th floor vestibule entrance. PHOTO COURTESY OF SEAN FLEMING/SMFLEMING.COM SEAN OF COURTESY PHOTO PHOTO COURTESY OF ELLISON BRONZE ELLISON OF COURTESY PHOTO

The advantages of balanced doors from Ellison is the balanced hardware, which comes equipped on all the BRONZE ELLISON OF COURTESY PHOTO balanced doors, and allows the doors to open in an elliptical motion path “For commercial skyscrapers that Bank of America Tower being the that reduces sidewalk projection by typically experience stack pressure and most recent. one-third. This is especially vital in heavy foot traffic, Ellison doors provide busy cities like Houston where strict superior ease of use,” Haber adds. The last of the Ellison doors were sidewalk codes have been established. installed on the building in June 2019, The reduced door leaf projection frees As a value-added benefit for owners the same month the Bank of America up valuable space on the pavement, and installation teams, Ellison provides Tower opened. + decreasing the risk of interfering with record keeping and full warranties pedestrians. on each door they manufacture. In addition, every Ellison door is ROGER OVEREND “Ellison doors stand out for their ease imprinted with an individual project is President and of use, durability and longevity,” Haber number to facilitate easy tracking CEO of Ellison remarks. “For the Bank of America and maintenance, and all balanced Bronze. With 38 Tower, we only provided best-in-class hardware components are machined years of experience products that we would be happy in-house at Ellison’s facility in Falconer, at Ellison, Overend having our name associated with. With New York, so replacements are readily has held a range of roles, making him the enhanced value and performance available upon request. that Ellison doors deliver, we’re always familiar with the confident in recommending them.” EARNING ITS KEEP many varied aspects of balanced door production. Today he oversees all aspects STAYING POWER Bank of America Tower achieved LEED® of project management, engineering and V4 Platinum certification by the USGBC. fabrication, while working with customers Ellison doors feature solid internal to meet delivery requirements. Email: subframe construction, thicker materials Ellison Bronze doors are a contributor [email protected]. compared to traditional entries and to energy-efficient, high-performing innovative balanced hardware. structures around the world, with the

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PHOTO AND ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF PYROPHOBIC SYSTEMS PyroPhobic Systems leveraged this expertise to develop a new manufacturing process and now has the capability to extrude large sheets of intumescent composite materials.

product’s UL testing, as that eliminates commitment as it can take years to PyroPhobic Systems leveraged the need for an expensive fire testing achieve a certified listing,” says John this expertise to develop a new program. Page, President of PyroPhobic Systems. manufacturing process and now has “It also requires a belief that there is a the capability to extrude large sheets of DKS Doors recently chose the door mutual need for a product that offers intumescent composite materials. These core to meet the needs of its global unique properties to achieve the fire-resistant materials solve many of the manufacturing and logistics system for industry’s confidence. In addition to the challenges encountered when working steel doors. Dave Kesler of DKS Doors testing program, a well-designed core with mineral cores. + notes, “Global technical support is needs to be efficiently priced and easy necessary to make it possible for the to handle. It must also be manufactured DKS global supply chain to provide with little to no dusting, shipped a complete solution.” Transportation TIMOTHY RILEY without damage and compatible with is the Business without damage is instrumental in the a range of manufacturing processes. A Development and successful use of a core. door is ready for the market only when it Sales Director at Pyrophobic Systems Both companies rely on manufacturers meets all these needs.” Ltd. Email: TRiley@ of fire-rated cores to make PyroPhobic Systems is also an PyroPhobic.com. significant investments in the experienced manufacturer of fire research, development, testing and resistant, intumescent composites that manufacturing of certified cores. are injection molded to produce fire “A new product development program resistant components used in a wide requires capital and a long-term range of fire barrier applications.

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OPENING FORCE VS. OPERABLE FORCE

CHANGES RELATED TO ALLOWABLE FORCE HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE 2021 EDITIONS OF THE MODEL CODES ADOPTED IN MOST U.S. STATES — THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (IBC), INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE (IFC) AND NFPA 101 — LIFE SAFETY CODE.

The approved proposals separate the closers. NFPA 101 also includes an limitations for the force used to open exception for existing doors in existing a door from the force used to operate buildings and limits the opening force the hardware. This has helped to align for those doors to 50 lbf, maximum. the model codes with the 2017 edition of ICC A117.1 — Standard for Accessible ICC A117.1 exempts doors or gates LORI GREENE, DAHC/CDC, FDAI, required to be equipped with panic is the manager of codes and Usable Buildings and Facilities, but FDHI, CCPR, hardware, break-away features or and resources for Allegion. She can be a conflict with the 2010 ADA Standards other factors requiring higher opening reached at [email protected] or for Accessible Design remains. iDigHardware.com. force for safety reasons, and defaults to the scoping provisions adopted OPENING FORCE FOR DOORS by the appropriate administrative AUTHOR’S NOTE: Ten years ago, I wrote The opening force requirements authority, but the model codes and my very first Decoded column and it has stated in these model codes have the ADA Standards don’t include a run continuously since December 2010. not changed, and the requirements similar exception. That means that in Back then, I had no idea I would have are generally consistent with the most cases, 5 pounds is the maximum enough topics to write about for 10 years, accessibility standards used in most allowable force for interior non-fire- but here we are. If you have ideas for future rated swinging doors. topics I should cover in this column, I’d love states. The model codes reference ICC to hear them! A117.1 as the standard for accessibility, Sliding and folding doors are not and the ADA Standards establish design required by the I-Codes or NFPA 101 requirements for the construction and to open with 5 pounds of force; they alteration of facilities subject to the are considered “other” doors by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). model codes (see below). However, the Some states have adopted the ADA accessibility standards limit the opening Standards instead of ICC A117.1 or force for interior sliding and folding have created their own standards. In doors to a maximum of 5 pounds. jurisdictions where more than one set This limitation would apply in most of standards apply, the most stringent jurisdictions if the sliding or folding requirements must typically be met. door is part of an accessible route Note that the requirements in this or is otherwise required to meet the article for doors would also apply to accessibility standards. gates that are required to comply with the applicable accessibility and/or EXTERIOR DOORS, FIRE DOORS AND egress codes. OTHER DOORS The maximum opening force for exterior INTERIOR NON-FIRE-RATED DOORS doors and fire door assemblies is not To manually open a non-fire-rated limited by the accessibility standards, swinging door, the opening force for but the model codes do address these pushing or pulling the door is limited to doors. For “other” manually operated 5 pounds. This is consistent across the swinging doors — including exterior model codes and accessibility standards, doors and fire doors — the 2021 although the IBC applies the 5-pound editions of the IBC and NFPA 101 allow a maximum force regardless of whether maximum of 30 pounds to set the door the door has a door closer, and NFPA in motion, and 15 pounds to move the 101 applies it only to doors without door to the fully open position. Prior

56 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY ISTOCK | SPIDERSTOCK abnormal air pressures or other factors. or other air pressures abnormal width, door of because necessary where sizes spring two or one of increase an with doors, fire interior for 3closer size minimum a and doors, fire exterior for recommends a minimum size 4 closer more closing force.signifying NFPA 80 6) size (for example, number a higher with size, spring by classified typically are closers Door open. to occupants building some for difficult doors the excessivebut closing force could make latch, the of resistance the overcome to enough be force) must opening the affects cases, most in (which, force closing The A. Annex in a section with doors fire on closers for power spring adequate of importance the Other Opening Protectives, addresses and Doors Fire for NFPA —Standard 80 separately. force for releasing the latch is addressed operable the 2021 the in editions, but latch, the release 15 to of limit pounds ofeditions the model include codes a automatic swinging doors operated operated doors swinging automatic most For doors. automatic to apply that standards the in as well as codes model the in addressed is manually doors automatic open to needed force The DOORS AUTOMATIC standards. accessibility the with comply to required are doors the if apply will standards accessibility the of limit 5-pound the section, this in described as limited force opening with codes, model the by are “other considered doors doors” folding and sliding although that Note position. open fully the to door the move 15 to and pounds motion in door the set to force of pounds 30 of —amaximum section this in addressed doors” “other for codes model the from limitations the with comply must doors fire force, opening For properly. latch and close doors fire that ensure help to recommendations are 80 NFPA in addressed sizes spring The NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER +SAFETY SECURITY DOOR maximum of 5pounds. maximum to a doors folding interior slidingfor and force opening the limit standards Accessibility 57 DECODED

by a knowing act, the model codes Operated Pedestrian Doors. This hardware (for example, the lever handle) require compliance with BHMA A156.19 standard requires automatic doors with about 2 ½ inches from the latch edge of — Standard for Power Assist and Low a break-away device to break out with a the door. Energy Power Operated Swinging maximum of 50 lbf. When these doors Doors. This standard limits the manual are in “break-out mode” they must not ANSI/BHMA A156.4, Standard for Door opening force for these doors to 30 be able to operate automatically. Controls — Closers, includes a set of lbf to set the door in motion and 15 guidelines for measuring the opening lbf to fully open the door. This is more MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE force. The location to apply the force restrictive than the model codes that Various types of force gages, with a range gage is located on the push side of the reference a maximum force of 50 of price and accuracy, are available. The door, on the horizontal center line of pounds to set power-operated doors in specified locations for measuring the the push plate or lock trim, at 1 inch motion manually. opening force vary slightly between the from the latch edge of the door. After codes and standards. The I-Codes and opening the door so the latch is clear Full-powered automatic pedestrian NFPA 101 state that the force shall be of the strike and the door is slightly off doors, commonly seen on the entrance applied at the latch side of the door. The the stop, the door is gradually pushed to a grocery store, as well as low-energy Guide to the ADA Standards, published open with the force gage to a point operators actuated by a sensor (not online by the United States Access where the push side of the latch stile by a knowing act) must comply with Board, recommends that the gauge be reaches the 70-degree point of the door BHMA A156.10 — Standard for Power placed directly above the operable door swing. BHMA A156.10 and A156.19 also

Hardware operated with a pushing or pulling motion, like this panic hardware, has an operable force limitation of 15 pounds.

58 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY IDIGHARDWARE OF COURTESY PHOTOS Hardware operated with a rotational motion, like a lever handle, has an operable force limitation of 28 pounds. establish the point 1 inch from the latch conflict with the 2010 ADA Standards for the Life Safety Code. (NFPA 101 also edge for measuring break-away force Accessible Design. Prior to this edition applies the 15-pound limit to hardware or manual opening force for automatic of the ADA Standards, the maximum that operates by sliding, in addition doors. operable force for door hardware to pushing or pulling.) The force was not specified by the accessibility limitations of ICC A117.1 and now the The Commentary edition of ICC A117.1 standards. With an editorial change, the model codes continue to be in conflict also includes recommendations for ADA section on operable parts became with the 5-pound limit established by measuring opening force. For swinging applicable to door hardware, including the ADA Standards. doors, the force is to be applied a limit of 5 pounds of force to operate perpendicular to the door at the the hardware used to unlatch the door. It is unclear when or how this conflict actuating device or 30 inches from the This edition of the standards became will be resolved, but in the meantime, hinge edge of the door — whichever is effective in March 2012. it is something to watch out for — the farthest from the hinge. especially in states like California The 2017 edition of ICC A117.1, where the ADA Standards are used For sliding or folding doors, the force previously silent on the operable force for accessibility instead of ICC A117.1. is applied parallel to the door at the for door hardware, was modified to be There have been projects where the door pull or latch. Force is applied consistent with the BHMA standards 5-pound limit on operable force has gradually so that the applied force for locks and exit devices, as well as been enforced, resulting in exit devices does not exceed the resistance of the UL 305 — Standard for Panic Hardware. being replaced in the field with panic door. The Commentary also discusses ICC A117.1 established the limits as 15 hardware that operated with 5 pounds the potential effects of air-pressure pounds maximum to unlatch hardware of force or less. differentials on door opening force. operated with a pushing or pulling motion — panic hardware, for example Consult your adopted codes and — and 28 inch-pounds for hardware standards and/or the local code officials OPERABLE FORCE FOR to determine the requirements for DOOR HARDWARE operated with a rotational motion, like a lever handle. your project’s jurisdiction, and your The changes made to the 2021 preferred hardware manufacturers to model codes align the operable force The operable force limitations of understand the available options. + requirements of these publications ICC A117.1 have been included in with ICC A117.1, but also perpetuate a the 2021 editions of the I-Codes and

DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 59 ACHIEVEMENTS

The following door security + safety CONGRATULATIONS! professionals recently received DHI (list current as of October 13, 2020) credentials, certifications and certificates:

ARCHITECTURAL HARDWARE CONSULTANT (AHC) The Architectural Hardware Consultant has an advanced mechanical and electrified hardware product and code application knowledge and expertise. The AHC is a legacy certification that was established in 1940.

Cliff Carnahan, AHC Architectural Division 8

DOOR + HARDWARE CONSULTANT (DHC) This certified consultant has advanced product and code application knowledge and expertise and skills + proficient to detail, estimate and project manage large and complex projects and existing facility renovations.

Richard L. Howard, CFDAI, DHT, DHC, CPL Architectural Builders Supply

DOOR + HARDWARE TECHNICIAN (DHT) The Level Two DHT is earned by demonstrating the competence to provide product and code application, + detailing, estimating, and project management skills on projects with an intermediate level of complexity of occupancy type.

Larry Whitt The Jeske Company

60 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY ACHIEVEMENTS

For more information on DHI education, certifications, credentials and certificates, contact [email protected].

DOOR + HARDWARE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATE (DHIA) CERTIFICATE The DHIA certificate recognizes individuals who have achieved a basic technical understanding of product and code applications. Recipients have completed two online, self-paced classes and passed the exams.

Olena Akhtemiychuk Patrick Ross Fowler Peter Maxwell DAYBAR Commercial Steel Doors Tebarco Door and Metal Services, Allegion and Frames Inc. Bert Mayer Ryan Allen Rubin Furr National Custom Hollow Metal Elli Alpert Andrew Gardner Christopher Newton Elite Door Service Spring Line Design, Architecture + Ari Gluck Engineering Matthew Biermann M & D Door & Hardware Jennifer Nichols Jennifer Boggs William Gould Mulhaupt’s, Inc. John Oakley Nicholas Gregory Allegion Blair Bossi Total Lock & Security Kae Odister LeeAnn Butts Paul Hacker Rayhaven Group D & M Industries, Inc. Elite Door Service Tosif Patel Sacha Caetano Linda Hammer CP Distributors, Ltd. ABBL Hardware, Inc. Heidi Ann Carlson Justin Reed National Builders Hardware Co. Jimmy Earl Huddleston, II Anchor Door & Hardware, LLC South Plains Glass Alexandra Casciato Michael Simmons, Jr. Allegion Craig Jackson Door Supply of NJ, Inc. Dealers Wholesale Adria Casillas Caroline Slater VT Industries, Inc. Kira James VT Industries Inc Hull Supply Company Colleen Charlton Taylen Spree Devin Jost Charlene Chulos Hull Supply Co., Inc. NCI Construction Kyle Phillip Kangas Capitol Door Sales Cecilia Stevens Gabriela Compton Yu Lan Tan Trudoor LLC Joseph King D&D Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd. Kamco Lock Solutions Mark Costagliola Philip W. Trzyzewski Klein Brothers Safe & Lock Jeffrey Max Knoblock Door Specialties, Inc. FBH Architectural Security Efren Datwin Yining Wang Lynden Door Washington Gyan K. Koirala Lynden Door, Inc. M M Industries, Inc Mark Dietzel Kayla Weber Dave Lamb CP Distributors, Ltd. Jerry Rodney Dow SELECT Products, Ltd. Susanna D’Souza CP Distributors, Ltd. Michelle P. Mackey Onity

DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 61 BEST BUSINESS PRACTICESCOLUMN

INCREASING SALES AND PROFITS IN CHALLENGING TIMES

DURING THE RECENT EVENTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED CHALLENGING TIMES.

While the building construction Measurable — Company goals are economy is definitely improving in quantified and can be evaluated most parts of the country, it is still a to determine if progress is being challenge. Here are a couple questions made. What gets measured gets to answer: accomplished. • Are you capitalizing on the recovery? Focused — Establishing too many annual goals detracts from • Do you need to raise your accomplishing your company goals. RICHARD VOREIS is Founder and CEO expectations for 2020 and beyond? of Consulting Collaborative. Three to five annual goals are the Phone: 214-361-2130. Email: rdvoreis@ To effectively address those questions ideal number — too many and all the consulting-collaborative.com. Website: and maximize the performance of your goals reach less than the desired www.consulting-collaborative.com. company, you need to have company results. goals (Top Priorities) supported by We always recommend that annual employee objectives (Action Plans). goals not exceed one page. We call it Goal setting can embrace how a the one-page priority plan that holds company succeeds or how a person everyone in the company accountable achieves a lifelong dream. Whatever the for success. By everyone, we mean form, goal setting is a key to success. management and staff in the office, shop and field. A young woman who achieved her dream of climbing Mount Everest The mountain climber set four goals recently said at a speaking engagement and we’re sure she established some that we all have an “Everest,” and we additional sub-goals (objectives) that all have to do what it takes to get to the said exactly “how” she was going to RICK LIDDELL is Managing Principal, top. How did she make it to the top of achieve her goals. Denver office, Consulting Collaborative. Mount Everest safely? She set goals. Remember, the priority planning Phone: 712-490-7386. Email: rliddell@ consulting-collaborative.com. Here is a brief summary of her goal- “process” is as important as the one- setting process: page priority plan. Our teamwork process is what develops buy-in and • Define your dream and outline a commitment on the part of both plan. management and staff employees. It really works. • Set a timeline in your plan. We recommend three to five annual • Think of what it takes to make it a goals with employee objectives reality. supporting each of the goals. • Focus and stay positive. Remember, company owners do not set the goals; it is a team effort. + Let’s take another look at goal setting in business. Goals should be: Specific — Generalities don’t get the message across to your employees. Make sure your company goals are easily understood because nothing is so simple that it cannot be misunderstood by your employees.

62 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY INTERNATIONAL INSIGHTS

training opportunities and in 2018 passed his final DHI exam and became a qualified THE WORLDLY Architectural Hardware Consultant (AHC). “I lived and worked in the Far East for IRONMONGER nearly five years, so I draw on my expe- rience from those days as well as what I learned from GAI and DHI education TIMOTHY JAMES PERRY, AHC, programs as I work on many projects in that region,” he explains. CSI, DIP GAI, MINSTAI, REG. AI, HAS DEMONSTRATED HOW MUL- Perry has written door-by-door specifica- tions for projects in the United States, the TIPLE SKILL SETS AND KNOWL- Caribbean, the United Kingdom, Poland, EDGE OF INTERNATIONAL the Czech Republic, North Africa, Kuwait, CODES CAN SERVE CLIENTS Dubai, Saudi, Oman, Abu Dhabi, Ghana, AROUND THE WORLD. Kenya, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, He is a Registered Architectural Ironmon- Indonesia, Australia and India. TIMOTHY JAMES PERRY, AHC, CSI, DIP ger of the Guild of Architectural Ironmon- “For these projects, I do everything from GAI, MINSTAI, REG. AI, is a Registered gers (GAI) in London as well as an AHC at Architectural Ironmonger and AHC at project-specific product cut-sheets to full FSB - Franz Schneider Brakel GmbH + Co FSB - Franz Schneider Brakel GmbH + door-by-door specifications, including KG and is based in the United Kingdom. Co KG. He is an Affiliated Member of the the British NBS P21 and CSI 87100 docu- Perry works as an Architectural Hardware Royal Institute of British Architects and ments and online Revit/BIM interface for Consultant for American, British, Euro- a Member of the Executive Committee architects,” he says. and Education Committee of the Guild of pean and Singapore Standards and the Architectural Ironmongers. International Building Code (IBC) on the “I also conduct the face-to-face or online company’s global projects. walk-through of a project and floorplans to incorporate architects’ project design He began his ironmongery career in 1995 intent. I also provide online consultation in the warehouse and at the trade counter for architects and their clients. of Lloyd Worrall Ltd, an architectural solu- tions firm in his hometown in the United “It is important to ensure products from Kingdom. different manufacturers work together when I am required by an architect to “Working ‘hands on’ with the products specify products not supplied by FSB. gave me a good opportunity to learn To handle this, I pay close attention to about their uses and functions,” Perry product templates and work closely with recalls. In 2000, he studied in the GAI the other manufacturers.” four-year education program and earned his GAI diploma in 2004, which he calls “a Perry notes that clients sometimes view very proud moment.” British/European (BS/EN) standards as a more economical alternative to Amer- From there he became an on-the-road ican National Standards Institute (ANSI) sales representative, providing local standards. However, he notes that ANSI architects with project specifications. and BS/EN are completely different Later he joined FSB working in the FSB standards. Spec Center in Germany. From there he This column in Door Security + expanded his horizons across the globe, “DHI and the Guild of Architectural Iron- including starting the Hafele Internation- Safety magazine features interest- mongers have an opportunity to educate al Project Office, which he ran for a few architects through the American Institute ing insights from door and hard- years. The office worked with architects of Architects and the Royal Institute of ware professionals from around the and interior designers in Dubai, Singa- British Architects,” he says. world. Their unique perspectives on pore and Hong Kong for overseas proj- how construction practices, access ects throughout the Middle East and Asia. “Many factors will determine the best control systems, hardware, and Perry rejoined FSB in 2019. standards to use for a project and the certifications differ from the United types of quality of materials. When archi- In 2010, Perry decided he wanted to gain States and Canada, where most DHI tects understand the landscape of indus- further door hardware knowledge and try standards and products, this produces members operate, will offer a deep- education. He took advantage of DHI the best outcomes for end users.” + er understanding of the industry.

DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 63 INSIDE CONTRACT COLUMNCLAUSES

PAY ME “WHEN” NOT “IF”

WE DISCUSSED INDEMNITY CLAUSES IN THIS COLUMN IN THE LAST ISSUE OF DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY MAGAZINE, AND IN THIS ISSUE WE DISCUSS ANOTHER WELL-KNOWN ISSUE: THE CONDITIONAL PAYMENT CLAUSE.

Many door security and safety “encourage” payment — filing a lien or professionals have probably heard the filing against a bond. difference between a “pay when paid” clause and a “pay if paid” clause. I will Both mechanisms are only valid if you focus on some of the lesser known are owed money by the property owner implications of these clauses. or the contractor. If you have not been BILL TRIMBLE, AHC, is the Immediate paid by the contractor, and you file a Past President of DHI and President of Conditional payment is just that. lien against the owner of the property, Wm. S. Trimble Co. Inc. Email: btrimble@ wmstrimble.com. Conditions must be met for payment to he can potentially discharge your lien be made. However, these conditional on the grounds that he doesn’t owe payment clauses can be very different. you any money. He owes the contractor These payment clauses are known by money, but until that contractor is paid, the names “pay when paid” and “pay you aren’t owed anything; and if you if paid.” When originally introduced, aren’t owed anything, your lien claim this language was generally included is invalid. The actual enforcement of in the contract clauses. Over time, this may vary state to state, but this the verbiage has changed but the is a serious potential issue in most implications still remain. states. Similarly, a bond claim can be discharged for similar reasons, and in The “pay when paid” clause simply some contracts this fact isn’t hidden. I means that I will pay you when I get paid, recently reviewed a contract that stated, and while it sounds similar to “pay if paid” “The contractor’s surety is a third-party clause, it is completely different. The beneficiary of this condition precedent.” “pay when paid” clause implies that you are owed the money and the “when” is For many years, you would actually just a matter of timing. This is significant. see the words “pay if paid,” but to be Essentially it is saying, “I owe you the more specific the attorneys changed money, but the timing of my payment is this language. It is generally written as, dependent on when I get paid.” “The contractor’s receipt of payment by the owner is an absolute condition Conversely, the “pay if paid” clause precedent to the contractor’s payment This informational article is provided by the Door and makes the payment conditional on to the subcontractor/supplier.” If you Hardware Institute (DHI) for informational purposes the owner’s payment. It is saying, see this language or anything similar, only. Determination of whether and/or how to use all or “I only owe you money if I get paid any portion of this article (or its contents) is to be made it is a definite conditional “pay if paid” in your sole and absolute discretion. No part of this by the owner.” This variation results document constitutes legal advice. Prior to using this clause. document, you should review it, along with applicable in significantly different legal laws and regulations, with your own legal counsel. Use of ramifications. Another concern about this “condition this article and information is voluntary. precedent” language is that, in essence, The “pay if paid” clause is truly you are lending money to the owner, DHI does not make any representations or warranties with conditional. You are not owed the respect to this article or its contents. To the fullest extent but you don’t have a contract with the permitted by all applicable laws, DHI and its members, money until the contractor has been owner. Many states require some sort officers, directors, employees and volunteers shall not be paid by the owner. The fact that you liable for any losses, expenses or damages of any nature, of contractual relationship between including, without limitation, special, incidental, punitive, are not owed the money until certain the lender and the entity receiving the direct, indirect or consequential damages or lost income conditions are met changes everything. or profits, resulting from or arising out of a company’s, loan in order to initiate litigation. Since individual’s or other user’s use of this article, whether For example, suppliers/subcontractors you are lending to an entity without a arising in tort, contact, statute, or otherwise, even if usually have at least two mechanisms to advised of the possibility of such damages. contractual relationship, then you may

64 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY The loss of lien rights, bond rights, and litigation rights, along with not being ‘owed’ money even after receiving written authorization, are all potential impacts with a ‘pay if paid’ clause.

not be eligible to sue the owner for non- order provisions also make payment responsible for paying any money. What payment. from the owner a condition precedent are the chances that he will “sour” his to payment to the subcontractor. relationship with the owner on your Since the “pay when paid” clause is just Consider this scenario: The contractor behalf, when he isn’t actually out any a timing issue, it is inferred legally that says that the owner wants a US10B money? Only you, the subcontractor, at some point in the future, that money finish in lieu of the specified US26D. You are out any money, and technically, no will become due whether the contractor provide him a quote for the change, one owes you anything, even though has been paid by the owner or not. At and he writes you a change order. You you received written direction to what point this happens may have to be proceed with the change. proceed. As you can see this clause has decided by a judge or arbitrator if the a lot of negative consequences. contractor and subcontractor do not After making the change, you agree, but the big impact here is the don’t receive any payment from The loss of lien rights, bond rights and legal implication. Since it is understood the contractor, so you call him. The litigation rights, along with not being that this payment will become due at contractor proceeds to tell you that “owed” money even after receiving some point, the payment is not truly upon submitting their pay request, written authorization, are all potential conditional and it is “owed” to you. This the owner stated that he had wanted impacts with a “pay if paid” clause. A leaves your right to lien and file against US10B all along and the architect few states have made the “pay if paid” the bond in play. Also, it means you are mistakenly put US26D in the spec, so clause illegal, but they are valid in most still technically providing credit to the he isn’t going to pay the extra. At this states, so watch for them. All these contractor and not the owner. point the contractor doesn’t owe you contracts are individual negotiations, any money, since he hasn’t been paid but hopefully the information above There are additional negative by the owner. The contractor may agree will help you negotiate with knowledge ramifications to the “pay if paid” clause. that you should be paid, but he isn’t about potential ramifications.+ Consider a change order. Most change

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READER PHOTOS

BY MARK J. BERGER, FDHI

The volume of reader submissions has slowed down this year, but who can blame A you? Quarantining certainly has reduced the opportunities to spot doors. I don’t think you’d send in photos of illegal doors in your own home, and I really hope you don’t have any.

Here is a collection of some new and old ones, all showing how vigilant we must remain to maintain safety.

A HOLD OPEN? Colby Dunham, Odessa Doors

It seems like door and life-safety violations scream out to Colby. Here’s one he came upon. Colby is a frequent and valued contributor. We now communicate in shorthand. Sometimes he sends me a photo B without a single comment. In this one, the fire label is clearly visible below the top hinge. There is an annual inspection for the fire C alarm system, but who is checking to make sure the stairwells don’t fill with smoke?

B APPRECIATION Ed Toy, Spalding Hardware

Anyone who knows Ed (and I hope most of the industry knows about this great innovator) knows that he is Mr. Polite. He doesn’t go more than two or three sentences without a statement of gratitude or praise. He is one of the most upbeat, continuously positive people I know.

Ed was kind enough to forward this photo. He came upon an emergency exit (note C IT JUST TAKES ONE THING the illuminated sign above the door). He wondered what the taped note was and, sure Michael J. Fagel, PhD.,CEM enough, it was instructions that this door Mike is a longtime member of the ASIS School Safety & Security Council. He is a personal no longer should function as intended by hero of mine, having served with his safety team for 100 days at Ground Zero. Mike is one the building code. But the writer of the note of the most knowledgeable safety advocates I know, and is a world-renowned expert on followed along in Ed’s footsteps by adding preparedness, incident response and everything in between. a “Thanks.” But being polite and expressing appreciation is not an excuse for putting lives Mike is very generous in sending in photos as well. He knows that small things matter. in harm’s way. And as you can see from the Like a simple cooler blocking an exit. There is terrific signage on the door, but having rail extending to the door frame, there’s no to climb over people who have tripped over obstacles causes chaos, further injuries, way to easily use an adjoining door. and impedes safe exiting.

66 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 DOOR SECURITY + SAFETY MARK J. BERGER, FDHI, is the President and Chief The images shown here are not intended Product Officer of Securitech Group, and the Immediate to reflect upon any specific manufacturer REAL OPENINGS Past President of DHI and Chair of the Builders Hardware or products but are intended to help build Manufacturers Association Codes & Government Affairs awareness around the everyday code violations Committee. All “Real Openings” photos have been that occur in buildings over time, despite our taken in public spaces with the goal of highlighting the members’ best efforts to provide solutions prevalence of code violations and the need for vigilance to secure the life safety and security of the to save lives. If you see something, say something. building occupants.

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D STEEL CITY SVR COVER Rob Slaybaugh, The A.G. Mauro Company

Just when you thought you’d seen everything, along comes a great photo like this. At first I thought this might be a commentary on the difficulty of obtaining replacement parts, but nope. Rob let us know that the latch is actually working! This might just be a unique way of protecting the bottom latch on a vertical rod device from getting damaged. E E OFFICIALLY BLOCKED EXIT F Roger Skold, AHC, National Guard Products

Roger is a great volunteer, and I’ve F IMMOBILIZED LATCH ON A STAIRWELL DOOR worked alongside him at the Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association Amy Haddad, astute citizen, well trained by her uncle for years. Roger’s brother-in-law was Amy was kind enough to send in these photos. She sent me the photo from inside with the kind enough to send us this photo. Rob sticker after a doctor’s visit with her kids and told me about this new thing on the bottom of forwarded it along with the following the door that allowed her to pull it open with her foot. There are many great new options for comment: “You can lead a customer push-pull doors, but from what she was telling me, I don’t think this was one of those. to water, but it shouldn’t block the exit path.” I guess they could have found a I asked her where the door was, and she let me know it led to a stairwell. I kindly asked her better storage area for all those cases. to open the door and snap a photo for me the next time she returned. She asked why, and I let her know that if she could pull the door open with her foot, I bet there was something This a is is a formalized blocking of an blocking the latch. Sure enough, she sent in the latch pics from the kids’ next visit. exit. Besides the folding sign board with the cleanly printed message, there Immobilizing fire-rated latches can lead to horrible and deadly consequences. Fire and are delineator posts, chains and even a smoke can spread into the stairwell, eliminating the path to safety, trapping people and laminated message in Spanish. causing death due to smoke inhalation.

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Healthcare Facilities Dominate Fire Door Inspections

DHI recently surveyed fire door inspectors who hold the CFDAI and FDAI credentials Percent of Business Devoted to Fire Inspections to learn about trends in this area.

Healthcare facilities dominate the inspection work of most companies. 4% In the United States, the Centers for All of my business (100%) Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and The Joint Commission began enforcing annual fire door inspections in hospitals and ambulatory care facilities in 2018. Regulatory bodies in states, counties and cities also enforce fire door inspections 11% on new commercial construction projects. More than 50% In Canada, most provinces have adopted a version of NFPA 80 from 2007 or newer which require inspections.

The education market represents a growing market and an opportunity for inspectors. Regionally, more than half of 85% survey respondents conduct inspections Less than 50% on the U.S. East Coast.

Types of Facilities Inspected

Healthcare (Hospitals, Assisted Living, Nursing Homes, etc.) 85%

Schools and Universities 26%

Business, Commercial and Office Buildings 20%

Hospitality 13%

Assembly Occupancies Big and Small (Casinos, Nightclubs, Restaurants, 11% Theatres, Arenas, Museums)

Multi-family Dwellings 11%

Government and Military Facilities 9%

Retail 7%

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CHECKLIST FOR YOUR NEXT FIRE DOOR INSPECTION

THE NEWEST EDITION OF THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NDPA) STANDARD, NFPA 80 2019, REGULATES THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FIRE DOORS USED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF FIRE AND SMOKE WITHIN, INTO, OR OUT OF BUILDINGS.

The regulations continue to mandate • If a coordinator is installed, confirm annual inspections to meet local that the inactive leaf closes before building, fire or life safety codes. the active leaf. If two active doors Passing the inspection is especially are paired together, this can create CHRIS ORME is the Midwest Regional important to hospitals and healthcare an out-of-compliance gap between Sales Manager at Select Hinges. He has facilities that are accredited by The Joint the doors. One solution is to install a more than 20 years of experience in the Commission and Centers for Medicare geared continuous hinge to correct door, frame and hardware business. & Medicaid Services, a critical factor in the out-of-compliance gap. Be sure receiving Medicare reimbursements. that the continuous hinge has the appropriate fire rating. Continuous Many insurance companies also require hinges are available with up to NFPA 80 compliance before they 3-hour fire ratings. underwrite commercial buildings. • Look for and uninstall field-installed, Here’s what inspectors look for and how non-compliant, non-fire-rated you can prevent your fire doors from hardware items that interfere or failing. prohibit fire door operation or • Look for holes or breaks on the door closure (may include deadbolts, surface or frame then repair them. barrel bolts, kick-down door stops, etc.). Repair any holes in compliance • If the door is so equipped, inspect with NFPA 80. glazing, vision light frames and glazing beads. Make sure they are intact. • Verify the presence and integrity of any required meeting edge • Check that the door, frame, hinges, protection, smoke gasket, etc. hardware and non-combustible Confirm that the gasketing does not threshold are secure, aligned and in interfere with the operation of the working order. fire door. In compliance with NFPA 80, replace or repair gasketing as • Inspect for missing, defective or needed. Verify that the top edge broken parts and fix. Common red of the kick plate is not more than flags during inspections are latch 16 inches from the bottom of the bolts and/or strike plates, closer door (refer to NFPA 80 for kickplate arms and cover plates. compliance regulations). • With the door closed, measure • Confirm that signage affixed to the clearances around the perimeter door is attached with adhesive; of the door and make sure they screws are never allowed. This do not exceed clearances listed in signage cannot exceed 5 percent of NFPA 80 2019: 4.8.4 and 6.3.1. Make the door surface. + adjustments to comply. • Open the door fully and confirm that the self-closing device completely closes and latches the door. Adjust the device to get full closure.

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