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  1. LGreene

    Webinar Offering ICC CEUs

    Hi All - I'll be doing some free webinars this year that offer CEUs from the ICC, AIA, and DHI. The first one is next week, and the info is here: https://idighardware.com/2020/02/webinar-1-code-changes-affecting-classroom-doors/
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    Lock on Balcony Door in R-2 Apartment

    In a new construction (IBC 2015) R-2 residential apartment building, there are balconies with dividers to prevent occupants from accessing the neighboring balcony. The dividers can be circumvented by occupants, so locks are desired for security purposes to prevent others from entering the...
  3. LGreene

    Number of Operations for ACCESS

    I really need some help with this one. I have been contacted about a new apartment building in California where each dwelling unit has an electronic lock on the door leading from the corridor to the apartment. For egress, turning the lever retracts both the latchbolt and deadbolt, so this goes...
  4. LGreene

    Classroom Security

    I saw a post on LinkedIn from a fire marshal who is battling with the local police chief and school district about the use of classroom barricade devices...the law enforcement argument is that life safety codes are archaic. If anyone else is facing this problem, I just wrote an article for...
  5. LGreene

    Proposed Change to NFPA 101

    Several changes have been proposed for the 2018 edition of NFPA 101, which would allow the locking devices on classroom doors to be released with 2 operations instead of 1. I haven't found any research or data to show that this would not have a negative impact on life safety. The NFPA...
  6. LGreene

    Shared Dormitory Bathrooms

    Does anyone have experience with shared bathrooms in a dormitory and how the locks are set up to allow for privacy when someone is in the bathroom, security when someone is in their bedroom, and free egress from the bathroom? If you have this situation in your jurisdiction, I've got a fire...
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