Fire rated door assemblies play an important role in saving lives and minimizing property damage by providing safe egress and compartmentalizing smoke, flames and when required, dangerous radiant heat ...

David Vermeulen, the Midwest territory manager for Technical Glass Products, spends a lot of time talking with Building Teams about impact glazing and fire-rated glass. “There’s still a little ...

Ensuring occupant safety in high-rise architecture is paramount, but confusion about life safety standards and overlapping building codes often lead to designs that aren’t compliant and fail to ...

It is fundamentally against both the IBC and IFC codes to physically lock doors in occupied buildings — preventing occupants to freely exit in the case of a fire (Note: There are some exceptions, and ...

Access to daylight and views to the outside provide well-documented benefits to occupants in all buildings. But when it comes to school design, these considerations often receive more emphasis as ...

Camden Door Controls is proud to announce the launch of its new 1420 Series Low-Profile Fire-Rated Strike, designed to provide a cost-effective solution for code compliance in UL fire-rated doors and ...

Sponsored by JELD-WEN UK, this module explores how to specify fire doorsets with confidence in the light of recent changes to fire safety legislation Fire doors are a vital safety feature in many ...