I Dig Hardware

These Wordless Wednesday photos show a restaurant's patio exit...a great reminder that when we're specifying and selecting doors and hardware we need to try to anticipate how the openings will be used in the future. The post WW: Limbo Lower Now appeared first on I Dig Hardware - Answers to your door, hardware, and code questions from Allegion's Lori Greene..

As I mentioned last month, my Decoded column has a new question-and-answer format. This month's question: "How do the changes made to the 2018 and 2021 I-Codes affect the requirements for locks installed on classroom doors?" The post Decoded: Current Requirements of the I-Codes for Classroom Door Locks appeared first on I Dig Hardware - Answers to your door, hardware, and code questions from Allegion's Lori Greene..

Yesterday, March 19th was National Automatic Door Day!  To commemorate this annual observance, the video in today's post addresses a change that I've received some questions about lately...the ANSI/BHMA requirements for monitored safety sensors. The post STANLEY Access to Know-How: Sensor Monitoring appeared first on I Dig Hardware - Answers to your door, hardware, and code questions from Allegion's Lori Greene..

I received these Fixed-it Friday photos from Steve Quinn of The Flying Locksmiths.  This panic hardware is installed on some service doors in a mall, and clearly they have seen a lot of cart traffic and the resulting damage.  WWYD? The post FF: WWYD? appeared first on I Dig Hardware - Answers to your door, hardware, and code questions from Allegion's Lori Greene..

The Allegion 101 training series was designed for people who are new to the industry, new to the Allegion family of brands, or just want to learn more about hardware.  The video in today's post addresses the basics of panic hardware. The post Allegion 101: Secure the Door – Von Duprin appeared first on I Dig Hardware - Answers to your door, hardware, and code questions from Allegion's Lori Greene..