Special-Lite fire-rated doors are now considerably lighter thanks to a new mineral core material. The lightweight core reduces the weight of a typical 3x7-foot door by approximately 60 pounds, easing ...

Building design today, and throughout the 20th century, has been significantly shaped by fire safety considerations. Architects today are familiar with the wide range of code requirements for a ...

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 ...

Dublin, Dec. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Fire-Rated Doors Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com ...

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 ...