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Von Duprin Introduces Antimicrobial Coating to its Exit Devices
Bacterial growth can cause serious problems in commercial buildings. Institutions such as schools, day cares, hospitals and care homes are particularly vulnerable when it comes to the normal growth o… more →
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Von Duprin Introduces Antimicrobial Coating to its Exit Devices
pixiejen wrote 5 months ago: Bacterial growth can cause serious problems in commercial buildings. Institutions such as schools, … more →
Converting Mechanical Exit Devices to Electrical: Electric Latch Retraction
pixiejen wrote 5 months ago: Electric latch retraction, an optional feature on many models of exit devices (panic bars) may be kn … more →
Exit Devices: To Dog, or not to Dog?
pixiejen wrote 6 months ago: Building codes are very specific when it comes to exit devices. They cover every aspect from how to … more →
The Differences Between Non-Fire and Fire-Rated Exit Devices
pixiejen wrote 7 months ago: Exit devices are mandatory in every public and commercial building in North America. In fact, they … more →
The Differences Between Crossbar and Touchpad Exit Devices
pixiejen wrote 8 months ago: Exit devices all function on similar principles, regardless of whether they are crossbar or touchpad … more →
What is an "Exit Route?"
pixiejen wrote 8 months ago: It doesn’t sound like a loaded question, yet thousands of businesses and workplaces violate on … more →
What is a Spring-Loaded Door?
pixiejen wrote 9 months ago: All doors, whether commercial, residential or utilitarian, are either ”loaded” or … more →
How Exit Devices are Graded by the BHMA
pixiejen wrote 9 months ago: Before a BHMA (Builders Home Manufacturers Association) approved exit device hits store shelves, it … more →
The BHMA's Role in Ensuring Quality in Exit Devices
pixiejen wrote 9 months ago: Thanks to organizations like the Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association (BHMA), consumers and c … more →
Do Your Commercial Doors Suffer From "Door Abuse?" Upgrading to a Von Duprin XP Model
pixiejen wrote 10 months ago: Commercial doors often take a beating, and some even more than others. “Door abuse” is … more →
The ICC and NFPA Fallout: The OTHER Building Code
pixiejen wrote 10 months ago: The International Building Code is a relatively new model building code, having first been published … more →
The Development of the International Building Code
pixiejen wrote 10 months ago: PART ONE: What is the International Building Code? Even the average layman understands that building … more →
What is Electric Strike?
pixiejen wrote 10 months ago: The Von Duprin 6112 Electric Strike Exit devices, like those manufactured by Von Duprin, allow doors … more →
Von Duprin Makes Building Navigation Easier for the Visually Impaired
pixiejen wrote 10 months ago: The unique design of the original Von Duprin device has changed since the original 88 Series. Desig … more →
Religion in Secular Camps
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Josh Best wrote 1 year ago: Last week we breeched the taboo topics. I would like to continue that this week. I have worked at bo … more →
Camp Counselors and Homosexuality
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Josh Best wrote 1 year ago: Disclaimer: I will attempt in the following post to use neutral language. I want to give no opinio … more →
The Art of Debriefing
Josh Best wrote 1 year ago: To start our discussion of effective debriefing, I want to give you a list of do’s and don’ts to kee … more →
Effective Debriefing
Josh Best wrote 1 year ago: A topic that came up in the staff training held by The Adventure Center was the idea of effective de … more →
Feedback - The CROW Method
Josh Best wrote 1 year ago: This past weekend The Adventure Center held low ropes training for our staff. It was a great traini … more →
