Doors and Hardware articles from October 2006

Doors and Hardware archives from October 2006

Correction.(Correction notice)
October 1, 2006... In the August 2006 issue of Doors and Hardware, on page 68, Comsense, Inc.'s email address was published incorrectly. The correct address is: sales@comsenseinc.com.

Calendar 2006.(Calendar)
October 1, 2006... October 16-18, 2006 CSI Academies Snowbird, UT www.CSINET.org October 28-31, 2006 WDMA Fall Meeting and Technical Conference Las Vegas, NV www.wdma.com

In touch.
October 1, 2006... JERRY HAS BEEN KIND ENOUGH TO LOAN ME HIS column in this issue in order to say my farewells. It's hard to believe that it's been a year since I wrote an article for Doors and Hardware where I outlined my goals for this association and the...

Foundation board works hard to get a "hit".(DHI PAGE)
October 1, 2006... OCTOBER BRINGS THOUGHTS OF the World Series and this baseball story: The third baseman was being interviewed towards the end of the baseball season because he was about to break the league's all-time hits record. One reporter blurted out,...

Leaders--Strategies for Taking Charge.
October 1, 2006... IN WARREN BENNIS AND BURT Nanus' Leaders--Strategies for Taking Charge (Collins; 2nd edition, 2003), the authors attempt to tackle the formidable tasks of both defining leadership and presenting a contextual examination of the environment in...

NFPA 80: Compartmentalization. Compartmentation. Containment. Protection. Preservation. Safety. Security.
October 1, 2006... These are just buzz-words, right? Marketing ploys designed to create a heightened level of self-importance of the work we perform or the products we use every day of our working lives, right? Without fully understanding the context in which...

AWI vs. WDMA standards.
October 1, 2006... HAVE YOU EVER SEEN SPECIFICATIONS WHERE SECTION 08210 for wood flush doors references both AWI Section 1300 and WDMA I.S.1A-04 Premium Grade standards? Has this caused you any problems either in the bidding stage, or worse yet, after the doors...

Protecting stairwell safety without sacrificing security.(CASE STUDY)
October 1, 2006... HIGH-RISE COMMERCIALBUILDINGFIRES are sparking rising concerns over what building owners can do to make stairwells safer for emergency egress without compromising security. In 1980, a fire at the MGM hotel in Las Vegas claimed 84 lives. More...

The history of Outwater Plastics/Architectural Products by Outwater.
October 1, 2006... ONCE THOUGHT TO BE THE PROVERBIAL 'second fiddle' to products manufactured out of other media, the association of the word 'Plastic' with products that have been customarily manufactured utilizing wood, steel, glass, plaster or some other...

Opening the door to true universal access, flexible design.(CASE STUDY)
October 1, 2006... AS THE POPULATION AGES and mobility declines, providing true universal access is becoming critical. Ever since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), specifiers, architects, designers, engineers, and project managers in a range of...

Handling terminations: when career change is necessary.(businessbuzz)
October 1, 2006... BEING A FIRM BELIEVER IN THE IMPORTANCE OF CHOOSING THE right words in all situations, I often find myself studying the impact of things I hear. I think about how the words make me feel. Then, I try to turn the situation around to where I...

Creating a press release--writing and submission tips.(MARKETING)
October 1, 2006... IT'S BEEN A LONG WHILE SINCE I FOUND IT NECESSARY TO WRITE A press release; but through another project I've been working on over the last month, I revisited this often ignored web marketing strategy. While I'll never make headhunted by...

Election year activities.(LEGAL)
October 1, 2006... AS THE MID-TERM ELECTIONS NEAR, IT IS IMPORTANT TO REVIEW the restrictions on corporate and individual participation in federal elections. (1) Laws affecting campaign finance are complex and they require constant attention to detail. However,...

There are not stages of deadness.(SHELF LIFE)
October 1, 2006... OVER THE PAST 20 SOME YEARS OF WORKING WITH DISTRIBUTORS, one thing I have found in common with every single one is the existence of dead stock. It is nothing to brag about, but there are some distributors who work with more dead stock than...

Leading Door Company expands sales staff.(PEOPLE)
October 1, 2006... Detroit Door & Hardware Company has expanded its staff with the addition of Nicholas Costa, EE as Sales Representative, Automated Entrance Systems. Tom Roy, Liovnia, has transferred to their Ann Arbor Branch in the role of Sales Consultant,...

E-Plex 500 Series now available with remote unlock.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... Kaba Access Control is pleased to announce that the E-Plex 5000 Series is now available with remote unlock. The feature is available for the E-Plex 5000, 5200, and 5700 models in both Cylindrical and Mortise. This includes both PIN and PIN/PROX...

Hager Companies introduces new line of value-priced commercial exit devices with exclusive lifetime warranties.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... Hager Companies recently introduced a new line of exit devices designed and engineered to offer superior quality and outstanding value, in both commercial Grade 1 and standard-duty models. Hager's new line of 4500 Series exit devices is...

VISTAMATIC clearly, the best warranty available ... 25 years!(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... Patented door or wall viewing panels for discreet, effective surveillance of secure and sensitive areas. The VISTAMATIC Vision Panels incorporate clear and opaque glass in a single frame, that slide open and close using an integral leaver. The...

RFID Intrusion Detection System US patent #7,069,160.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... Intrusion detection devices typically consist of a single wire or multiple cables attached to a fence that sense vibration, changes in acoustics or cutting. These cables are best on a metal fence and are ineffective on solid walls made of...

Overly Door Company.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... Overly Door Company is proud to announce that in addition to wood veneer acoustic doors, the Company now offers a complete line of decorator plastic laminate acoustic doors. Overly Plastic Laminate Acoustic Doors provide durability,...

VISTAMATIC appoints Door Control Consultants, as Sales Agents.(CORPORATE CORNER)
October 1, 2006... Door Control Consultants are now Sales Agents for VISTAMATIC in Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Indiana, West Virginia, and Kentucky. Designed for discreet and effective surveillance of secure or sensitive areas, the VISTAMATIC panels incorporate...

$50,000 One North Carolinea Fund grant helps BSI-Balance Systems expand in NC.(CORPORATE CORNER)
October 1, 2006... Gov. Mike Easley has announced that BSI-Balance Systems will expand in Statesville to create 50 new jobs and an investment of $1.2 million over the next three years. This announcement was made possible in part by a $50,000 One North Carolina...

Do you know?(Tech Tip)
October 1, 2006... Means of Egress is the subject of this Tech Tip. We will look at some commonly used terms and general considerations as they relate to Means of Egress. NFPA (National Fire Protection Association)101 Life Safety Code 2006 is our reference...