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Investment in Nonresidential Structures Falls 7.3% As Material and Labor Shortages Drive Up Costs
Input shortages, higher materials costs and skilled worker shortages have driven up costs, causing some project owners to "mothball" projects.
Codes / Standards
How Covid-19 Changed Fire Door Safety
Security & Safety
How to Assess School Safety Readiness
Business
DHI conNextions 2021 Releases its Conference Agenda
Business
ASSA ABLOY Acquires Hardware and Home Improvement (HHI) Division of Spectrum Brands
Business
Metpar Introduces its “Privacy by Design” Solitude Partition Line
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Construction / Design
McGrory Debuts Glass Wall Partitions at DHI ConNextions
Representatives from McGrory Glass displayed the company’s new product, AGC Vision Line 120 Butt-Glazed Wall System recently at the DHI ConNextions convention in New Orleans, which took place Oct. 20-21.
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Construction Shakes Off Material Price and COVID Concerns to Rise 10% in September
Total construction starts measured by the Dodge Construction Network rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $889.7 billion as all three sectors showed improvement.
Business
ASSA ABLOY Acquires Arran Isle Ltd in the UK
The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions and is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2021.
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Hinge Doctor Handles Success
Since coming up with the original Hinge Doctor, Steve Goldstein has patented it, improved it and sold more than 110,000 to door hardware professionals around the world.
Construction / Design
McGrory Debuts Glass Wall Partitions at DHI ConNextions
Representatives from McGrory Glass displayed the company’s new product, AGC Vision Line 120 Butt-Glazed Wall System recently at the DHI ConNextions convention in New Orleans, which took place Oct. 20-21.
Codes / Standards
How Covid-19 Changed Fire Door Safety
The Covid-19 pandemic affected buildings and facilities in a variety of ways to help people avoid touching surfaces and to create one-way traffic to maintain social distancing. In doing so, fire door hazards were created.
Security & Safety
How to Assess School Safety Readiness
Two school safety experts shared the latest best practices in an educational seminar, “Become a Safety and Security Resource to Your School Clients,” at the DHI ConNextions conference on Oct. 20 in New Orleans.
Business
Managing Price Escalations and the Benefits of Stored Material Billing
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting supply-chain issues in 2021 have made this a critical time for any business buying and selling almost any type of material.
Business
DHI conNextions 2021 Releases its Conference Agenda
Coming off its 2020 virtual conference and trade show, DHI conNextions is “thrilled" to be bringing the show back to a live format for 2021 with proper safety measures in place.
Business
ASSA ABLOY Acquires Arran Isle Ltd in the UK
The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions and is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2021.
Business
ASSA ABLOY Acquires Hardware and Home Improvement (HHI) Division of Spectrum Brands
HHI constitutes a strategically important step in developing ASSA ABLOY’s residential business in North America, supplementing the strong reputation for innovation on the commercial side.
Security & Safety
QAI Offers Field Evaluation and Labeling of Fire Protective Openings
QAI can evaluate and label products to show compliance to the appropriate standards, in the lab and field.
Business
dormakaba Signs Agreement to Divest its Interior Glass Business (IGS) to Aliante Equity Tre S.p.A.
The deal includes the transfer of dormakaba’s global interior glass solution products, the Dorma-Glas GmbH manufacturing site in Bad Salzuflen (Germany), and selected sales units in Europe.
Security & Safety
Top 10 Door & Hardware Installation Mistakes
With proper planning and work along the way, unnecessary installation delays and costs can be prevented.
Business
Mantion Introduces the MOVENTIV Touchless Motorized Hardware for Sliding Doors
MOVENTIV 60 is the ideal solution for the automation of your sliding doors, wherever you want to install it.
Business
dormakaba Acquires the Australian Reliance Doors and Best Doors Australia Groups (RELBDA)
With this strategic acquisition, dormakaba further strengthens its business in Asia-Pacific (APAC).
Business
Metpar Introduces its “Privacy by Design” Solitude Partition Line
Solitude provides a contemporary, high quality sleek appearance through aesthetically pleasing lines with no visible fasteners.
Business
Privacy Glass Solutions Named to the Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses.
Access Control
Product Spotlight: Select Entry Systems Select Cellular TEC1ACL Series.
The TEC1ACL Series is part of the new Select Cellular product line and is sold as a single system, All-In-One cellular access solution out of the box without any external or secondary housing or enclosure.
Access Control
Select Entry Systems Announces the Release of the Select Cellular TEC1ACL Series
The TEC1ACL Series with “SCMI” provides owners with a single system (all-in-one) 4G / LTE / VoLTE perimeter access entry system capable of 1,000 user capacity, with two door card access and up to four cards per user code.
Security & Safety
Privacy Glass Solutions Launches VISTA-Vision Privacy Panel
The triple glazed system consists of three sheets of glass with evenly spaced, alternating vertical lines, which are operated using an innovative sliding magnet mechanism.
Security & Safety
Magnasphere Door Contacts Earn UL Fire Listings
Magnasphere Corporation has announced a number of their UL-634 listed door contacts have been tested and are classified UL-10C, The Standard for Positive Pressure Tests of Door Assemblies
Access Control
Nexkey Releases 2021 Annual Access Control Trends
Workers are happily returning to work and shifting to mobile access.
Access Control
Product Spotlight: Accurate Lock & Hardware SmartEntry SL-SM9159E Self-Latching Smartphone Mortise Lock
The SmartEntry SL-SM9159E feature compatibility with most decorative trim options to maintain consistency of aesthetics throughout the environment.
Access Control
Product Spotlight: Accurate Lock & Hardware SmartEntry SM9159E Smart Mortise Lock
The SmartEntry SM9159E Smart Mortise Lock is compatible with any style trim and has no exposed electronics.
Construction / Design
The U.S. Economy Expanded at a 6.5% Annualized Rate in the Second Quarter of 2021
Investment in nonresidential structures, however, declined 7% for the quarter and has now contracted in six of the past seven quarters.
Access Control
ButterflyMX Ensures Apartment Residents Never Miss a Delivery to Their Building
ButterflyMX’s Delivery Pass is an automatically generated, single-use PIN that residents can easily create and share with delivery carriers to access their building.
Business
ACCELERATE 2021 Conference Co-locates with DHI conNextions
This year’s theme, “Information Flow”, will deliver clarity and insight on how business information flows through Opening Suite.
Security & Safety
What’s Best? Mag Lock Applications and Alternative Electrified Hardware Solutions
Mag Locks have been the go-to security solution due to the low cost, ease of installation, durability, and minimal maintenance since there aren’t any moving parts.
Access Control
Product Spotlight: Accurate Lock & Hardware M9100ELR Motor Drive Electrified Latch Retraction Mortise Locks
The M9100ELR Motor Drive Electrified Latch Retraction Mortise Locks features keyless entry via Bluetooth/Wifi communication that is controlled by a proprietary app for ease and convenience.
Events
DHI's 2021 Fall Technical School
October 3, 2021
October 10, 2021
Registration is now open for the 2021 DHI Fall Technical School, taking place in Lansdowne, VA.
Business
dormakaba Acquires Solus Security Systems
Solus Security Systems (Solus) provides integrated solutions for access control, time and attendance, visitor management, vehicle access and security, as well as the services required for managing these solutions.
Construction / Design
Nonresidential Construction Sheds 22,600 Jobs in June Due to Worker Shortages
The construction unemployment rate rose to 7.5% in June. Unemployment across all industries increased slightly from 5.8% in May to 5.9% last month.
