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7 Must Do's for Highly Successful Virtual Meetings
April 8, 2021
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Safe & Secure Openings and DHI conNextions are hosting a webinar to share the do's and the don'ts for virtual meetings.
Business
Trimco Partners with Scranton Products for Bactericidal Copper Partition Hardware
Security & Safety
PDQ Introduces the SF Series Grade 2 Standard Duty Cylindrical Lock
Business
DHI conNextions Conference & Expo Introduces First-Ever Conference Advisory Board
Codes / Standards
SCIF Security and Egress Requirements
Security & Safety
Do Door Barricades Provide Security in the Classroom?
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Codes / Standards
After 30 Years, Schools are Not ADA Compliant
About 70% of school districts have plans to improve the accessibility of their facilities in the next three years.
Business
DE LA FONTAINE Industry Launches New Factory
This facility, DE LA FONTAINE industries’ fourth in the United States, was officially launched on March 1st and is now fully operational.
Access Control
Hands-Free Opening Solutions from ASSA ABLOY
These door hardware solutions help improve the facility safety by minimizing the spread of germs through high-frequency touch points within a building.
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Security & Safety
Do Door Barricades Provide Security in the Classroom?
The requirements for free egress, fire protection, and accessibility must be considered in conjunction with the need for security.
Business
American Building Services Launches New Website and E-commerce Portal
The ABS management team worked with Cook & Boardman’s corporate marketing group and Dallas, TX-based digital agency Imaginuity to create the site, which launched to the public on April 1, 2021.
Codes / Standards
After 30 Years, Schools are Not ADA Compliant
About 70% of school districts have plans to improve the accessibility of their facilities in the next three years.
Business
Codelocks Promotes Matt Welty To Vice President, Americas
Welty will be responsible for all day-to-day business operations, as well as continuing to implement growth strategies in the Americas.
Business
How to Ensure All is Forgiven Under the Paycheck Protection Program
When it comes to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, forgiveness is more complicated than you think.
Sustainability
USA-made Fire Rated Glass Helps UC Merced Achieve Triple Zero Sustainability
This project was designed to be “Triple Zero” – zero net energy, zero landfill waste, and zero net greenhouse gas emissions and is the first public research university in the U.S. to achieve carbon neutrality.
Access Control
Nexkey Released its 2020 Access Control Trends Review
44% feel that access control is more important after COVID-19.
Construction / Design
FireSlide Sliding Door System
FireSlide sliding door system allows for the ability to select your choice of finishes including a variety of wood species with a range of laminate and natural veneer options.
Business
DE LA FONTAINE Industry Launches New Factory
This facility, DE LA FONTAINE industries’ fourth in the United States, was officially launched on March 1st and is now fully operational.
Security & Safety
Protogetic Announces a New Protective Design Marketplace Catering to Manufacturers, Architects and Engineers
Protogetic is now available to protective design manufacturers in the vehicle barrier, door and window categories
Access Control
Hands-Free Opening Solutions from ASSA ABLOY
These door hardware solutions help improve the facility safety by minimizing the spread of germs through high-frequency touch points within a building.
Construction / Design
ASSA ABLOY Launches New Smooth Grain Door
New product provides the look of wood with the strength of steel to bring aspects of home to commercial spaces
Sustainability
ASSA ABLOY's Sustainable Solutions Line Up to Meet Net Zero Targets
World Green Building Week, September 21-25, highlights the need for action to deliver net zero buildings over the coming decade.
Access Control
ASSA ABLOY Aperio Wireless Lock Technology with vIDix Control
ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions completed the integration of their Aperio wireless lock technology.
Business
ASSA ABLOY Joins Zigbee Alliance Board of Directors
The hardware company is an active member in the Connected Home over IP project within the alliance.
Business
The DHI Board of Governors and DSSF Board of Trustees Appoint New Chief Executive Officer
Cedric Calhoun has been appointed at the Chief Executive Officer effective April5, 2021.
Business
H.L. Flake Merges with Banner Solutions
This merger forms the largest security hardware distributor in America.
Security & Safety
Did the Pandemic Increase the Importance of Physical Security?
The pandemic put security and facility managers in the position of needing to protect health and safety in addition to their usual responsibilities for people and physical assets.
Business
The Cook & Boardman Group Acquires H&H Door
The company will continue to operate under the H&H name, and customer contacts will remain unchanged due to the acquisition.
Business
How Building Materials Companies Can Make Themselves Essential
As a building materials company, you can protect yourself from being replaced, even when someone else is offering a lower price.
Codes / Standards
What is the Code for Patient Room Doors in Health Care Occupancies?
Past fires in hospitals and nursing homes and the resulting fatalities, have shaped the codes that we use today.
Construction / Design
Nonresidential Construction Spending Slides 1.3% to $789.5 Billion in February
The value of construction put in place was down in 13 of 16 nonresidential subcategories, but 'America is about to experience a massive resurgence in economic growth as vaccinations proceed'
Healthcare
Decoded: Double-Egress Pairs in a Health Care Occupancy
In the 2021 edition, Section 709.5 Exception 1 exempts smoke barrier doors in some health care occupancies from the requirements that apply to smoke barriers in other locations.
Access Control
dormakaba Expands Headquarters with Customer Discovery Center
Located in its Americas headquarters in Indianapolis, dormakaba has designed an interactive space that engages guests in hands-on, technology-driven collaborative activities.
Webinars
7 Must Do's for Highly Successful Virtual Meetings
April 8, 2021
View
Safe & Secure Openings and DHI conNextions are hosting a webinar to share the do's and the don'ts for virtual meetings.
Construction / Design
Construction Starts Down to Begin 2021
Commercial starts dropped 27%, institutional starts were 15% lower, while manufacturing starts collapsed 59%
Construction / Design
The Construction Industry Lost 61,000 Jobs on Net in February
Almost all of the job loss was in nonresidential construction, a segment in which employment declined by 60,800 jobs on net in February.
Construction / Design
Nonresidential Construction Spending Stabilizes in January 2021
Spending was up on a monthly basis in nine of the 16 nonresidential subcategories.
Business
Trimco Partners with Scranton Products for Bactericidal Copper Partition Hardware
This new line of partition hardware from Scranton Products and Trimco's Healthy Hardware are manufactured to kill 99.9% of infectious bacteria when cleaned regularly.
Access Control
HID Global 2021 State of Physical Access Control Report
Changes to work and physical spaces introduced new challenges for security professionals.
