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The Design Challenges of a Moveable Wall
At the best of times, moveable walls are a challenge to design and install. Customers invariably want cost efficiency, high acoustic ratings, ease of operation, robust functionality and a superior… Read more
Architectural Hardware in Education Environments
It’s a well known fact (and no surprise), that the treatment of architectural hardware in an educational environment rates about half a percent below that of corrections facilities. Schools are… Read more
Rack & Pinion Door Closers with Slide Rail: Don’t Do It!
Using a rack & pinion door closer with a slide rail (RPSR) is like putting diesel into a petrol powered car — it just doesn’t work and if you try,… Read more
Mag Locks, Door Closers + Pairs of Doors, Why Does it Have to Be So Hard?
As a ‘Hardware Guy’, a pet peeve of mine is the repetitive occurrence of Mag Locks appearing on doors & leaving no room for other necessary hardware items like door… Read more
Hardware and Pivot Doors
Rob Campion’s post a little while ago on Pivoting Entrance Doors raised some good points on handling pivot doors. In this first post I’d like to go a step further… Read more
