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55 Articles

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The Switch Inside the Touchbar: How Exit Devices Send a Request-to-Exit Signal to Access Control

What This Article Covers -- and Who It Helps When a door is controlled by an access control system, every legitimate exit has to be explained to that system. If someone pushes the panic bar and the sy...

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Nov 11, 2026

Rim Exit Device or Mortise Exit Device: Which Mounting Method Fits Your Opening?

Two Ways to Panic: What This Article Covers This guide explains the practical difference between rim exit devices and mortise exit devices -- the two most common single-door panic hardware configurati...

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Nov 9, 2026

Sacred Spaces, Real Codes: Choosing Door Hardware for Houses of Worship

Why Worship Space Hardware Is a Harder Spec Than It Looks Houses of worship — churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, and similar assembly occupancies — present a hardware challenge that most commerci...

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Nov 9, 2026

What ANSI A156.3 Grade 1 Testing Actually Proves About Your Exit Device

What This Article Covers If you are specifying, purchasing, or inspecting exit devices for a commercial building, the stamp ANSI/BHMA A156.3, Grade 1 appears on nearly every compliant product data she...

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Nov 2, 2026

Delayed Egress Alarm Modules on Exit Devices: What Specifiers and Contractors Need to Know Before the Door Ships

What This Article Covers -- and Who It Helps Delayed egress alarm modules are one of the more misunderstood features in commercial door hardware. If you are a facility manager trying to control unauth...

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Sep 28, 2026

Exit Device Finish Matching Across Door Pairs: How to Keep Both Leaves Consistent When the Schedule Gets Built

Why Finish Matching on a Door Pair Is Harder Than It Looks This article is for hardware specifiers, commercial subcontractors, and facility managers who deal with door pairs equipped with exit devices...

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Sep 7, 2026

The Keyed Removable Mullion on a Fire-Rated Pair: Why This One Component Shapes the Entire Opening Spec

What This Article Covers This guide is written for commercial contractors, hardware specifiers, and facility managers who are configuring a fire-rated door pair and trying to understand how a keyed re...

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Sep 7, 2026

Exit Device Trim for Outside Operation: Matching the Function to the Opening Before the Schedule Ships

What Is Exit Device Outside Trim -- and Why Does It Matter? Exit device outside trim is the hardware component mounted on the pull side of a door equipped with panic or fire exit hardware. The exit de...

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Aug 31, 2026

What ANSI A156.3 Actually Tests on an Exit Device -- and Why Grade 1 Matters on Your Next Project

What This Article Covers -- and Who It Helps If you are specifying panic hardware for a school gymnasium, a retail main exit, a hospital corridor, or an industrial egress door, the compliance label on...

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Aug 29, 2026

Mantrap Installations: How to Specify the Right Hardware for a Two-Door Security Vestibule

What This Guide Covers and Who It Is For A mantrap, also called a security vestibule or airlock entry, is a controlled access passage that uses two doors in sequence to prevent tailgating and unauthor...

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Aug 20, 2026

Delayed Egress Alarm Modules: What Specifiers and Facility Teams Get Wrong Before the Door Goes Live

What This Article Covers -- And Who It Helps Delayed egress alarm modules are one of the most misunderstood options in the exit device world. Specifiers order the wrong configuration. Facilities teams...

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Aug 17, 2026

Exit Only on Stair Tower Doors: Getting the Hardware Package Right the First Time

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps Stair tower doors are among the most frequently misspecified openings in commercial construction. They sit at the intersection of egress requirements, re-entr...

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Aug 16, 2026

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