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What thickness is that gage?
If you find yourself caught between tradition and current industry practice for specifying sheet metal thicknesses you are not alone. It has been...
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Straight Grained Wood
Are you expecting straight grained wood for your project? Use the right terms to get what you want. Quarter Cut and Rift Cut wood produces similar...
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Bad Specs - School District Glazing Tech Guide
Thanks to Liz O'Sullivan for the first Bad Specs entry. 088000 glazing tech guide.pdf Send your own examples to me at dstutzman@conspectusinc.com.
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Fire Rated Door Annual Inspection
I opened the door to enter the office building lobby. The sound was loud and unmistakable - an electrical transformer humming away, loudly. Following...
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Missing Lock Cylinders
The newly opened rest stop on Interstate 95 in Delaware includes an unusual combination of door hardware on the entry and interior vestibule. All the...
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Unsustainable Building Entry Doors
All I could think was "Were you born in a barn?" It was one of the memorable lines from my father when anyone left a door open, spilling all the...
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Keypad Locks
Keypad locks offer the advantage of removing the need for keys, while sill maintaining a secure opening. The opening security is controlled by...
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Impractical Surface Bolts
Top and bottom surface bolts are used on the inactive leaf of pairs of doors. The bolts hold the door closed until the full door opening is require....
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Construction Improvisation; Acceptable Quality?
Construction sites often present challenges for completing the work as the architect intended. But when contractors improvise, the results may not be...
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Safety Glazing Identification
Safety glazing must be identified according to International Building Code (IBC), 2009, Section 2406.3. This applies to all glazing, not just...