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In American public schools, it’s now considered a best practice to have a written protocol in place for how to proceed if a shooter opens fire on school grounds or inside school walls. But for architects who design schools, the planning starts much earlier, before the first brick is laid.

It is a sad reality that as time passes tornadoes will continue to wreak havoc on communities – FEMA P-361 and ICC 500 standards were both created to provide guidelines and requirements to promote life safety during these unfortunate events.

When determining security needs for large corporations, industries and institutions, one aspect that often gets overlooked is the parking facility security needs. Security grilles are a perfect solution to help increase safety at all times.

When choosing the correct fire door solutions, there are more than 300 different fire codes and standards from the National Fire Protection Association to take into consideration. The main aspects that codes usually focus on are building materials, finishes, exterior materials.

This time of year, no team is busier than the North Pole elves. Recently, the elves inquired if something could be done to combat the swift gust of arctic air flowing into the facility.

Our world is changing. Quickly. Exponential population growth around the globe is fueling urbanization. At the same time, car ownership continues to increase and the job of creating cohesive, livable and safe places for us to live, work and shop is more difficult.

Are there products out there to help make the commercial garage door workplace safer? Tens of thousands of people will suffer a garage door injury this year. A 2007 NEISS Hospital Study found that more than 13,000 people suffer from injuries as the result of garage door accidents every year.

When trying to decide what type of overhead garage door to install, most people are looking at overhead coiling doors or overhead sectional doors but don’t realize there are several differences to consider between the two.