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2010 ADA Standards for Doors: What Every Hardware Specifier Needs to Know at the Opening Level

Who This Guide Is For and What It Covers If you are specifying or installing commercial door hardware on any project that serves the public, the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design govern how tha...

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Oct 1, 2026 Our Blog

When a Roller Latch or Ball Catch Is Not Enough: Choosing the Right Holding Hardware for the Opening

What This Guide Covers and Who It Helps Roller latches and ball catches are among the most common door-holding devices in commercial and institutional buildings. They are inexpensive, easy to install,...

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Oct 1, 2026 Our Blog

Battery vs. AC: How the Power Source on a Combined Towel Dispenser and Waste Receptacle Shapes the Entire Restroom Finish Schedule

Why the Power Decision Happens Earlier Than Most Finish Schedules Reflect This article is for facility managers, construction superintendents, and architects coordinating commercial restroom finish pa...

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Oct 1, 2026 Our Blog

Concealed Power Transfer on Doors with Closers: How to Route Low-Voltage Wiring Without Cutting Corners

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps When an electrified lock, electrified exit device, or access control reader needs power delivered to the door leaf, the wiring has to cross the moving gap bet...

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Sep 30, 2026 Our Blog

What Section 087100 Actually Requires: A Practical Guide to Writing Door Hardware Specs That Hold Up

Who This Helps and What It Covers If you are an architect, hardware consultant, or commercial contractor trying to write or review a door hardware specification, Section 087100 is where the real decis...

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Sep 30, 2026 Our Blog

Waste Receptacle Capacity in High-Traffic Restrooms: Why 17 Gallons Changes the Maintenance Math

Why Receptacle Capacity Is a Maintenance Decision, Not Just a Product Spec When specifying a combination automatic paper towel dispenser and waste receptacle for a commercial restroom, most project te...

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Sep 30, 2026 Our Blog

Key Duplication Restrictions: How to Choose the Right Level of Control for Your Facility

What This Article Covers Unauthorized key duplication is one of the most common and underestimated security gaps in commercial facilities. This guide explains how key duplication restriction works, wh...

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Sep 29, 2026 Our Blog

Corridor Function Locksets in Multi-Tenant Buildings: Choosing the Right Hardware for Shared-Passage Doors

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps Corridor function is one of the most commonly specified mortise lock functions in multi-tenant office buildings, mixed-use developments, and institutional fac...

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Sep 29, 2026 Our Blog

Hardwiring an AC-Powered Touchless Paper Towel Dispenser: The Electrical Coordination Step Most Finish Schedules Miss

Why the Outlet Location Decides More Than You Think This article is for general contractors, finish subcontractors, and facility project managers who are specifying or installing AC-powered touchless ...

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Sep 29, 2026 Our Blog

Where Does the Card Reader Go? Mounting Position Decisions That Affect Access Control Performance

Why Reader Placement Is an Access Control Decision, Not an Afterthought This article covers how to determine the correct mounting position for card readers and credential readers at commercial door op...

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Sep 28, 2026 Our Blog

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 Our Blog

Foam vs. Liquid Soap in a Multi-Feed System: How the Soap Type Changes the Entire Dispenser Specification

Why the Foam-or-Liquid Decision Has to Happen Before Anything Else Gets Specified This article is for facility managers, commercial contractors, and project architects who are specifying or maintainin...

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Sep 28, 2026 Our Blog

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