David Bolton Electric Latch Retraction on Exit Devices: How Access Control Unlocks the Door Without Touching the Bar What This Article Covers and Who It Helps If you are specifying or installing an access-controlled opening that also requires panic hardware, electric latch retraction (ELR) is the mechanism that ties... access control electric latch retraction electrified hardware exit devices fire-rated hardware Jul 28, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton The Floor Strike Mount Decision on a Vertical Rod Exit Device: Saddle vs. Flush Before the Concrete Is Poured Why the Floor Strike Mount Decision Has to Happen Before the Slab Is Done This article is for contractors, facility managers, and specifying architects who are coordinating vertical rod exit device ha... NFPA 80 exit devices fire-rated hardware floor strike vertical rod Jun 28, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton SVR Exit Device on an Oversized Door: Why the 4x8 Opening Changes Every Installation Decision Why the Door Size Is Not Just a Catalog Filter This article is for commercial contractors, facility managers, and hardware specifiers working with surface vertical rod (SVR) exit devices on oversize f... NFPA 80 SVR exit device exit devices fire-rated hardware oversized doors May 11, 2026
David Bolton Fire-Rated SVR Exit Devices: Why the Door Label Drives Every Hardware Decision on a Labeled Opening What This Article Covers — and Who Needs It When a project calls for a surface vertical rod (SVR) exit device on a fire-rated opening, most of the critical decisions are already made the moment someon... NFPA 80 compliance SVR panic hardware exit devices fire-rated hardware life safety Apr 23, 2026 Our Blog
