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Achieving Safer School Design with Secure Entry Vestibules

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Achieving Safer School Design with Secure Entry Vestibules 1 kcichowicz Mon, 04/22/2024 - 10:47 Designers can plan secure entry vestibules with security-rated glazing to enhance the effectiveness of their safer school designs. What are secure entry vestibules and how do they support safer school design?

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Safety AND Security: The Importance of Component Compatibility

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Safety AND Security: The Importance of Component Compatibility 1 kcichowicz Thu, 05/25/2023 - 09:31 With proposed and passed laws, it’s important lawmakers and building professionals acknowledge the interplay between fire safety and building security. How can model code changes help ensure safer school design?

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PPE Products for Increased Jobsite Safety

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PPE Products for Increased Jobsite Safety ldeakins Thu, 06/15/2023 - 13:14 Falls accounted for just over 35% of all workplace deaths within construction and extraction occupations in 2020, and during that same year, construction laborers saw their highest annual fatal injury count (308) in half a decade, according to the U.S.

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The Products Behind the Finishes in The New American Home 2021

Pro Builder

The Products Behind the Finishes in The New American Home 2021. The finished home and related products will be featured in the February 2021 and March/April 2021 issues of Pro Builder. The Complete Home Surge Protection system from Eaton includes the latest technology to keep homes safe and secure with reliable power.

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New closure solutions influencing the commercial design industry

Construction Specifier

Architects have long turned to overhead coiling door manufacturers for closure solutions that provide safety, security, and peace of mind. The first question design professionals should ask when specifying a rolling door or grille is, “How often will this product need to open and close?”. Performance needs.

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School Safety is In the Making

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Devin Bowman, Technical Glass Products Children and young adults spend the vast majority of their waking hours in or around their schools. Many schools have taken measures to keep students safer, such as adding security guards, surveillance systems, metal detectors and more. Are voluntary security practices enough?

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Contractor Website Best Practices

Construction Marketing

There are at least 3 “foundational” elements to an excellent website, along with many best practices including highly visual, mobile and responsive, and search engine optimized. And secure domains, for example, HTTPS or SSL is now a search engine ranking factor. Visuals/Examples/Testimonials. Mobile/Responsive.