Solving The ADA Door Handle Height Conundrum
Commercial partitions like restrooms, shower rooms, and fitting room doors might be one of the most taken-for-granted items in our daily lives — few people [...]
What Makes Fire Rated Door Hinges Important? Key Factors Explained
Fire-rated doors are a matter of life and death. Regular fire door assembly inspections in multi-unit residential buildings are necessary for constructing safe structures that [...]
ADA Vertical Clearance Fire Rated Door Solution
According to NFPA-80, fire rated doors require to have a self-closing mechanism. In the meantime, ADA sets specific guidelines for door clearance. On the basis [...]
Ensuring ADA Door Opening Force with Waterson’s ADA Door Hinges
For architects and builders, adhering to ADA compliance is a pivotal aspect of commercial design and construction. Products that seamlessly integrate functional design with adherence [...]
ADA Bathroom Requirements: What to Know about ADA Hinges
Choosing the right door closer for high-end bathroom applications depends largely on utility and aesthetics. According to ADA 604.8.2 Ambulatory Accessible Compartments, restroom compartment doors [...]
How to Stop Door Slamming with Anti Slam Door Hinges
The US National Safety Council reports that more than 300,000 door-related injuries requiring emergency room treatment take place each year. For example, fast-moving, slamming doors [...]
The Ultimate ADA Compliant Door Solution
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its 2010 Standards for Accessible Design set out the benchmark of providing the highest levels of convenience and [...]
Top 3 Criteria to Choose Automatic Door Closer
An article in the June 2020 issue of Construction Specifier provides a succinct overview of door closers for swinging doors, yet contains an oversight. It [...]
New Life-saving Law in New York City
Before 2021, all apartments in NYC should be fitted with self-closing doors, according to the new amended law. This new law was ignited by the [...]
6 Features to Choose Commercial Fire Door Closer
According to NFPA 80, for optimal safety fire-rated doors should be kept closed in order to distinguish the possible spread of fire and smoke. Therefore [...]