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ADA Accessible Doors – An In-Depth Look at the Building Code

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) specifies the minimum criteria for Accessible Doors in New Construction Accessible Buildings. According to the standard, Accessible Doors must be located: At each accessible entrance to a building At each accessible space within the building Along all accessible routes within the building At all Egress points The standards state [...]

Fire Door Protection Ratings May Be Less Than the Rating For the Wall Assembly

There is a common assumption that a wall with a certain fire rating will require a door with an equal rating. While the door will generally need to be rated it oftentimes requires a lower rating. These are the numbers from the 2006 International Building Code. First, exterior walls always allow reduced ratings in doors. [...]

Installing New Doors at an Exit Stair – Joy Burns Arena at the Ritchie Center

EVstudio has been hired to do a number of projects at the University of Denver both large and small. This one is the small task of adding some doors to the top of a stairway at the Joy Burns Arena. There are two tricks with adding doors to an existing exit stair. First you need [...]

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