Sponsored by JELD-WEN UK, this module explores how to specify fire doorsets with confidence in the light of recent changes to ...

Building design today, and throughout the 20th century, has been significantly shaped by fire safety considerations. Architects today are familiar with the wide range of code requirements for a ...

Architectural interior stile and rail wood doors are just 1¾ inches thick, yet feature a 90-minute positive-pressure fire rating. As a result, there's no need to specify two different door thicknesses ...

A self-closing fire-resistant door should have blocked flames from leaving the first-floor apartment where a deadly Bronx inferno began Thursday night. But investigators haven't been able to determine ...

It is fundamentally against both the IBC and IFC codes to physically lock doors in occupied buildings — preventing occupants to freely exit in the case of a fire (Note: There are some exceptions, and ...

Access to daylight and views to the outside provide well-documented benefits to occupants in all buildings. But when it comes to school design, these considerations often receive more emphasis as ...

Firefighters learn the basics of building construction during their probationary years, because, as we approach a building that’s on fire, knowing the construction type helps us begin to formulate an ...

Building design today, and throughout the 20th century, has been significantly shaped by fire safety considerations. Architects today are familiar with the wide range of code requirements for a ...

Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles is scaling back a controversial policy that required most teachers to keep their classroom doors open during the school day in response to concerns about fire ...