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Visual Indication Trims Solve Security Challenges in Retrofits

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Visual Indication Trims Solve Security Challenges in Retrofits 1 kcichowicz Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:54 Backwards compatible visual indication trims can help retrofits more readily achieve recommendations for safer school design. This is especially true when visual indication trims are backwards compatible to existing locks.

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Groundbreaking School Security Standard Protects Students During Active Shootings

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Groundbreaking School Security Standard Protects Students During Active Shootings 1 kcichowicz Thu, 07/18/2024 - 12:12 SAFTI FIRST In the wake of the tragic rise in active shooter incidents at schools, the National Glass Association (NGA) took swift action in 2021 by forming a dedicated School Security Task Force. Their mission?

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How BIM Helps General Contractors Win More Business

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Using a 3D model to visualize what’s happening on the project provides the most value, as it’s much easier to digest for non-specialists. S&P averages over $500M in annual revenue and is a market leader in K-12 educational construction in Texas.

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Visual Indication Trims Support Patients and Providers in Health Care

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Visual Indication Trims Support Patients and Providers in Health Care 1 kcichowicz Tue, 07/02/2024 - 10:02 Locks with visual indication trims can improve privacy in health care in multiple ways to support a more positive patient experience. When planned effectively , these spaces can help medical providers stay more focused.

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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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Using Specialty Glazing Central to Achieve Safer School Design

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Using Specialty Glazing Central to Achieve Safer School Design 1 kcichowicz Mon, 09/23/2024 - 12:22 Three schools offer examples of how specialty glazing, such as security- and fire-rated glass, can be used to achieve safer school design. The bullet-resistant glass also allows views outside of the school to contribute to monitoring efforts.

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Enhancing Campus Security Using Locks with 180-degree Indication Trim

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Enhancing Campus Security Using Locks with 180-degree Indication Trim 1 kcichowicz Tue, 06/04/2024 - 12:29 Indicator locks display the status of a door’s locking hardware. Locked and secured classrooms can provide effective shelter-in-place locations for faculty and students during a lockdown.