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New door hardware publication

June 2, 2015

Scott J. Tobias, AHC, a frequent contributor to The Construction Specifier, has published the Illustrated Guide to Door Hardware: Design, Specification, Selection—the industry’s comprehensive reference guide for all things door-hardware-related. This publication covers everything from standards, and aesthetics, to fire and safety codes, security, and hardware. Each chapter contains many helpful images or diagrams to… Continue reading...

Updates to the International Fire Code

June 2, 2015

The 2015 update of the International Fire Code (IFC) has been published by the International Code Council (ICC) to include several critical changes designers and developers need to incorporate when planning a new structure. The publication is intended as...

New sheet metal resource released

June 2, 2015

Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) has released its first edition of, Architectural Sheet Metal Quality Assurance Guide. This manual is intended to act as an evaluating and inspection tool for exterior sheet metal components for...

New Safety and Security Engineering published

June 2, 2015

The Wessex Institute of Technology (WIT) has released the sixth edition of the Safety and Security Engineering, which contains papers from the sixth biennial international conference under the same name. It features 432 pages of safety topics, including: risk...

2015 edition of ACI concrete manual out

June 2, 2015

Released by the American Concrete Institute (ACI), Manual of Concrete Practice is the most comprehensive source for concrete information, containing ACI documents on code requirements, specifications, tolerances, concrete proportions, construction methods, and evaluation of test results. The new edition...

Online architecture community established

April 27, 2015

The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) has developed a virtual community to answer questions and share strategies for the Architect Registration Examination (ARE). The ARE 4.0 Community on Google Plus allows aspiring architects and examination candidates to...

UL search tool released

April 27, 2015

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has launched a free web-based search tool to help architects and specifiers develop safe, sustainable, code-compliant installations. UL Product Spec allows users to search by installation code, product type, products, systems or assemblies, and MasterFormat or...

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