{"id":213428,"date":"2026-01-12T11:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=213428"},"modified":"2026-01-12T11:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:34:13","slug":"are-your-power-operated-swinging-doors-code-compliant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/are-your-power-operated-swinging-doors-code-compliant\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Your Power-Operated Swinging Doors Code-Compliant?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CS-JAN-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-213347 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CS-JAN-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s quiz is from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/codes-and-standards-of-power-operated-swinging-doors\/\"><em>Codes and standards of power-operated swinging doors.<\/em> <\/a>Power-operated swinging doors are everywhere\u2014from hospitals to offices\u2014but do you really know what the codes require? 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