Modern Door Hardware Solutions: Balancing Egress, Accessibility, and Building Resilience

About this episode

This episode explores how door hardware impacts safe egress, accessibility, and building resilience.

This podcast provides design professionals with a comprehensive exploration of how door hardware contributes to safe egress, accessible pathways, and long-term building performance. Through a blend of industry context, technical guidance, and real-world lessons learned, we will examine how evolving codes, ADA requirements, building standards, and sustainability priorities influence hardware selection and design decisions. Listeners will gain insight into the function of exit devices, access c...

Topics covered

• door hardware
• egress
• accessibility
• building performance
• codes and standards
• sustainability

Keywords

• door hardware
• egress
• accessibility
• building performance
• ADA requirements
• sustainability
• exit devices

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ADA, building standards, sustainability priorities

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