We’ve all heard of “Tornado Alley”, but there’s a new hotspot for these powerfully destructive storms. Have you heard of “Dixie Alley”? Beginning about 15 years ago, there has been a substantial incremental increase of tornado activity in the south, where risk of hurricane is also high along the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico …
READ MOREAttack resistant door, frame & hardware assemblies delay or thwart an attacker’s efforts to enter a classroom. Now, new features provide additional opportunities for school districts to improve classroom security. In-swing capabilities and fire-rated options meet (or exceed) 5-aa10 test standards, making attack resistant openings viable for more schools.…
READ MOREWith increased media attention and bold students leading the charge, schools are looking for ways to make their buildings more secure to defend against armed attackers. The logical places to start are entry points, not only exterior doors and windows but interior as well. The problem is schools have so many doors in their buildings, …
READ MOREHigh performance openings from ASSA ABLOY are delivering certified energy savings to Department of Defense (DoD) facilities, providing the government agency trusted sustainable building products that comply with requirements for energy efficiency at federal facilities.
The DoD and third-party agency GreenCircle Certified, LLC examined existing interior and exterior openings at the Marine Corps Systems Command …
READ MORETrade shows might not seem as important these days with so much information available at your fingertips, but nothing compares to seeing and touching the actual products that you’re interested in. ISC West, the security industry’s largest active tradeshow, is this week in Las Vegas and the ASSA ABLOY booth (#8061 if you’re going to …
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