Safety and security is a multilayered effort requiring careful assessment and understanding of the ‘what-if’ scenarios that could impact a facility’s operations. Organizations are seeing more value in bringing security, fire- and life-safety components...
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Door standards seminar planned for Toronto
(08/21/2018)
New automated door and gate operator standards have arrived in Canada. ANSI/CAN/UL 325 harmonizes Canadian and U.S. safety requirements for automated door and gate operators.
For decades, Canadian urban development has been dominated by high-rise condo buildings, large apartment complexes, and single-family dwellings—without much in between.
The Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) has updated its safety standards to apply to all glazing materials, and has withdrawn a standard assessing wired glass as a safety glass.
Electronic access control systems offer several advantages over traditional locks and keys. Badges, tokens, or cards limit access to a facility to only individuals with these devices. For example, companies can restrict employees access...
The new Women’s Hospital in Winnipeg is part of the city’s Health Sciences Centre, the area’s largest hospital, which also serves residents of northwest Ontario and Nunavut. Construction on the hospital began in 2011,...
The industrial-commercial-institutional (ICI) construction world is becoming increasingly competitive, with a massive pool of companies competing over a much smaller pool of high valued contracts. In the past, competitive advantage involved either maintaining a...
Many architects, and specifications writers spend long stretches of time at a desk in an office, and are potentially exposed to numerous other work situations that present health and safety hazards when out in...
Lightning packs a powerful punch. A single bolt carries up to 100 million volts of electricity and has the power to rip through roofs, explode walls of brick and concrete, wreak havoc with circuitry...
Winter safety with regulated heat tracing
(11/10/2015)
What can be done to help ensure buildings are safe from winter’s harm? A cost-effective and environmentally conscious way to defend buildings from the damaging effects of winter is the installation of reliable, high-quality,...
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