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Beyond the Basics
Fire-rated glass is unique. Architects and specifiers may choose a specific, clear glass because they like the way it looks or want to allow light into a particular space, but this is not the same with fire-rated glazing. The primary … Continue reading
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Tagged aesthetics, April, architects, ballistics, bullet-resistent, doors, fire-rated, glass, glazing, Sandy Hook, schools, shootings, TGP, windows
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DHI Connextions Locks Down School Safety
School security was a major focus at last week’s DHI Connextions conference and trade show in Baltimore, underlined by a powerful keynote address from the mother of a child killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. Michele Gay, the … Continue reading
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Tagged accurate lock and hardware, Accurate Peforating, allegion, Assa Abloy, dave dezio, DHI, dhi connextions, Door and Hardware Institute, door hardware, jeff graveline, jerry heppes, mark lineberger, michele gay, ODL, odl blink, Sandy Hook, School Safety
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Schools Focus on Glass after Parkland Shooting
As a result of tragedies such as those that occurred at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., some school administrators and parents look at glass as a possible protector … Continue reading
Newtown Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit Involving Glass Safety Measures
The Town of Newtown, Conn., and its board of education are seeking the dismissal of a pending wrongful death lawsuit filed against them by the estates of two children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting. The lawsuit claims … Continue reading
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Tagged lawsuit, Newtown, Newtown Board of Education, Sandy Hook, Town of Newtown
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A Sense of Engagement: Architects Discuss School Design
Inside the halls of what will become the new Sandy Hook Elementary School two stories of glass will help provide students and faculty a connection to the outdoors and to nature. No one expected that much glass, according to Julia … Continue reading
