This month's

  focus:

  Doors

• Doors - Making Informed Decisions
• An Important Requirement for the Inspection of Fire Doors
• Industry News
• New Content at MADCAD.com
• New Subscribers to MADCAD.com
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• MADCAD.com at Ecobuild America
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Photo: Candice Cusack

For the regular person who is not involved in the building industry, a door is simply a movable barrier that allows passage from one space to another. However, for someone who is involved in the design, construction or maintenance of buildings, a door is a complex assembly which requires dozens, if not hundreds, of decisions to make it aesthetic, operable, accessible, safe and secure enough for people to use.

Whether it’s an interior swing door or exterior egress door, there are many factors involved in making these decisions. And codes and standards play an important role in guiding and regulating them. Below is a list of codes and standards available at MADCAD.com eLibrary that are related to doors. We hope they will give you the information you need to make the best decisions.

CODES AND STANDARDS RELATED TO DOORS:
Means of Egress
Operation, Security and Access Control
Accessibility
Structural Performance - Design Pressure
Thermal Performance - Air Infiltration
Moisture Protection - Water Penetration
Fire- and Smoke-Resistance

(Please check with your local Authority Having Jurisdiction to find out which codes and standards apply to your project.)


DOORS: MEANS OF EGRESS
   ICC

• International Building Code, 2009 • International Fire Code, 2009

   NFPA

• NFPA 1: Fire Code, 2009 • NFPA 101: Life Safety Code, 2009 • NFPA 5000: Building Construction and Safety Code, 2009

   BHMA

• ANSI/BHMA A156.2 American National Standard For Bored And Preassembled Locks And Latches, 2003 • ANSI/BHMA A156.3 American National Standard For Exit Devices, 2008 • ANSI/BHMA A156.10 American National Standard For Power Operated Pedestrian Doors, 2005 • ANSI/BHMA A156.13 American National Standard For Mortise Locks & Latches Series 1000, 2005 • ANSI/BHMA A156.15 American National Standard For Release Devices - Closer Holder, Electromagnetic and Electromechanical, 2006 • ANSI/BHMA A156.19 American National Standard For Power Assist And Low Energy Power Operated Doors, 2007 • ANSI/BHMA A156.21 American National Standard For Thresholds, 2009 • ANSI/BHMA A156.24 American National Standard For Delayed Egress Locking Systems, 2003 • ANSI/BHMA A156.25 American National Standard For Electrified Locking Devices, 2007 • ANSI/BHMA A156.27 American National Standard For Power And Manual Operated Revolving Pedestrian Doors, 2003 • ANSI/BHMA A156.29 American National Standard For Exit Locks, Exit Alarms, Alarms For Exit Devices, 2007 • ANSI/BHMA A156.31 American National Standard For Electric Strikes And Frame Mounted Actuators, 2007 • ANSI/BHMA A156.32 American National Standard For Integrated Door Opening Assemblies, 2008

DOORS: OPERATION, SECURITY AND ACCESS CONTROL
   ICC

• International Building Code, 2009 • International Fire Code, 2009

   NFPA

• NFPA 1: Fire Code, 2009 • NFPA 101: Life Safety Code, 2009 • NFPA 730: Guide for Premises Security, 2008 • NFPA 5000: Building Construction and Safety Code, 2009

   ASTM

• ASTM E 2068 - 00 (Reapproved 2008): Standard Test Method for Determination of Operating Force of Sliding Windows and Doors • ASTM E 2395 - 06: Standard Specification for Voluntary Security Performance of Window and Door Assemblies with and without Glazing Impact • ASTM F 842 - 04: Standard Test Methods for Measuring the Forced Entry Resistance of Sliding Door Assemblies, Excluding Glazing Impact • ASTM F 1450 - 05: Standard Test Methods for Hollow Metal Swinging Door Assemblies for Detention and Correctional Facilities • ASTM F 1577 - 05: Standard Test Methods for Detention Locks for Swinging Doors • ASTM F 1643 - 05: Standard Test Methods for Detention Sliding Door Locking Device Assembly • ASTM F 1758 - 05: Standard Test Methods for Detention Hinges Used on Detention-Grade Swinging Doors • ASTM F 2247 - 03 (Reapproved 2010): Standard Test Method for Metal Doors Used in Blast Resistant Applications (Equivalent Static Load Method)

   BHMA

• ANSI/BHMA A156.1 American National Standard For Butts And Hinges, 2006 • ANSI/BHMA A156.2 American National Standard For Bored And Preassembled Locks And Latches, 2003 • ANSI/BHMA A156.3 American National Standard For Exit Devices, 2008 • ANSI/BHMA A156.4 American National Standard For Door Controls - Closers, 2008 • ANSI/BHMA A156.5 American National Standard For Auxiliary Locks And Associated Products, 2001 • ANSI/BHMA A156.8 American National Standard For Door Controls - Overhead Stops And Holders, 2005 • ANSI/BHMA A156.10 American National Standard For Power Operated Pedestrian Doors, 2005 • ANSI/BHMA A156.12 American National Standard For Interconnected Locks, 2005 • ANSI/BHMA A156.13 American National Standard For Mortise Locks & Latches Series 1000, 2005 • ANSI/BHMA A156.14 American National Standard For Sliding And Folding Door Hardware, 2007 • ANSI/BHMA A156.15 American National Standard For Release Devices – Closer Holder, Electromagnetic And Electromechanical, 2006 • ANSI/BHMA A156.17 American National Standard For Self Closing Hinges & Pivots, 2004 • ANSI/BHMA A156.19 American National Standard For Power Assist And Low Energy Power Operated Doors, 2007 • ANSI/BHMA A156.20 American National Standard For Strap And Tee Hinges, And Hasps, 2006 • ANSI/BHMA A156.23 American National Standard For Electromagnetic Locks, 2004 • ANSI/BHMA A156.24 American National Standard For Delayed Egress Locking Systems, 2003 • ANSI/BHMA A156.25 American National Standard For Electrified Locking Devices, 2007 • ANSI/BHMA A156.26 American National Standard For Continuous Hinges, 2006 • ANSI/BHMA A156.27 American National Standard For Power And Manual Operated Revolving Pedestrian Doors, 2003 • ANSI/BHMA A156.28 American National Standard For Recommended Practices For Mechanical Keying Systems, 2007 • ANSI/BHMA A156.29 American National Standard For Exit Locks, Exit Alarms, Alarms For Exit Devices, 2007 • ANSI/BHMA A156.30 American National Standard For High Security Cylinders, 2003 • ANSI/BHMA A156.31 American National Standard For Electric Strikes And Frame Mounted Actuators, 2007

DOORS: ACCESSIBILITY
   ICC

• International Building Code, 2009 • ICC/ANSI A117.1 Accessible and Useable Buildings and Facilities, 2003

   NFPA

• NFPA 5000: Building Construction and Safety Code, 2009

   FEDERAL

• ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG), 2004 • ABA Accessibility Standard for Federal Facilities, 2006 • Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines, 1991 • Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards, 1988

   ASTM

• ASTM E 2068 - 00 (Reapproved 2008): Standard Test Method for Determination of Operating Force of Sliding Windows and Doors

   BHMA

• ANSI/BHMA A156.10 American National Standard For Power Operated Pedestrian Doors, 2005 • ANSI/BHMA A156.19 American National Standard For Power Assist And Low Energy Power Operated Doors, 2007 • ANSI/BHMA A156.21 American National Standard For Thresholds, 2009

DOORS: STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE - DESIGN PRESSURE
   ICC

• International Building Code, 2009

   ASTM

• ASTM E330 - 02 (Reapproved 2010): Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Exterior Windows, Doors, Skylights and Curtain Walls by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference • ASTM E 997 - 01: Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Glass in Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors Under the Influence of Uniform Static Loads by Destructive Methods • ASTM E 998 - 05: Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Glass in Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors Under the Influence of Uniform Static Loads by Nondestructive Method • ASTM E 1233 - 06: Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Exterior Windows, Doors, Skylights, and Curtain Walls by Cyclic Air Pressure Differential • ASTM E 1886 - 05: Standard Test Method for Performance of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, Doors, and Impact Protective Systems Impacted by Missile(s) and Exposed to Cyclic Pressure Differentials

DOORS: THERMAL PERFORMANCE - AIR INFILTRATION
   ICC

• International Energy Conservation Code, 2009

   ASHRAE

• ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings (I-P Edition) (ANSI Approved; IESNA Co-sponsored), 2007 • ASHRAE Standard 189.1 Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings (ANSI Approved; USGBC and IES Co-sponsored), 2009

   ASTM

• ASTM E 283 - 04: Standard Test Method for Determining Rate of Air Leakage Through Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors Under Specified Pressure Differences Across the Specimen • ASTM E 783 - 02: Standard Test Method for Field Measurement of Air Leakage Through Installed Exterior Windows and Doors • ASTM E 1424 - 91 (Reapproved 2008): Standard Test Method for Determining the Rate of Air Leakage Through Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors Under Specified Pressure and Temperature Differences Across the Specimen • ASTM E 2319 - 04: Standard Test Method for Determining Air Flow Through the Face and Sides of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors Under Specified Pressure Differences Across the Specimen

   BHMA

• ANSI/BHMA A156.22 American National Standard For Door Gasketing And Edge Seal Systems, 2005

DOORS: MOISTURE PROTECTION - WATER PENETRATION
   ICC

• International Building Code, 2009

   ASTM

• ASTM E 331 - 00 (Reapproved 2009): Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors, and Curtain Walls by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference • ASTM E 547 - 00 (Reapproved 2009): Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors, and Curtain Walls by Cyclic Static Air Pressure Difference • ASTM E 1105 - 00 (Reapproved 2008): Standard Test Method for Field Determination of Water Penetration of Installed Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors, and Curtain Walls, by Uniform or Cyclic Static Air Pressure Difference • ASTM E 2268 - 04: Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Skylights, and Doors by Rapid Pulsed Air Pressure Difference

DOORS: FIRE- AND SMOKE-RESISTANCE
   ICC

• International Building Code, 2009 • International Fire Code, 2009

   NFPA

• NFPA 1: Fire Code, 2009 • NFPA 80: Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives, 2010 • NFPA 92A: Recommended Practice for Smoke-Control Systems, 2009 • NFPA 101: Life Safety Code, 2009 • NFPA 105: Standard for Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives, 2010 • NFPA 252: Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Door Assemblies, 2008 • NFPA 288: Standard Method of Fire Tests of Floor Fire Door Assemblies Installed Horizontally in Fire Resistance-Rated Floor Systems, 2007 • NFPA 5000: Building Construction and Safety Code, 2009

Photo: William Howell NFPA 80 Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives 2007 Edition has new requirements for the inspection and testing of fire doors.

NFPA 80 Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives 2007 Edition, which is referenced in IBC 2009, has an important requirement related to the inspection of fire doors. According to the new requirement in Section 5.2.1, fire doors are required to be “inspected and tested not less than annually.” Additionally, a signed inspection record is required to be retained for the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).

An alternate compliance method with the inspection requirement is also provided in the standard. According to Section 5.2.2, a written performance-based program may be followed, subject to AHJ’s approval, for the inspection and maintenance of fire door assemblies. Appendix J explains that the concept of the performance-based program “is to establish the type and frequency of inspection to demonstrate that the assembly is operational.” Technical justification for the inspection intervals and historical data is required to be included in the program.

Clicking on the section hyperlinks above will provide you temporary online access to NFPA 80-2007 at MADCAD.com eLibrary. Temporary access will expire on 10/15/2010. Click here to subscribe to NFPA 80-2007.

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