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
• Free Trial
• MADCAD.com at Ecobuild America
• Green Corner

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

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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CECO DOOR ANNOUNCES TRIO-E -- THE MOST ENERGY EFFICIENT STEEL
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WINDOW AND DOOR’S TOP 100 MANUFACTURERS OF 2010
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THERMA-TRU RECEIVES 2010 BEST IN CLASS AWARD
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ASHRAE (NEW!)
• ASHRAE Standard 62.1 Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, 2010
• ASHRAE Standard 189.1 Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings, 2009

NFPA (NEW!)
• NFPA 45: Standard on Fire Protection for Laboratories Using Chemicals, 2011
• NFPA 58: Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code, 2011
• NFPA 70: National Electrical Code, 2011
• NFPA 502: Standard for Road Tunnels, Bridges, and Other Limited Access Highways, 2011
••• other new NFPA standards

CALIFORNIA (NEW!)
• 2010 California Building Code - Title 24 Part 2 - (2 Volumes - Incl. parts 8 & 10)
• 2010 California Residential Code, Title 24, Part 2.5
• 2010 California Electrical Code, Title 24, Part 3
• 2010 California Mechanical Code, Title 24, Part 4
• 2010 California Plumbing Code, Title 24, Part 5
• 2010 California Energy Code, Title 24, Part 6
• 2010 California Fire Code,Title 24, Part 9
• 2010 California Green Building Standards Code, Part 11
• 2010 CA State Codes Designer Collection
• 2010 CA State Codes Complete Collection
••• other 2010 CA state codes

ASCE and IEEE (NEW!)
We recently signed licensing agreements with ASCE and IEEE to provide their codes and standards online!

We will make their content available for immediate online access in the coming weeks. If you have any questions or custom package requests, please contact Erdem Dedebas at ededebas@madcad.com or (202) 265-1940 x207.

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS
As Minnesota's largest independent college or university, University of St. Thomas enrolls more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The University of St. Thomas subscribed to a custom collection of codes and standards from ICC, NFPA and FL for online access.

STOIBER+ASSOCIATES
Based in Washington, DC, Stoiber and Associates offers complete architectural services on commercial, institutional and residential projects. Stoiber and Associates selected MADCAD.com for a customized online subscription to building codes and standards.

MADCAD.com provides online access to more than 10,000 building codes and standards. You can now evaluate all of the features of our eLibrary with a free trial. Experience cross-referenced navigation, copy/paste capability and our unique, simultaneous search.

Feel free to share the trial account with colleagues at your organization. Free trial account set up is easy and hassle free with no obligation.

To start your trial, simply complete the trial form by clicking here.

If you have any questions, please contact Erdem Dedebas at ededebas@madcad.com or (202) 265-1940 x207.

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EBEN BAYER: ARE MUSHROOMS THE NEW PLASTIC?
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design.

In its annual conference, TED brings together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives.

In this TED talk, product designer Eben Bayer reveals his recipe for a new, fungus-based packaging material that protects fragile stuff like furniture, plasma screens -- and the environment.

Eben Bayer is co-inventor of MycoBond, an organic adhesive that turns agriwaste into a foam-like material for packaging and insulation.