Insights and expertise for doors and frames
Feb
15
2016

ASSA ABLOY has a wide selection of high performing specialty doors and frames available for all sorts of applications.  Many times customers are looking to get a single opening with a combination of these specialty attributes.  To provide you with an idea of what attributes are available with each other, I’m going to start a …

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Jan
21
2016
ASSA ABLOY Specialty Doors

Multi-Solution Products

ASSA ABLOY has a wide selection of high performing specialty doors and frames available for all sorts of applications.  Many times customers are looking to get a single opening with a combination of these specialty attributes.  To provide you with an idea of what attributes are available with each other, I’m going to …

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Dec
9
2015

Sustainability has become a major driving force within construction. It’s a breath of fresh air for an industry that generates so much waste and, up until now, has had little or no transparency. Architects have pushed this through specifications, and working with end users to gain a certain status related to sustainability programs such as …

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Oct
1
2015

When I think of using wood as a building material, my mind initially focuses in on doors (obviously – that’s the name of the blog). I think of the craftsmanship of a fine stile and rail door, or the beautiful natural grain pattern in a flush wood door. Whatever type of door or species of …

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Sep
2
2015
Thermal Bow Illustration

Thermal bow is a temporary condition that may occur in certain applications of metal door openings.  The cause of thermal bow is differing temperatures on either side of an opening.  When steel doors experience a temperature difference between the door faces, the top and bottom of the lock edge of the door begin to distort …

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