Monthly Archives: May 2012

Doors that don’t leak to be permitted in the 2015 IBC

It is not uncommon for apartments to have exterior decks, balconies or patios. A recent interpretation by the HUD Department of Fair Housing, however, made it difficult for door manufacturers to provide doors to these spaces that did not permit … Continue reading

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Standards Referenced in International Codes

A proposal to reference 2 AAMA standards, AAMA 711 and AAMA 715, in the 2015 IBC was disapproved yesterday. From what I have been able to determine, at least part of the reason was due to confusion on the part … Continue reading

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