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June is garage door safety month and when it comes to garage door safety, most people’s first thoughts are about residential garage doors. When it comes to an industrial or commercial building, the majority of building openings are most often using rolling garage doors. Industrial garage doors are bigger, heavier and receive much more traffic and use then a home unit. The potential for injuries in a workspace, manufacturing facility, distribution centers or any industrial setting is much greater.

Anyone who lives in a coastal area is familiar with the devastating effects a hurricane can deliver. Intense winds and flooding are hard enough to handle but the current trends can make this year one of the most devastating hurricane years ever.

A rolling fire door must be maintained to be in a continuous and reliable state of readiness to secure a rated wall opening when activated for the purpose of protecting life and property from the spread of fire and/ or smoke throughout a building.

We are continuing the adventures of Bob. Bob is a maintenance manager at a widget factory, Awesome Widgets. They make more widgets in less time than any other widget manufacturer – so materials are constantly trucked in, and manufactured products are constantly trucked out. Awesome Widgets is based in the northeast – with snowy winters and hot summers. Because of this, and for security reasons, they close their rolling steel doors after every truck enters or exits the facility.

Bob found out that all rolling doors are not created equal, that a good company with a proven track record, long history of high quality and a top staff of professionals will walk him through what you need and what product is best for him. He found out that it’s all about choosing the right product for the job. See what he found out in part 2!

Awesome Widgets make more widgets in less time than any other widget manufacturer – so materials are constantly trucked in, and manufactured products are constantly trucked out. Based in the northeast – with snowy winters and hot summers and for security reasons, they close their rolling steel doors after every truck enters or exits the facility.

What is STC? STC is a commonly used acronym across the construction industry that stands for Sound Transmission Class. Generally speaking, STC is a standard that provides a rating of how well a building partition reduces internal airborne sound. Simply stated, the higher the STC the better.

Insulated coiling doors are becoming increasingly popular. That is because they help reduce energy bills and protect buildings from outside elements. Coiling doors with insulation are a protective barrier against the cold or heat and other exterior elements, as well as for keeping heating or air conditioning inside a space.

There are more than 300 different fire codes and standards from the National Fire Protection Association that affect virtually every aspect of building construction. Every product can have specific fire safety requirements.