The first edition of Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association’s newest initiative, the BHMA Codes in Context Report, has been released. This initial report addresses changes made to the 2021 International Building Code.
BHMA Codes in Context will be an ongoing series highlighting changes in building codes relevant to door hardware stakeholders. Each edition will include one-page Focus documents, which are in-depth summaries of each code update covered in the report. The first edition includes nine Focus documents providing additional detail on each of the topics addressed in the report. For details, visit buildershardware.com/Resources/Codes-In-Context.
The nine Focus documents included in this first BHMA Codes in Context Report are:
- Clarifying One Releasing Motion for Doors in the Means of Egress
- Door Hardware Maximum Operating Forces, and Maximum Door Opening Forces
- Doors Serving Electrical Rooms and Refrigeration Machinery Rooms
- Door Hardware Projecting into the Door Opening Height
- Power Operated Doors Required at Accessible Public Entrances
- Terminated Stops on Door Frames of Fire Door Assemblies
- Egress Doors Serving Exterior Spaces
- Locking of Doors Permitted in Health Care Facilities
- Rearrangement of IBC Section 1010 Means of Egress
