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ADA
Does Your Facility Comply with Sign Regulations?
        Life is complicated for individuals living with a disability. For some, physical activity is limited. Others have vision and hearing impairments. Regardless of the disability, navigating a school or hospital should not be one more challenge these individuals have to overcome.
        A clear and powerful message was sent to the American people in 1990 when Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which required thousands of public facilities all over the country to adhere to strict ADA signage regulations, among other things. ADA signage is defined in the ADA regulations as “displayed verbal, symbolic, tactile (Braille) and pictorial information.”
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CONSTRUCTION
Go Modular: Go Green
        Because there is a growing awareness of the environmental benefits of modular construction for green building, the Modular Building Institute recently commissioned a report that specifically aligned the modular building industry with the Prerequisite and Credit requirements imbedded in the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC’s) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™) building rating system1. The report particularly looks at LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations, applied to commercial construction, and LEED for Schools.
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CARPET CARE
Walking on the Edge
        For many schools and universities, the summer months are the prime floor and carpet cleaning season. Areas such as hallways, classrooms, and meeting rooms that are difficult to close down because of the amount of time necessary to clean them and their heavy use during the regular school year are now freely available with little or no use or foot traffic.
        Astute facility managers are well aware of cleaning patterns in their facilities. They know that certain areas require more attention than others simply by how they are used, where they are located, or the number of people using them. Interestingly, another pattern that is also often noted, in both light-use and high-traffic areas, is referred to as pathway soiling. This is especially noticeable on carpeted floors and refers to the gray or darkened area usually found in the center of hallways or the key walkways into classrooms, halls and other locations.
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PRODUCTS IN ACTION

        Master Lock®, the world’s premier global manufacturer and supplier of locker locks and security products, has introduced an innovation in built-in locker lock technology — the new, patent-pending 1690 series single-point locker lock, featuring Wrap Around Latch™ technology. This technology reinvents locker locks by using a rotating latch that wraps around the latch plate - offering slam shut operation and automatic deadbolt locking. The lock is more secure, break-in resistant, easy to install, easy to maintain and easy to use! This technology provides the best locking solution for single point latch lockers!
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