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UL Environment Leads Development of New Sustainability Standards

UL Environment, Inc. (ULE) announced that it is leading a collaborative effort to develop sustainability standards for the green marketplace based on an analysis of environmental impacts over a product’s entire life cycle.  The program will initially develop standards for doors and wallboard, including mineral board, fiberboard, door frames and associated hardware such as hinges, locks and handles.  These standards are the first in a series of sustainability standards to be developed across a wide variety of industries, representing a new “green” leadership role for an organization that launched comprehensive environmental claims validation and certification services in January 2009. 

Properly-developed sustainability standards establish the basis for differentiating environmentally superior products and services, allowing businesses and consumers to make environmentally-preferable choices more easily.  ULE’s new sustainability standards will be designed for the ANSI process and draw on input from UL Environment Standard Technical Panels (STPs) comprised of stakeholders such as manufacturers, government entities, consumer interest groups, product installers, users, distributors and testing organizations.  These standards will set minimum environmental requirements and create a progressive and tiered approach allowing sustainability leaders to highlight their achievements.

New Schlage Contactless Smart Credentials Increase Security, Compatibility and Scalability

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies new contactless smart credentials leverage MIFARE EV1 technology, are encrypted with AES 128-bit diversified keys and include mutual authentication and a message authentication code (MAC) to ensure that data is safe.

Designed on an open architecture platform, the new Schlage contactless smart credentials are built to comply with ISO 14443 standards, the international standard for contactless smart cards.  Setting new standards, the new Schlage credentials provide an extremely rapid up to 848 kbps baud rate data transfer between the credential and reader, up to 32 times faster than many contactless smart credentials already on the market.

The new contactless smart credentials are available now and will be showcased at ISC West in Las Vegas March 24-26 at Booth #20041. For more information on the new Schlage line of contactless smart credentials, interested parties can go to www.schlage.com.

TRU-LOCK - New Entry Door Multi-point Lock by Amesbury Group

The Amesbury Group is pleased to announce the launch of our a patent pending TRU-LOCK, a multi-point lock system for entry doors.  This innovative product is designed to provide increased security while allowing the home-owner flexibility in trim set hardware.  The system easily incorporates into standard double bore panel systems of all types and is adaptable to work with most handle brands in the market today.  Besides providing point of purchase selection of handle hardware, the system also enables the home-owner to change the trim-set in the future if their decorative tastes change.  Once installed, the system functions the same as a standard latch and dead-bolt, eliminating the operational confusion experienced with current euro-groove style systems.

For more information, please contact sales at Amesbury Door Hardware (800)-325-3359.

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Woodline Manufacturing Inc. of Eveleth, MN, purchased the equipment, inventory and intangible assets of Owen Inc's door division in Shawano, WI, for $705,000, reported the GreenBayPressGazette.com. Full Story

CMI, the Chicago-based manufacturer and marketer of CraftMaster Doors, MiraTEC Trim and Extira Panels, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Illinois Flush Door Company, a door assembly business located in Plainfield, IL. Full Story

Simonton Windows has teamed with H&R Block to offer up to $150 toward preparation of an individual’s 2010 personal income tax return. The program is designed to provide remodelers and contractors nationwide another way to “close the deal” with homeowners considering a replacement window investment, reported Window & Door. Full Story

In a recent Hospitality.net article, OpenWays responds to FAQs regarding its Front Desk Bypass Solutions that can securely open hotel room doors by cell phone. Full Story

Electronic hotel lock manufacturer Kaba Ilco Inc. launched its new Web store www.ilcostore.com. The store features a complete selection of lock parts and accessories for all models of ILCO electronic hotel locks and systems, from the legacy System 700 products to the latest RFID solutions. Full Story

With a positive sales forecast and a very strong financial position, Dempsey Dyer Ltd, a UK based manufacturer of windows, doors and conservatories is planning to improve efficiencies in both its Timber and PVCu manufacturing operations. Full Story

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies revealed that its Schlage wireless panel interface module now integrates to Mercury Security access control panels via RS485. With a new protocol, a single Mercury access panel can manage up to 64 Schlage wireless devices including the modular designed AD-Series, which lets users change credential technologies or networking capabilities without removing the lock from the door. It is also backwards compatible with the WA-Series network locks, exit trims and portable readers. Full Story

Fortress Interlocks has introduced an ATEX Certified, explosion protected safety switch key station. The CPS4STOPXP key station is designed to release keys which can be used to control mechanical door locks that provide access to machinery and process lines operating in potentially explosive environments. Full Story

FST21, an Israel-based developer of biometric solutions, has announced the release of their new multi-factor system called the SafeRise System, which is designed as a physical access control for high-rise, office, multifamily and multi-tenant buildings. SafeRise utilizes facial, voice and behavioral biometrics to authenticate a user’s identity and determine whether or not the individual is cleared for access to the area protected by the system. Full Story

Life Safety Services LLC, a Louisville-based company that inspects and repairs smoke dampers and fire doors in commercial buildings, has added an office in Philadelphia, reported Business First of Louisville. Full Story

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