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Senior Living - Common Door Hardware Issues and How to Solve Them

Webinar Overview 

Join James Stokes and Brian Clarke of Hager Companies to discuss Senior Living Communities, and the hardware problems that occur within these facilities.

This webinar will highlight senior living environments and the opening types that cause the most issues - either in the design phase or the specification phase.

We will discuss how to correctly equip these openings with doors, frames and hardware that meet prevailing codes, while catering to a safe, secure and comfortable

living and working experience for residents and staff.

Learning Objectives and Key Takeaways

At the end of the session, attendees will be able to:

• Avoid common pitfalls in design stages
• Identify openings that do not comply with code
• Suggest solutions for common opening types
• Speak with clarity to designers and owners about safe and secure openings

Presenters

James Stokes, Director of Corporate Training Hager Companies

Brian Clarke, DAOC, DHT, DHC, CFDAI, CDT, Director or Architectural Specifications Hager Companies

Date: May 6th, 2026, 2-3:00pm EST

Free for members, $49.00 for non-members

This course is the first of three in a series of combined detailing courses. One of the most important skills you can develop in our industry is the ability to properly coordinate and schedule doors, frames and hardware that are to be provided on projects. In this course, you will begin to learn to detail doors, frames and hardware on projects with a beginner level of complexity of occupancy type through a series of in-class exercises. This is a great face-to-face first step for those interested in working towards their DHC certificate. You will begin to Understand basic fire door and egress code principles Apply basic door, frame and hardware knowledge in building very simple openings Apply basic blue print reading and scaling skills Coordinate the application of hardware with doors and frames

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