Navigate the intersection of security hardware and IBC egress requirements — understanding panic hardware, delayed egress locks, access-controlled egress, and how to comply with both life safety codes and security objectives.
Physical security wants to keep doors locked; life safety codes require doors to be freely openable from the inside. Resolving this tension — keeping unauthorized people out while ensuring occupants can always escape — is the central challenge of locking hardware design. The International Building Code (IBC) Section 1010 governs egress door operation and defines exactly when and how locking hardware is permitted.
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