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New Tool for Optimizing Special Finish Sample Requests

New Tool for Optimizing Special Finish Sample Requests

Empowering design professionals by expediting the door specification and design process.

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Low Energy Swing Doors Best Practices

Low Energy Swing Doors Best Practices

Best practices, including dos and don’ts for low energy doors, potential liability concerns, and the…

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Introducing Brighter Ideas in Barn Door Styling and Usage

Introducing Brighter Ideas in Barn Door Styling and Usage

Barn doors now available with optional sidelite for improved aesthetics and a brighter, more open environment.

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How Can Your Business Take Advantage of Drive-Thru Windows?

How Can Your Business Take Advantage of Drive-Thru Windows?

Take a look at the variety of benefits of drive-thru windows.

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Experience the Future of Spec Writing Today

Experience the Future of Spec Writing Today

The groundbreaking, new iSpecifyIt™ specification tool helps you build a custom 3-part spec in seconds.

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Designing Healing Environments with Automatic Doors

Designing Healing Environments with Automatic Doors

Automatic doors play an important role when designing for patient safety and wellbeing.

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How Automatic Doors Enhance Guest Comfort and Security

How Automatic Doors Enhance Guest Comfort and Security

The hospitality industry relies on automatic doors to improve guest safety and the user experience.

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Horton Recognized for Award-Winning Hospital Renovation Project

Horton Recognized for Award-Winning Hospital Renovation Project

Horton earned a Project Profile Award for its work on the massive Lancaster General Hospital Renovation.

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Horton Collaborates with Accessos Automaticos

Horton Collaborates with Accessos Automaticos

Meeting of leading architects in Costa Rica showcases latest advancements in automatic door solutions.

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11 Benefits of Having a Walk-In Cooler with Automatic Doors for Retail Applications

11 Benefits of Having a Walk-In Cooler with Automatic Doors for Retail Applications

Cutting-edge door improves efficiency and convenience in beer storage solutions.

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FLEX™ Adds To Its Already Diverse Line Of Quality Doors

FLEX™ Adds To Its Already Diverse Line Of Quality Doors

Building on the success of its budget-conscious lineup, FLEX empowers architects with more quality products.

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Expanded ISO Door Options Empower Architect Decisions

Expanded ISO Door Options Empower Architect Decisions

With more ISO-rated door options, architects can make more informed decisions regarding building design.

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LAX People Movers to Feature Horton PSDs

LAX People Movers to Feature Horton PSDs

LAX is undergoing a major renovation for the '28 Summer Olympics that will feature Horton transit solutions.

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Understanding Class I & II Anodize Finishes

Understanding Class I & II Anodize Finishes

Selecting the right anodize finish makes dollars and sense.

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Ask The New Door Genius™ To Find Your Door Solution

Ask The New Door Genius™ To Find Your Door Solution

Thanks to this powerful new online tool, you’re only a few clicks away from finding the right door.

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Leading Medical Center In Qatar Chooses Horton

Leading Medical Center In Qatar Chooses Horton

Horton doors are found throughout the Center’s ICUs, surgical/delivery rooms, patient rooms and main…

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Introducing a Tool to Simplify Your Selection Process

Introducing a Tool to Simplify Your Selection Process

Selecting the right door solution for your next project does not need to be a time-consuming hassle.

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Large Semiconductor Plant in Phoenix Partners with Horton

Large Semiconductor Plant in Phoenix Partners with Horton

First of its kind chip factory features nearly 200 Horton doors, many of which are ISO 3 cleanroom-rated.

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Understanding The Complexity of Wind Force on Doors

Understanding The Complexity of Wind Force on Doors

How to select doors for safe pedestrian access in regard to multiple wind force variables.

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Doors for Assisted Living Facilities

Doors for Assisted Living Facilities

Horton opens the door to a better way of life for people who experience mobility issues.

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How to Design and Select Doors for High Wind and Hurricanes

How to Design and Select Doors for High Wind and Hurricanes

It’s no secret that wind affects doors. We’ve all experienced a door being caught by the wind and…

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Swing and Slide into the Future

Swing and Slide into the Future

Horton is featured as a “Specifier’s Solution” in the March issue of Architectural Products.

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Revolving Doors for a Greener, More Secure Environment

Revolving Doors for a Greener, More Secure Environment

A revolving door has the unique ability to provide both energy efficiency and security in one product…

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How To Select the Right Cleanroom Door for Your Design Project

How To Select the Right Cleanroom Door for Your Design Project

Commercial architects who are designing buildings that integrate cleanroom technologies have a significant…

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Abu Dhabi’s Flagship Healthcare Facility Features Horton Doors

Abu Dhabi’s Flagship Healthcare Facility Features Horton Doors

Project Spotlight Flashback: World-class hospital chooses healthcare access leader as key solutions provider.

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Celebrate Automatic Door Day!

Celebrate Automatic Door Day!

One way to realize how important automatic doors are to our daily lives is to imagine yourself without…

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Selecting the Right Door for Sensitive Healthcare Environments

Selecting the Right Door for Sensitive Healthcare Environments

Choosing the right door plays a key role in protecting the health, safety and privacy of patients in…

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3 Questions to Ask When Specifying the Right Industrial Door

3 Questions to Ask When Specifying the Right Industrial Door

If the industrial or warehousing facility you are designing requires doors that exceed ordinary requirements…

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How Paint Finishes Can Impact Your Ability to Complete Projects on Time

How Paint Finishes Can Impact Your Ability to Complete Projects on Time

It’s not about inflation when it comes to metal construction components. It’s about supply.

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Achieve Large, Clear Door Openings Within Limited Space

Achieve Large, Clear Door Openings Within Limited Space

Specifying the right telescoping door can effectively increase the opening width up to 35%.

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Mother Nature Tested, Miami-Dade Approved

Mother Nature Tested, Miami-Dade Approved

The HD-Storm™ Level E Sliding Door is engineered to be the most robust and easy-to install hurricane-rated…

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Reliable Pedestrian Access Doesn’t Have to Cost an Arm and a Leg

Reliable Pedestrian Access Doesn’t Have to Cost an Arm and a Leg

From exacting environmental specifications to handicap access requirements, FlexSwing and FlexSlide address…

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This Trackless Door Solution Improves Accessibility and Sanitation for Medical Offices

This Trackless Door Solution Improves Accessibility and Sanitation for Medical Offices

FlexBarn™ self-closing door is ideal for everyday use in medical offices, office spaces and openings…

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Select the Right Automatic Door for Your High Traffic Applications

Select the Right Automatic Door for Your High Traffic Applications

Introducing an impressive new sliding door system that will address your most demanding applications.

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Horton ICU smoke-rated doors integrate Unicel’s Vision Control® Technology for Improved Patient Outcomes

Horton ICU smoke-rated doors integrate Unicel’s Vision Control® Technology for Improved Patient Outcomes

Introducing the unmatched safety and privacy protections now provided by Horton smoke-rated doors.

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Designing Automatic Pedestrian Entryways to Exceed ADA Standards

Designing Automatic Pedestrian Entryways to Exceed ADA Standards

Are you addressing the needs of an increasingly diverse user group through the use of universal design?

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Touchless Access Strategies to Stop the Spread of Infectious Diseases

Touchless Access Strategies to Stop the Spread of Infectious Diseases

Are you committed to the health and safety of your building occupants and visitors over the long haul?

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