Project Profiles

A Decade Later: Special-Lite Doors Still Have More Life
Unlike the doors at his previous district, where there were fairly regular problems securing entrances, and unlike Baldwinsville?s remaining hollow metal doors, which in some cases have rusted or deteriorated, Baldwinsville?s Special-Lite Doors have remained solid and secure year after year. ?Those Special-Lite FRP doors seem to last forever,? Rosenberger said. ?They never deteriorate. They certainly do their job.? Download 304kb .pdf.

Special-Lite Doors Save Maintenance Hours for New York School District
With 800 students in and out of its doors throughout the day, the entrances at Gloversville High School take quite a beating. District Architect Kevin Ellis, a senior associate with CSArch Architecture | Construction Management in Albany, explained that the school was in need of a door that could stand up to not only the regular wear and tear associated with normal use, but the abusive environment of an inner-city high school. Download 240kb .pdf.

Paintballs? No Problem - Kent ISD Proves Special-Lite Doors Survive Under Worst Conditions
As administrators at schools across the nation have discovered, the paint ball gun is rapidly replacing the spray can as the tool of choice for vandals. Less of a creative expression than standard graffiti, paintball vandalism can be done in less time and from a further distance. And while it would seem that the damage would be easier to clean than standard graffiti, that isn?t always the case. Download 228kb .pdf.

Special-Lite^? SL-17 is the Door of Choice for LEED^? Silver Certified High School
New LEED Certified school includes geothermal heating and cooling, waterless urinals and other water management technologies, daylight reflectors, automated lighting controls, and a host of other advances expected to save enough energy and water to deliver a seven to ten year payback of the incremental cost to build green. Based on the facility director?s experience with Special-Lite SL-17 FRP Doors on the system?s middle school, they knew that the SL-17 was the right entrance product for this school. View page | Download 176kb .pdf.

Prescott USD Finds a Solution to Frequent Break-ins and Entrance Maintenance Headaches with SL-17 FRP Doors
An Arizona school district had high expectations when exterior doors on the high school were totally replaced by a steel door product featuring a proprietary hardware package. However, high maintenance requirements and problems with securing the doors forced them to look for a better solution. View page | Download 252kb .pdf.

Taking Pride in Your Work Makes All the Difference
When converting an old high school to a middle school, an Ohio school district discovered the frustration and high cost of working with inexperienced installers and companies that do not stand behind their work. View page | Download 172kb .pdf.

Special-Lite Doors Get Standing Ovation at Bravo! Restaurant
When renovating a successful independent restaurant in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the owners wanted to create an inviting and relaxing ambiance. And an exposed east-facing entrance meant the exterior doors needed to also deliver long life and easy maintenance. View page | Download 1.1mb .pdf.

Newark USD Discovered the High Cost of Inexpensive Hollow Metal Doors
The Newark, California, public school system in the east bay area near San Francisco was struggling with chronic graffiti problems, high entrance maintenance costs, and frequent door replacements. In their toughest location the field-side gymnasium doors on the Junior High doors often needed replacement after mere months of service. View page | Download 924kb .pdf.