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Originally posted by Tobiasly
I understand they can be built either way, it just surprises me that in a public building like that there isn't some fire code that says they have to be "normally open".. or maybe at least now there will be.
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There is. They have to fail safe from the inside. This is typically not a problem, as with electronic strikes you can usually use the knob to exit from the inside. Further, nearly all doors done with electronic strikes can be bypassed with a key on the outside. Doors with magnetic LOCKS are another matter, but from the inside you can just rip out the wires.