AHC220: AHC Exam Prep

24 Hours  |  24 CEPs

Students pursuing the Architectural Hardware Consultant (AHC) designation will complete in-class exercises designed to replicate exam conditions and better prepare them for the AHC exam. You will leave this class with a firm understanding of how to prepare for the formal AHC certification exam. You will be required to:

• Complete timed scheduling and specification exercises
• Complete timed written exam questions

REQUIRED CLASS MATERIALS: NFPA80, Standards for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives (2013 edition); NFPA101, Life Safety Code (2012 edition); ICC/ANSI A117.1, Accessible and Usable Building and Facilities (2009 edition); Catalogs or electronic files with technical information for hinges, mortise locks, door closers, fire exit hardware, panic hardware, protection plates, electrified hardware, hollow metal doors and frames, and flush wood doors; Catalogs or electronic files for pivots, continuous hinges, concealed in the floor closers, door bolts, coordinators, overhead stops and holders, removable mullions, bored and mortise locks and latches, auxiliary locks, surface- mounted and overhead concealed door closers, low-energy door operators, door pulls/ push bars, protection plates, gasketing, thresholds, and door stops; Catalogs or electronic files for electrified hardware (e.g. power supplies, card readers, key pads, motion detectors, power transfer devices)