Join the mailing listStart an inquiryspcalliance.org
The Opening
by Design

Off the Hinge

The Opening by Design podcast: conversations on the door hardware space, recorded as accredited continuing education.

Available now

Listen now

Four conversations at the opening: school safety, accessibility, smart integration, and hardware for egress and resilience. Each episode is a one-hour CE course hosted on ronblank.com.

  1. Building Resilient Schools: Design Practices that Enhance Safety, Security, and Longevity
    November 2025    Listen & earn 1 AIA LU/HSW
  2. Beyond Compliance: Integrating Accessibility, Innovation, and Inclusion in Design
    November 2025    Listen & earn 1 AIA LU/HSW
  3. Beyond the Door: Designing for Safety, Accessibility, and Smart Integration
    November 2025    Listen & earn 1 AIA LU/HSW
  4. Modern Door Hardware Solutions: Balancing Egress, Accessibility, and Building Resilience
    December 2025    Listen & earn 1 AIA LU/HSW

Listen to a podcast now

The conversation

Door hardware, and the industry around it

Off the Hinge is about the door hardware space and the AEC industry it serves: specification and product consultation, door control and access technology, integrated door systems, school safety, accessibility, egress, and the questions that come up between the drawings and the field.

The SPC Alliance Podcast Series is the first season, and it proved the format: an hour on one question at the opening, accredited for continuing education. It lives in the Ron Blank podcast catalog, and the SPC Alliance sponsor page lists the episodes open for credit.

Laura Elliott

Hosted by Laura Elliott, Director of Strategic Communications and Industry Partnerships for the SPC Alliance. Before this series she hosted The Spec Shaman podcast.

Continuing education

Credit
Listen anywhere. To claim 1 AIA LU/HSW, complete the ten-question quiz for that episode on ronblank.com.
Provider
Ron Blank & Associates hosts the series and issues the credit. Other designations available for each episode are listed on its page.
Cost
Free to listen and free to claim.
Under development

Season 2

Season 2 of Off the Hinge is under development. The mailing list hears first.

Join the mailing list

The mailing list hears first

New episodes, live sessions, and CE opportunities. No noise. Unsubscribe anytime.

Unsubscribe