United States. The National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, D.C. offers citizens and law enforcement professionals a place to share the vibrant history of American law enforcement.
The museum, which opened in October 2018, is located in the Plaza del Poder Judicial, across from the Monument to National Law Enforcement Officers, and just a few blocks from the National Mall and numerous DC landmarks.
Boom Edam glass doors
The museum has quickly become a popular attraction for visitors: on average, 300 to 500 visitors tour it each day. "During National Police Week and the weeks leading up to it, we average about 3,000 people a day," Larson says. "We have a candlelight vigil on one of the nights attended by tens of thousands of people on the National Mall, plus multiple celebrations during the week. During this peak time, we usually have 150 visitors entering the museum gates every 15 minutes."
The two pavilions are the main entrance and exit for visitors to the museum. The East Pavilion welcomes visitors and directs them to a security inspection area and then goes down to the Visitor Services area where they enter the exhibition area. Visitors leave the west pavilion. There are separate entrances for people with disabilities.
The museum needed two-door solutions that would allow for high daily traffic performance, fit into design elements, and be energy efficient in both hot and cold climates.
The museum's architect chose two boon Edam BoonAssist TQ manual revolving doors with all the glass doors to achieve those goals. The doors are constructed primarily of glass with only a few stainless steel components to ensure structural strength. Its design fits perfectly with modern glass facades, such as museum pavilions, or in more traditional or classic building designs.
A BoonAssist revolving door has a low-power drive to assist users while pushing the door fins, as well as a speed control for safety and automatic positioning back to the "start" position when the door is not in use. The positioning function maximizes the air seal to prevent unwanted air infiltration from the outside.
Larson has been impressed with the doors of Boon Edam. "The gates are working at a very high level, coping with high visitor traffic, and they look great," Larson says. "The lighting inside the doors makes the two glass pavilions really stand out, especially at night."
Larson also notes that the doors live up to their strong reputation for being highly energy efficient. "They keep the cold air outside and the warm air inside," he says. "The doors have good insulation. When people walk through the gates on a hot day, they receive a wonderful breeze of cold air. We want our guests to pass through the revolving doors. They are energy efficient and the museum is a LEED certified building... which is another reason why we chose the Boon Edam gates."
Larson says he gets a lot of positive feedback from construction engineers about the construction, design and aesthetics of the door. "Our construction engineer and the construction engineers of the surrounding buildings watched the construction of the gates very closely. They were very impressed by the ease with which they rotate, but at the same time, they will stop at a precise place, just as they are designed to do."
