Built for What Matters: BHMA Challenge
The 5-week BHMA Challenge has officially finished, and it has been a tremendous success!
We saw incredible engagement from across the industry, welcomed new participants like NABCO Entrances, Inc. and INOX® by Unison Hardware, and celebrated TownSteel Inc. as the leader for four weeks.
A huge thank-you to all the companies and team members who shared their stories, creativity, and innovation throughout the Challenge.
Stay tuned for the BHMA Challenge winner announcement next week at the BHMA Annual Fall Meeting celebrating its 100th Anniversary!
BHMA Challenge Weekly Winners
Week 1: Built for Safety - TownSteel
Week 2: Built for Access - TownSteel
Week 3: Built to Last - TownSteel
Week 4: Built for Innovation - TownSteel
The hardware may be small, but its impact is massive. Let’s show the world how your work helps people feel safe, move freely, and live better.
Be a part of our 5-week challenge celebrating how the BHMA community advances Safety, Access, Durability, Innovation, and Impact - with weekly prompts, prizes, and recognition at the BHMA 100th Anniversary in October.
When: Starting September 8, 2025
Hashtags: #BuiltForWhatMatters #BHMAChallenge
How It Works
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Share daily, weekly, or other cadence that works for you: a 1–3 sentence insight, a photo or video, a checklist/quiz takeaway, or a teammate/product nomination, depending on the ask of the week.
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Earn points and recognition: weekly spotlights, leaderboard highlights, and prizes.
Short on time? Perfect. Most entries take ~5 minutes. Internal-only submissions are welcome and still earn points.
Why Be a Part of the #BHMAChallenge
Why join:
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Weekly spotlights and prizes
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Recognition at the BHMA 100th Anniversary event
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Friendly competition with fair scoring
Weekly Themes
Choose one or more actions each week: share an insight, post a photo/video, review a relevant standard and share a takeaway, or nominate a teammate/product.
Week 1: Built for Safety
Where does your hardware help protect people?
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Show how your product contributes to security, fire protection, or peace of mind
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Read a relevant safety standard/best practice; share one takeaway
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Highlight a feature that prioritizes user safety (e.g., hospital lockset, fire door hardware, panic device in a school)
Week 2: Built for Access
How does your hardware help people move through the world?
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Demonstrate accessibility, ease of use, or universal design (ADA use case, lever handles, power-assist doors, intuitive entry)
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Review an ADA checklist and share one update or opportunity
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Post 2–3 sentences on how your team designs for access
Week 3: Built to Last
Where does your product go the distance?
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Share real-world performance over time (high-traffic, coastal, extreme temperature, humidity)
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Review a standard and provide key takeaways explaining how performance tests in a standard equate to real world use.
Week 4: Built for Innovation
Show how your hardware pushes boundaries or sets new standards.
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Share a new feature/design improving safety, access, or longevity
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Nominate a product or person who embodies innovation
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Week 5: Built for Impact
Connect your work to healthier, safer, more connected communities.
Codes, Standards, and Guides
1. The U.S. Access Board's Guide to the ADA Accessibility Standards. Most relevant is Chapter 3: Operable Parts and Chapter 4: Entrances, Doors, and Gates.
2. The International Building Code (IBC), the model code which is used as the basis for almost all commercial building codes in the U.S., Chapter 10, Section 1010 Means of Egress, has provisions for the minimum requirements for design and construction of buildings and providing for egress.
3. BHMA standards:
4. UL 305 for panic hardware is referenced in the IBC. A free, view-only option is available on the UL site. To view it, one first needs to register with UL to create an account. This is free to do. Then, search on the desired standard and choose the "Digital View" option. This page gives instructions.
Point System
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Initiative
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Points
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Short written insight (1–3 sentences)
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1 point
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Photo (cell-phone quality is OK)
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2 points
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Video (16 MB or less)
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3 points
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Complete a quiz or checklist
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2 points
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Nominate a team member for spotlight
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2 points
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Nominate a product for spotlight
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2 points
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Nominate a partner or vendor
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2 points
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Use #BuiltForWhatMatters / #BHMAChallenge hashtags on LinkedIn
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1 point
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Recognition
During the challenge
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Highlights on BHMA LinkedIn, newsletter, and website
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Weekly spotlights + special prizes
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On-site recognition at the BHMA Fall 100th Event in October in NV
End-of-challenge
FAQ & Privacy
Do posts have to be public?
No. Internal-only submissions count for points. You can email private items to
[email protected]. BHMA will not share proprietary/sensitive content externally without written permission.
Where do we submit?
Use the
form or email
[email protected] with a short description and any links/files.
How much time does it take?
Most entries take ~5 minutes. A quick photo + 1–3 sentence insight is perfect.
What hashtags should we use?
Primary: #BuiltForWhatMatters #BHMAChallenge
Weekly: #BuiltForSafety #BuiltForAccess #BuiltToLast #BuiltForInnovation #BuiltForImpact