Membership provides you with many benefits designed to enhance your career and enable you to compete successfully in the industry. Any individual who is actively engaged in the total openings industry is eligible for membership.

Networking

Meet your industry peers and contacts through 59 chapters throughout the U.S. and worldwide. Get involved with chapter education, leadership opportunities and networking. The contacts you will make within your local chapter will be invaluable in your daily business.

DHI Convention and Exposition

Attend the only annual convention and exposition devoted to the architectural openings industry! Broaden and enrich your understanding of the industry by creating your own personal curriculum from the many on-site educational opportunities available to you. Expand your product knowledge and your networking base by visiting one of more than 400 booths in the convention hall.

Technical Education

Add to your knowledge by keeping up-to-date on the technical advances in our industry as well as prepare to earn your professional certification by attending one of our popular technical schools or Industry Educational Courses (IECs) offered by the Education Foundation. Both will help to assure a successful career. The courses cover all aspects of architectural door hardware from basic to advanced, along with codes, specifications and positive pressure – to name a few.

Technical Literature

To help you compete successfully in the marketplace, we offer many technical publications and resources available via paper format or CD-ROM. The Institute is your one-stop source for technical information regarding the architectural openings industry. The publications are offered at discounted member rates when ordering items such as industry standards and handbooks, Collected Wisdom reprint packages or our Tech Talk packets. This literature is a must for you and your business.

Professional Certification

Demanded by the industry, valued as technical experts and considered a key industry resource, Architectural Hardware Consultant (AHC) and Certified Door Consultant (CDC) certification can be earned through the Institute. Prove your expertise by becoming one. Take advantage of the technical schools and IECs offered to obtain your certification. We are committed to supporting consultants by promoting them and their value to others in the industry. The first step to becoming a consultant is to serve as an apprentice. You have the option of applying for the Apprentice Hardware Consultant classification, Apprentice Door Consultant classification, or both, depending upon your business function. Individuals with the necessary business experience who have served at least three years in the Apprentice Program may apply for consultant classification.

Doors and Hardware Magazine

This monthly magazine is the only publication dedicated to the total openings industry, and provides you with the best and most current information you need to stay knowledgeable in your field. Stay up-to-date with what’s happening in the total openings industry, as well as the commercial construction industry.

The Plan Room Newsletter

Every other month you will receive this publication, which will give you access to the happenings of DHI and the industry, including upcoming events, new members, and a more personal look at the activities of your chapters, national committees and task forces. Tech Talks and other important bulletins are sent in conjunction with the newsletter, providing you with valuable tools to increase your knowledge of the industry and the Institute.

Membership Directory

Free with your membership, this directory provides the names and addresses of more than 5,000 DHI members and is a great resource for networking and staying in touch with your colleagues. Find more than 700 manufacturing firms, including DHI Manufacturer Corporate Members.

Membership Application Form 

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