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AIA Webinar Schedule – Invite Your Customers

Our AIA-accredited webinars continue to be among the most in-demand in the industry, consistently praised for their depth, clarity, and engaging format.

These sessions are a powerful way to educate your customers while positioning yourself as a knowledgeable partner.

How you can use this:

  • Invite architects and specifiers to earn CE credits while learning about critical life safety topics
  • Use webinars to open doors with new accounts
  • Follow up with attendees to continue specification conversations

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By combining education, insight, and practical tools, you have more ways than ever to create meaningful engagement. Use these resources to stay visible, stay valuable, and stay ahead. And, don’t hesitate to let us know if there are additional resources or tools that would be helpful for us to create. 

As always, we have your back.

Spanish Installation Support Has Launched

We’re excited to introduce Spanish-language installation support—expanding accessibility for crews in the field.

This resource mirrors our existing step-by-step installation guide and is designed for fast, visual clarity. Installers can scan a QR code on packaging or labels to access:

  • Animated, step-by-step demonstrations
  • Clear, concise instructions
  • Technical sheets and support documentation

How you can use this:

  • Reinforce confidence with contractors and installers
  • Reduce installation errors and callbacks
  • Differentiate Total Door as a partner that supports the full lifecycle—not just the sale

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Innovation by Design – The Total Door Podcast Is Live

Our new podcast, Innovation by Design, is officially live and available on all major streaming platforms. The first three episodes are uploaded and ready for a listen.

Hosted by architect Evan Troxel and our own Candace Kitchen, the podcast explores the ideas, people, and technologies shaping the AEC industry. Each episode features forward-thinking architects, designers, engineers, and industry leaders who are redefining how spaces are imagined and built.

How you can use this:

  • Share episodes with architects and designers as a value-add touchpoint
  • Use podcast discussions to start conversations around trends, materials, and system performance
  • Position yourself as a resource bringing industry insight—not just product

Beyond architecture, the podcast highlights innovation from adjacent industries like hospitality and design—giving you broader, more engaging talking points with customers.

Have a guest idea? Reach out to Candace at candace@totaldoor.com.

Innovation by Design – A Resource You Can Share

Our new podcast, Innovation by Design, is now live and available on all major platforms.

Hosted by architect Evan Troxel and Candace Kitchen, the podcast explores trends, technologies, and real-world challenges across the AEC industry, featuring conversations with architects, engineers, and industry leaders.

If you’re working with teams that need more context—or pushing back on requirements—sharing a podcast episode can help align understanding without adding extra work on your end.

Have a guest idea? Contact Candace at candace@totaldoor.com.

In-Person Installation and Sales Training

Check out our 2026 dates for in-person sales and installation training at our award-winning Waterford, Michigan-based manufacturing facility. Our two-day product installation seminar covers installation, maintenance, electrical and troubleshooting. 

Or select our three-day installation and sales seminar combo. On top of our installation seminar, the three-day combo option includes important product knowledge, target markets, navigating website tools and our proprietary DoorBuilder® tool, applications, and more.

Don’t miss out! All training dates fill quickly, so please don’t wait to reserve your seat. 

Upcoming Installation Training Dates 2026

  • April 2021
  • June 15 – 16
  • August 17 – 18
  • October 19 – 20

Upcoming Sales/Installation Combo Training Dates 2026

  • May 1214
  • September 1517
  • November 1719

Times: Total Door Training Institute seminars begin promptly at 8:00 a.m. All attendees should plan to arrive at Total Door about 10 minutes early each day. Come ready to work at that time. The seminar will last until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday for the Installation Training, and 5:00 p.m. Wednesday for the combo training.

Everything we’re rolling out is aimed at one outcome: fewer surprises, smoother installs, and more predictable project execution.

If there are additional ways that we can support your team, we want to hear it. Please message us at customerrelations@totaldoor.com. 

AIA Webinars – A Resource for Your Customers

Our AIA-accredited webinars continue to be a trusted source of education across the industry.

While these are often used by sales teams, they are equally valuable for distributors managing project coordination and expectations.

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Spanish Installation Support – Built for the Jobsite

We’ve launched Spanish-language installation support to better serve crews in the field.

Accessible via QR codes on packaging and labels, this resource includes:

  • Animated, step-by-step installation guidance
  • Clear, concise instructions
  • Direct access to technical documentation

How this helps you:

  • Reduces installation errors and rework
  • Minimizes back-and-forth between field teams and your staff
  • Improves jobsite efficiency and confidence

This is designed to make installations more predictable—and to reduce the burden on your team to troubleshoot in real time.

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Spanish Installation Support Coming in February

We’re excited to announce that Spanish-language installation support will officially launch in February.

This new resource mirrors our existing online, step-by-step installation guide—crafted specifically for on-site installers and designed for fast, visual clarity. Installers can simply scan the QR code on our packaging or labels to access:

  • Animated, step-by-step demonstrations
  • Brief, easy-to-follow instructions
  • Access to tech sheets and other support docs

The Spanish installation guide will be just as accessible and intuitive as our current installation support web page—ensuring every installer has the tools they need to get it right the first time.

Explore the current
installation guide here:

50 Years of Leadership Recognized: WBENC Certification Achieved

We are proud to share that Total Door Systems is now nationally certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise by WBENC, the gold standard for women-owned business certification in the United States.

For 50 years, women have helped shape the leadership, innovation, and culture of Total Door Systems. This certification—earned through the Great Lakes Women’s Business Enterprise Council (Great Lakes WBENC)—formally recognizes that legacy and our continued commitment to women’s ownership, leadership, and decision-making at every level of the company.

This milestone reinforces our credibility with customers, partners, and organizations that value leadership, and long-term stability.

We will be adding the certification to our website, and provide a downloadable seal in the sales portal for your use.

Investing in the Future: Michigan Tech Partnership Expands for 2026

Innovation continues to be a cornerstone of Total Door Systems.

In 2025, we launched an exciting partnership with Michigan Technological University, working with a team of engineering students to design next-generation parts and products using our existing patents, components, and processes. The results—and the potential of student-led innovation—were so impressive that we’ve committed to making this collaboration an annual initiative.

On Friday, January 30, Michigan Tech students visited our plant to kick off the 2026 project, marking the next phase of this collaboration. We’re energized by the fresh ideas, technical insight, and future-focused thinking this partnership brings—and we look forward to turning innovative concepts into real-world solutions.

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